Recent content by jdmackes

I understand the market for this and I could even see myself wanting one if the battery tech doesn't improve enough to make charging fast enough (and obviously the infrastructure improves enough to have enough fast chargers). As long as it's just a generator, the maintenance on it should be...

Damn, I'm with Pepco too. I was all excited for a minute when I saw Maryland... Edit - Actually, I take that back. While Delmarva Power is part of Pepco, evidently I can use it.

I'm having the same issue, same side even. It isn't every single time, but I'd say 75% of the time. Everything appears to be clean to me but so far it hasn't annoyed me enough to dig too deeply into it.

Exactly, I have a 20/27 ft trailmanor trailer and my range only drops to about 1.7 miles per kw when towing it due to the fact that it folds down. It's a great travel trailer for towing due to that (plus I love that it can fit into my garage)

My controls looked like this before the update. I never had the ability to turn on my heated steering wheel, but I assumed that is because I added it to the truck after the fact.

I just got this update today (I think I've consistently had an update every week or two for the last two months, finally getting up to date) but I had the ability to control climate through the app before this.

Never had the issue with a different AC or DC charger (I have a portable AC charger that I used before the one at my house was installed). I don't have another EV to test it with, but I assume it's just some weird issue with the charger I have. My local power company installed it so it's...

While I don't seem to have the same issue that you do, I've got a weird AC charging issue too. When it gets cold (like lower than 35 degrees), my charger will throw a fault. I have to use a heat gun to warm it up a little and then plug it in and it works. No idea why.

So, is there a way to use the battery packs for home backup power? I know people have done it with old Leaf batteries and stuff, but how realistic is it for the SR batteries?

I think what most people would agree with is that it would be fine as an OPTION, but forcing the engine on everyone will probably push as many people away as it will bring ones in. If it was something that I could have installed in the bed when I needed it and removed when I didn't I might want...

I might get an EREV some day, but at the moment I plan on running the Lightning until it dies. I do tow and plan on doing more of it when I retire, but at the moment I'm getting by fine with my SR battery.

I went with a peragon cover. It's a sliding one that drops down into the bed, but you can easily remove it also if you need the extra space. Seemed like the best of all worlds to me

I agree to the testing requirements, including the timing and content of the review. I'd use a 3 channel camera system for multiple things; obviously to protect myself in the event of an accident, but also to record thing that sometimes happen in the truck that are memorable. I have two kids...

I'd setup the trailer like everyone has said, but it seems to take a long time to adjust the values. I'd drive it around a bit and see what kind of miles/kw you're getting and go off of that. Whenever I hook up my travel trailer the truck still says I can only go 120 miles or so, but I get 1.7...

I'm about $0.18 per KW at home during off peak times (8 pm to 11 am I think), but I've actually started charging at work recently as the one in the parking lot there only costs $0.17 per kw and I'd rather put the wear and tear on their unit.