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There are several hundred Tesla charging stations that are open to all, in EV circles these are known as "O2A" Superchargers. If you download the Tesla app, you have the option of only showing O2A locations. While I'm not impressed with Musk and...

Some, not all, are open to any vehicle but must be used via the app. Download it, then take a look - when you don’t link the app to a Tesla, it’ll show the open ones only. You can also filter a map via their website.

So, can anyone use the Tesla chargers? I was under the impression they are different to the usual. This is all new to me, my missus has a new EV Mini.

It works 😊 I called into a Tesco in Lisburn Co Antrim today, plugged it in, pressed the charge start button and it started charging straight away👏

So after a couple of weeks procrastinating I finally made time to try and figure out how to make the charger work at a commercial EVSE which the setup above failed to achieve. It works great at home but commercial chargers require a low...

Latest update on the charge control setup. It works! :D I've done lots of testing and so far no major issues so I figured maybe it was time for Mk2 https://store.arduino.cc/products/uno-r4-wifi When I was connecting all the wires to the Arduino...

In fairness most of the issues in this entire process were caused by me not knowing what I needed the software to do and it took a while to figure out the hardware requirements too. I still haven't tested it at a public charger so I guess that is...

Next time ask it to run some unit tests on the code - should minimise bugs :)

More AI bugs - you think it'd know better! Looks like my job is safe, for now...

I'm liking your approach here. You've done all the heavy lifting of the actual build and are now thinking about everything and getting to grips with all the little day to day usability improvements. Manufacturers spend millions on this kind of...

You'll not be surprised to learn of another issue that only came up while testing with the battery nearly full. I set it to charge remotely while I was able to watch it and was pleased to see it working as described right up until the charge...

Just a wee update on driving and charging. The car has been driving great since the 12V relay module was replaced. :D I've only driven around miles 60 since but it's been flawless. TBH I had always questioned the wisdom of using ultra cheap...

[Deleted post] Scratch that, I think I'm wrong. It comes off fairly easily anyway, just check along the front edge and sides for the bolts.

Yep, Service & MoT & prop bearing. £25 is minor in comparison but still feels like a ripoff.

This £25 charge appeared on the invoice for a service from my local friendly LR specialist. When I asked I was told "It's to reset the service reminder". £25?? Pretty sure I could do it myself in 30 seconds with my Hawkeye!