Tesla to Chademo Adapter

I was able to do that 3 out of 4 times. Once, I used the included repair liquid and pumped it into the tire. The next day, I went to get it repaired. Still on original tires with 30k miles.

 

All the flats I've had(4 or 5) in the past ten years have all been from nails or such. Only used a spare on two of them. With the Ranger, what fence post that caused it didn't stay in the puncture, and I didn't have a plug kit at the time. The second was because I still didn't have a plug kit, and it was simpler to take off the tire with the nail off the wife's car, and just drop it off on my way to work at the local tire shop. I may not have put the spare on, and just left it jacked up, wheelless.

The TPMS warned me about the slow leaks from nails on the Sonic, and I have carried a little compressor around for years. And I now have a plug kit. I recommend everyone to carry one and a compressor with them. Weather aside, it is easier to jack up a wheel and plug a hole than put on the spare. It will also be less costly than using the slime spareless cars have too; since the slime might damage the TPMS in there.

 

Tesla never actually announced open source. Although, they did say "in the spirit of open source".
The press release said they would not pursue patent lawsuits if their patents were used "in good faith".
They also mentioned Tesla would typically expect that any other company interested in one of their parents would similarly share theirs.

 

It may be the Chademo patents that are the hold up.

 

I had not considered that, also a possibility.
In any event, aren't the patents filed and available to anyone to see?

 

Somewhere.
Might require a patent lawyer to look up quickly.