Recent content by climateguy

I've moved to Sequim. Other dealers fairly nearby are in Port Orchard, and Bremerton.

Are you saying a remote dealer can communicate with my truck that is sitting on another dealer's lot?

My 2024 Flash seemed to be operating normally when I saw a service vehicle soon notice appear on the dash. "Soon" to me meant I could keep driving so I did. I never use the full power of the truck so I did not notice any reduction of power. When I got home the app showed a "Powertrain...

I''ve never come closr to using the full power of my 2024 Flash. Maybe I'd notice if I was towing my travel trailer up a long Rocky Mountain hill. But I doubt I would notice, as I have towed my trailer up such hills when I drove from the Pacific NorthWest to Arizona and back and never come...

I tow a 17 foot Escape travel trailer, recently from Seattle to Tucson and back. It weighs between 3000 and 3500 when loaded for a trip. I never got less than 120 miles from a 95% charge. I got to the point where I thought if I charged to 100% I could get 150 miles, but I never actually...

I used to think Electrify America was unreliable. On a recent 3500 mile trip from the Pacific NorthWest to Arizona and California I mostly used Tesla chargers. I think the two failures to charge at Tesla could have been due to my not using the Tesla app correctly. The several times I've used...

I thought I was doing great when I saw 10 mi/kwh coming down Mt Lemon in Arizona. Just to see how hard these things are to photoshop, I dreamed up this:

I'd never heard this claim before, i.e. that China didn't have to steal IP for batteries, as it was just handed over to them (Starting at 11:55) [When] "...key innovations in carbon coating and process technologies were invented... [that] were patented by researchers at universities and...

Thanks. I hadn't thought about that. It seems 90% efficiency is what "they" say.

I like the Ford adapter. But I carry the A2Z as a backup.

Has anyone checked if the mi/kwh number is accurate? I've been meaning to use the odometer reading and the number of kwh I buy from the charger company to calculate and compare, but I haven't got around to it yet. I just towed a 17' travel trailer that weighs a bit more than 3000 lbs for...

After two open to non-Tesla charging stations would not charge my Lightning, I finally figured out why. (Duh). If you are somewhat unfamiliar with the Tesla app, and you are not careful to verify that the app is displaying info about the station that you are at, the app can display info...

I'm towing an Escape 17B. According to the manufacturer, its "dry weight", unloaded, is 2640 lbs. The Escape 19 is 3150 lbs. I'm on my first long trip towing the trailer. We've gone from Ferndale which is a bit north of Bellingham, to Tucson so far. I've concluded that, at 55 mph, if I...

I'd prefer making the existing screen adjustable so a driver could see it better. Make it smaller and use the space freed up for older style knobs and sliders. Speed up the CPU. Article: "Touchscreens in Cars are Still a Stupid Idea – But Help is on the Way"

I have a 2024 Flash. I use ProPower at campsites with my travel trailer. One big attraction for me to buy this truck in the first place was the prospect of being able to use the huge battery that is in the truck to run A/C, microwave, and electric heat at remote campsites. I turn it on and...