Actually the foam in a Tesla car looks kind of like an inch (or so) thick piece of relatively ridged foam, the same width as the tread and all around the inner part of the tire. When I had a flat repaired on our M3 they cut the foam that covered the hole, smoothed the inner part of the tire, installed a patch and then glued the foam back over the patch. I did not need to ask the people to replace the foam material. The patch has been holding for about eight months. We now carry a “dirty” spare, a small jack and a lug wrench. I also keep my torque wrench in the car. You have to keep it somewhere. Bobby Keeland Louisiana
On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 11:11 AM Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Can you explain a bit more ? What kind of foam - something that prevents > the tire from completely collapsing ? Surely it's the air pressure which > normally keeps the tire stiff. And does "noticed any difference in the > ride" refer to a new tire without foam ? Why didn't they inject the > foam, if that's the way it's supposed to be ? > > Peri > > << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "paul dove via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > Cc: "paul dove" <dov...@bellsouth.net> > Sent: 22-Mar-21 8:43:26 AM > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Fwd: Tesla Y > > > The Tesla tires are filled with foam. I got a nail and they said it was > too close to the edge to fix but the replacement tire was readily available > only they don't come with the foam. I haven't noticed any difference in the > ride. > > > > On Monday, March 22, 2021, 9:33:59 AM CDT, Steves via EV < > ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > > Remember that the Bolt also doesn’t have a spare. Remember too that EVs > don’t always use readily available tires, so if you get a flat, you could > be stuck for a few days waiting on tire delivery. Yes, they (Chevy anyway) > give you an inflator and something like fix-a-flat but it’s useless on some > punctures and gums up the inside of the rim - it will piss off the tire > changer. My wife hit road debris in the bolt and holed the sidewall. > Luckily she made it home and it went flat overnight. Sidewall puncture, so > new tire, which took several days to get. > > > >I added a spare to my Volt as that is our long trip car. Luckily haven’t > had to deploy it yet. > > > >-Steve > > > >> On Mar 22, 2021, at 8:47 AM, Mark Hanson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> Hi Folks > >> Ben My son and I rode up to Tyson’s Corner off the dc beltway 225 > miles in the Bolt EV, stopped at a fast charger Woodstock va for insurance > at Walmart Subway for lunch. The Bolt is 260 miles if not using the > heater, about 225 if using. The Tesla Y at 316 miles made it the 225 miles > without stopping but was thirsty for electrons when I got home. All the > controls are in weird places or through menus on the touch screen. They > didn’t copy any conventional auto layout of controls. The only thing > that’s in the normal spot is the horn. $50k turned into $55k after $1k for > paint (luckily didn’t charge extra for the steering wheel), $1.2k for > documentation (I guess that was the email they sent to pick it up) and $2k > for sales tax. It was like the 3 stooges with kids just out of high school > doing everything and making it up as they went. Got there at 1:30 and out > at 4pm, took awhile to find my car. Ben said isn’t it the blue one on top > of that tractor trailer from Fremont Cal? They said oh no, it’s in the > back of the garage somewhere. After waiting another 1/2 hour, they quietly > unloaded it off the top of the truck , forgot to put the front tag on it or > the inspection sticker. I found the tag in the trunk by the missing spare > tire (spares are optional now unless you get a flat). The tag just had > double sided sticky tape to stick on the front plastic bumper. No > explanation on how to operate The vehicle and the users manual in the glove > box (after I found how to open it on the menu screen) was worthless, how to > fasten seatbelt nonsense. > >> For dealer experience and ease of use controls , Tesla gets a F and > Chevy Bolt gets an A. > >> Best regards > >> Mark > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > >> No other addresses in TO and CC fields > >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > >> LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > >No other addresses in TO and CC fields > >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > >ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > >LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > > >-------------- next part -------------- > >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210322/e45bbd73/attachment.html > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > >No other addresses in TO and CC fields > >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > >ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > >LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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