How Elon Musk tried to kill me in 115F heat aka: My car wouldn't charge in the desert.

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  • Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024

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  • @ElectricUnicycles
    @ElectricUnicycles 3 месяца назад +1

    I love a good adventure video. Thanks Roger 👍 Really sorry you had a lousy day and missed all the riding opportunities for the weekend.

  • @HSterlingCross
    @HSterlingCross 3 месяца назад +8

    Better be careful. He’ll disable your car permanently if you criticize him at all.

  • @Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
    @Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay 3 месяца назад +1

    Brilliant - it's not the perfectness of the experience that makes the adventure, it's the triumph over adversity and proper explorer spirit ! :)

  • @RonnieRides
    @RonnieRides 3 месяца назад

    That was a really fun watch, you should do it more often!

  • @djwhiteflour
    @djwhiteflour 3 месяца назад

    I wonder what that semi driver going 49mph was thinking about you on his bumper? Nice work on getting it home, keep us posted on the problem!

  • @GitDatPC
    @GitDatPC 3 месяца назад

    Keep that Prius to the right! 😉 Lol j/k. Glad you made it back safely 👍

  • @BalancedAdventure
    @BalancedAdventure 3 месяца назад

    6:22 "and the cop somehow decides to give me a ticket for indecent exposure; btw, it's pretty decent". 🤣🤣🤣

    • @roghaj
      @roghaj  3 месяца назад +1

      Takes a few years of yoga to toot my own horn.

    • @BalancedAdventure
      @BalancedAdventure 3 месяца назад +1

      @@roghaj all that flexibility and you still keep hurting your back...

  • @supercurioTube
    @supercurioTube 3 месяца назад +1

    The irony of having (EUC) chargers in the trunk but not being able to charge your car.
    No excuse for these superchargers to not provide power for cooling the packs and the cabin, until it's safe to charge fast-ish

  • @NemoEUC
    @NemoEUC 3 месяца назад

    we have the most charge stations in any other state and it's ridiculous how many are broken or haven't been repaired in years

  • @PrimoHS
    @PrimoHS 3 месяца назад

    I was expecting to see Elon chasing you with a knife!! What the EF is this?! 😆

    • @roghaj
      @roghaj  3 месяца назад

      Don't make me block you.

    • @PrimoHS
      @PrimoHS 3 месяца назад

      @@roghaj 🤣

  • @oldretireddude
    @oldretireddude 3 месяца назад

    Not the first car to have trouble in extreme hot weather. Old ICE cars used to vapor lock. It would have be interesting to know if other BEVs had your same issue.

    • @roghaj
      @roghaj  3 месяца назад

      I was the only one.

  • @pedshred
    @pedshred 3 месяца назад +1

    "It's not the destination, it's the journey" Or, something like that. Where is a Roger Charger when you need one???

  • @patrickrobert9001
    @patrickrobert9001 3 месяца назад

    Crazy that Superchargers don't automatically lower the amperage in such hot weather. Or even that you can't adjust it manually, instead of hunting down a regular outlet?

  • @Lee.Davis_onesandzeros
    @Lee.Davis_onesandzeros 3 месяца назад +1

    Nothing a BMS bypass wouldn't fix😂

  • @Curtish8892H
    @Curtish8892H 3 месяца назад +1

    I am confused, did you call Tesla? I have a 6 year old Model 3 and have never had this problem.
    Hybrid was suggested instead of pure EV are you thinking of going that way?

  • @vceuc9934
    @vceuc9934 3 месяца назад +1

    Crazy… and not a good advertisement for Tesla 😂 I’m curious to see what the issue with your charging and ac is, keep us updated

  • @SamClegg
    @SamClegg 3 месяца назад

    crazy to me that this can happen even with a Tesla that isn't a hacky one like mine! Sorry you had go through that .. I can sympathize!

    • @roghaj
      @roghaj  3 месяца назад

      Wasn't a great day. But it sure made some strong memories.

  • @vtran1082
    @vtran1082 3 месяца назад +1

    You should know better than to pull up in a trailer park on a tesla stealing their electric lol. Trust me, ive lived in a ghetto trailer park when i was kid. They throw rocks at anybody that stands out even the slightest

  • @ConsilienceDVO
    @ConsilienceDVO 3 месяца назад

    2nd!!!
    Glad you survived lol!!!

  • @DeathToCockroaches
    @DeathToCockroaches 3 месяца назад

    I stopped using shorts due to that pinching don't know if it was what happened also to you with your knee protectors. With pants at 44c tho, dunno wth to do

  • @jameshwang4750
    @jameshwang4750 3 месяца назад

    EV won't super charge in Chicago cold and Vegas heat. I have an EV and took it on a road trip once. It was so stressful I don't do road trip on EV anymore.

    • @roghaj
      @roghaj  3 месяца назад +1

      What sucked is watching hundreds of other people come and go with no issues in the same heat.

    • @jameshwang4750
      @jameshwang4750 2 месяца назад

      @@roghaj Did you try the wet towel on the charging handle trick? It might cool down the sensor in the charging handle.

