u/FreedomSynergy

This was the 3rd GHCA replacement the vehicle has gotten, and I was told by the service department in Marin that this latest revision is supposedly the “real fix” for this issue.

I plugged it in last night and it would only charge at 10.4kw at 44a despite being set to 48a.

It was buzzing immediately which was what the previous onboard chargers did just before they kicked the bucket. Woke up this morning to “Charging Error” in red, with a 60% state of charge and an 80% limit set.

Volvo needs to get it together. I’m tired of finding people to follow me in my Model 3 to help me drop off the Polestar in Marin. Giant pain in the ass.

I'm a shooter in Oakland, CA and the agency I work for assigned a rough rental building being sold in a rough neighborhood. Objectively I was not in physical danger, there was no harassment or any questionable behavior from the residents... but carrying a $7k rig without insurance had me on edge. This was extreme poverty. There were 2 residents present who let me shoot their dwellings and it was squalor. There was an old man in a wheelchair and his apartment smelled of piss and canned pasta. He was watching a black & white comedy on an LCD television without a stand laying on a pile of laundry. I spent 5 minutes gagging, trying my hardest not to vomit. He was watching me. The bathroom was so small, there wasn't much I could capture through my Sony 16-35 2.8 GM II. Most of the units had no power. I was thankful for modern auto exposure, Sony white balance, and exposure bracketing. This was a moment where opening up the blinds would be a real disservice. The only way I was able to get through it was with the realtor negotiating her way through the building in a way I never could have managed.

Yesterday I was concerned about getting my camera perfectly level, so I ordered a Neewer TH16 geared head and Leofoto leveling base. Today I'm just glad to be alive, and to not live in conditions like what I've witnessed. It was the first time I just pulled out my phone and used it to take the exterior photos. I'm sure the agency will not care about these not being bracketed.

Glad I got through it. Most "not worth it" $100 I've ever earned.