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One of the best things about EVs is how little there is to maintain. The list of things that don’t exist is longer than the list of things that do.No oil changes, no transmission fluid, no timing belts, no spark plugs. But simpler doesn’t mean zero. And the maintenance that remains can be surprisingly consequential.…

The Gauntlet Reviving a salvage vehicle in California is not one inspection. It’s a multi-visit odyssey across three different agencies, each with their own paperwork, appointments, and opinions about whether your car deserves to exist on public roads again. Here’s what it took: 1. DMV Visit 1 — pay all fees, get a CHP referral,…

It arrived. And it’s not…terrible. So far. We wont know for sure until we actually get a look at the battery pack and eventually run a diagnostic with Tesla to see if we can use the superchargers again. But the other issues seem solvable. o o o The Arrival The car arrived from Copart on…

It’s happening. 50 miles away is a 2019 Tesla Model 3 sitting in a parking lot with some battle scars and a salvage title. We picked this up at auction through Copart for $5,100. It’s blue. It’s dented in a way we like – our 11th owner 924s has a matching dent on the drivers…