  • @scottsum1319
    @scottsum1319 3 месяца назад

    Dang Roger, you sure are making the case for a Chinese Hybrid aka BYD rather than a pure eV. Anyhoos glad you're still breathing 😅

    • @djwhiteflour
      @djwhiteflour 3 месяца назад

      BYD are EVs not PHEVs, pretty certain. Hybrids are overly complicated for too little battery.

    • @scottsum1319
      @scottsum1319 3 месяца назад +1

      @@djwhiteflour No offense but you should do some homework before coming to premature conclusions. Google BYD Qin & Song vehicles. Either will give at least 100kms on plug in & 1-2k (ya you read correct 1000 - 2000 kms) on a single tank. No doubt it's not as economical as all electric but then, I won't die in desert if my car won't charge nor have to run around looking or begging others to help with charging. IMO ofcos

    • @djwhiteflour
      @djwhiteflour 3 месяца назад

      @@scottsum1319 I know they make some pretty economical EVs though. Did I see semi-solid state batteries just today and BYD in the same article. I believe that some Chinese automakers have batteries coming out that have gel electrolytes and promise 1000km, faster charging. And soon. Pretty cool times we live in. Solid-state is supposed to make a full charge in 15 minutes. Of course we will have to pay double for them if we want the Chinese version now.

    • @djwhiteflour
      @djwhiteflour 3 месяца назад +1

      @@scottsum1319 I see BYD has a plant slated for Mexico!

    • @scottsum1319
      @scottsum1319 3 месяца назад +1

      @@djwhiteflour Yup. Question remains how much their cars will be when its here. FYI their very well received (worldwide) BYD Seagull sells for $10k with 300km range & $12k for their totl 400km model. I'd def be a player for 1 if thats the pricing so we'll see

  • @ionflow1073
    @ionflow1073 3 месяца назад +1

    Make a Roger Charger for Teslas

  • @-JohnSmith-
    @-JohnSmith- 3 месяца назад

    Just like the K6 🤦🏼‍♂️

  • @Roskellan
    @Roskellan 2 месяца назад

    The many and I do mean many hazards of owning an Electric Car, not bad luck just a crap product.

  • @TheEVside
    @TheEVside 3 месяца назад

    ah man that sucks, if nothing else it was entertaining :)

  • @SamClegg
    @SamClegg 3 месяца назад

    One day I'll tell you the story of how Ryan and I ran out of battery 30ft from the charger.. at 3am.

    • @roghaj
      @roghaj  3 месяца назад

      Nothing a forklift wouldn't fix.

  • @ditttohead
    @ditttohead 3 месяца назад

    Next time you can borrow my ford maverick hybrid. 42 mpg... Full tank a gas, four minutes, Range four hundred and fifty miles.

  • @gabriel-oggero
    @gabriel-oggero 3 месяца назад

    necesitas conocer Aptera Motors

    • @roghaj
      @roghaj  3 месяца назад

      they are local.

  • @LarryRichelli
    @LarryRichelli 3 месяца назад

    In 3 years I have not seen a supercharger that doesn't work. Wow, why not go to those CCS chargers. Dude you can do better

  • @timrodriguez1
    @timrodriguez1 3 месяца назад

    🤘🤣

  • @Celestial-Impact
    @Celestial-Impact 3 месяца назад

    I’ve had my bms on my y fail completely. Couldn’t charge level 1, 2, or 3. They had to swap the entire pack, took 3 weeks.
    Covered under the 8y warranty but still was insane. And lucky I wasn’t on a trip. At least I got a performance for a loaner!

  • @cocoabiscuits
    @cocoabiscuits 3 месяца назад

    I hope more people wake up to the fact that EVs for trips is the dumbest idea ever invented. Little scooters and eucs fine. But EVs like Tesla are a huge waste in every aspect. Is ehy people are getting rid of them and cyber trucks are a joke

    • @roghaj
      @roghaj  3 месяца назад

      I've done several cross-country trips and driven to Vegas many times. Something is wrong with my car.

    • @cocoabiscuits
      @cocoabiscuits 3 месяца назад

      @@roghaj the costs down the road from bad batteries I hear is a nightmare and the costs upwards of $20+ grand is atrocious. Rich rebuilds RUclips channel goes in depth since he owns and works on EVs all the time. Hearing the customer stories (his too since he's a wizard with Teslas) makes me cringe. Hard pass but I love my escooter

  • @rickace132
    @rickace132 3 месяца назад +1

    There was a woman recently that couldn't get out of her Tesla car because it ran out of power. I will stick to gas cars or at least hybrids.

    • @kamencic
      @kamencic 3 месяца назад

      In vast majority of occasions you don't need to dry out all the juice from batteries. It's actually very strange when it happens to someone. Even Roger in this occasion managed to avoid that.

    • @1MoreMisterE
      @1MoreMisterE 3 месяца назад +2

      All Teslas have a manual release for each door. Unfortunately the woman did not know how to properly use her vehicle. It's in the manual.

  • @dantemarcos1410
    @dantemarcos1410 3 месяца назад

    Bruh save yrself a headache and rent a car that runs on petrol ⛽️ 😅. Charge this to experience 😝 not a supercharger 😌