▲ 990 ▼ Tesla Slumps Below 50% Share of California's Electric Car Market (www.insurancejournal.com) submitted 1 year ago by realitista@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world 162 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/5691972 This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. The original was posted on /r/technology by /u/Wagamaga on 2025-04-19 17:06:58+00:00.
[–] parody@lemmings.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) No way! Was the cheat focused on the rest of the fleet (larger cars?), but applied to all [JIC]? 🤔 50+ wao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's my understanding that the cheat was in all TDI models, but the smaller Jetta was particularly bad because it didn't have a urea system and the fix for that model was to retrofit one. My Passat may have needed a more robust urea injector and not just software, but I can't remember now. Either way on my year/model the fix was barely noticeable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) How do you fill a urea tank on a passenger vehicle? I don't see those pumps at the gas station, and doubt it's as easy as peeing into a bottle.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) It's just like the DEF tanks on 18 wheelers. I buy a 10L jug of it from Walmart for something like $10. In my trunk there's a panel you remove and under it there's a small cap very similar to the gas cap. Remove that, hook up the DEF bottle hose (the bottles come with a 12-15" corrugated hose) and very slowly pour it in. You don't want to spill that stuff, it's nasty not because it's urea, but because when it dries it kind of crystallizes and makes a real bloody awful mess. Replace the cap, replace the panel cover, close the trunk and you're done for another 9-15mos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Huh, interesting. I knew about urea injection to reduce diesel emissions, but didn't know it was a thing for passenger cars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 1 point 1 year ago My car is a diesel. I believe catalytic converters are the usual fare for gasoline engines. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's my understanding that the cheat was in all TDI models, but the smaller Jetta was particularly bad because it didn't have a urea system and the fix for that model was to retrofit one. My Passat may have needed a more robust urea injector and not just software, but I can't remember now. Either way on my year/model the fix was barely noticeable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) How do you fill a urea tank on a passenger vehicle? I don't see those pumps at the gas station, and doubt it's as easy as peeing into a bottle.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) It's just like the DEF tanks on 18 wheelers. I buy a 10L jug of it from Walmart for something like $10. In my trunk there's a panel you remove and under it there's a small cap very similar to the gas cap. Remove that, hook up the DEF bottle hose (the bottles come with a 12-15" corrugated hose) and very slowly pour it in. You don't want to spill that stuff, it's nasty not because it's urea, but because when it dries it kind of crystallizes and makes a real bloody awful mess. Replace the cap, replace the panel cover, close the trunk and you're done for another 9-15mos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Huh, interesting. I knew about urea injection to reduce diesel emissions, but didn't know it was a thing for passenger cars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 1 point 1 year ago My car is a diesel. I believe catalytic converters are the usual fare for gasoline engines. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) How do you fill a urea tank on a passenger vehicle? I don't see those pumps at the gas station, and doubt it's as easy as peeing into a bottle.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) It's just like the DEF tanks on 18 wheelers. I buy a 10L jug of it from Walmart for something like $10. In my trunk there's a panel you remove and under it there's a small cap very similar to the gas cap. Remove that, hook up the DEF bottle hose (the bottles come with a 12-15" corrugated hose) and very slowly pour it in. You don't want to spill that stuff, it's nasty not because it's urea, but because when it dries it kind of crystallizes and makes a real bloody awful mess. Replace the cap, replace the panel cover, close the trunk and you're done for another 9-15mos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Huh, interesting. I knew about urea injection to reduce diesel emissions, but didn't know it was a thing for passenger cars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 1 point 1 year ago My car is a diesel. I believe catalytic converters are the usual fare for gasoline engines. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) It's just like the DEF tanks on 18 wheelers. I buy a 10L jug of it from Walmart for something like $10. In my trunk there's a panel you remove and under it there's a small cap very similar to the gas cap. Remove that, hook up the DEF bottle hose (the bottles come with a 12-15" corrugated hose) and very slowly pour it in. You don't want to spill that stuff, it's nasty not because it's urea, but because when it dries it kind of crystallizes and makes a real bloody awful mess. Replace the cap, replace the panel cover, close the trunk and you're done for another 9-15mos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Huh, interesting. I knew about urea injection to reduce diesel emissions, but didn't know it was a thing for passenger cars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 1 point 1 year ago My car is a diesel. I believe catalytic converters are the usual fare for gasoline engines. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Huh, interesting. I knew about urea injection to reduce diesel emissions, but didn't know it was a thing for passenger cars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 1 point 1 year ago My car is a diesel. I believe catalytic converters are the usual fare for gasoline engines. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 1 point 1 year ago My car is a diesel. I believe catalytic converters are the usual fare for gasoline engines. permalink fedilink source parent