Recent content by Tom Jensen

Glad it has worked out so well. I’ve had a series of Ford trucks and SUVs and liked them all. But I LOVE my 2023 Lightning Lariat and it bums me out that I probably can’t look forward to getting another new one in four or five years when we top 200k. Until then, I’ll just keep smiling every...

I agree. I love my ‘23 Lariat. Best vehicle I’ve ever owned.

The two chargers at the ferry terminal are regularly out of service and, when working, charge at a feeble maximum of 6KW. They are almost pointless.

Thank you. Yes. As usual, I’m behind the curve. But nevertheless glad to have another good charging option out on the sandbar. Now we need a supercharger near the Hatteras ferry terminal.

Yes. That’s it. So call me confused. There was a Rivian electrical contractor at the site who told me he was “commissioning” it. He was in several of the chargers and new signs were stacked up ready to be bolted on. It looked brand spanking new, so I assumed commissioning meant “launching” or...

Good news for EV drivers traveling through the Outer Banks. A Rivian supercharging station has opened in the last couple of weeks in Nags Head. It’s in the same shopping center as the Tesla Supercharger. It has at least one pull-through, which makes charging a Lightning simple. And no...

Lithium 12 volt batteries are great, very light and compact compared to any variety of lead acid battery. But they’re an investment. I use Dakota Lithium batteries for boats and back-up power and love them. But they’re a premium product for the time being.

We saved the bar. Barely. And it was a hell of a party night on a skinny rock ledge above the water on Smoky Hollow Road watching the road wash away around our vehicles. The rain finally stopped, the full moon came out, everything was wet but reflecting silver moonlight, the water stopped...

Every kid needs an Uncle Martin-style adventure. My eldest still celebrates the time when he was 5 or 6 and just barely, by about a foot, avoided getting swept away in a Utah flash flood with his too-risk-tolerant dad and a 10-person expedition’s food and extensive bar. Oh, and the time when...

What an adventure. Your nephew is a lucky kid. I hope his spirit is always adventurous. You gave him a heck of a gift. And, boy, do I know that Utah powdered sugar you sunk into. I spent years driving a 1984 Jeep Cherokee around the Escalante and Kaiparowits Plateau. Worth every shovelful...

I have the same phone and truck — and the same issue. I consider it just one of the several weird glitches that occur at seemingly random moments. For example, I’ve cancelled the departure time warm-up option several times and, yet, now and then I get an alert in the morning that my truck is...

I use a DieHard purchased at AdvanceAuto. It works very well and holds a charge for months (maybe longer). Small, simple to use. I’ve jumped several vehicles in cold and hot weather. Never needed it for my Lightning...

I use a DieHard purchased at AdvanceAuto. It works very well and holds a charge for months (maybe longer). Small, simple to use. I’ve jumped several vehicles in cold and hot weather. Never needed it for my Lightning...

I see why a taxi/Uber driver would want to record the interior action, or why a fleet operator might want to keep track of its drivers’ conduct, but as a guy who uses his truck for personal business, I have no interest in recording me or my passengers. If I were to design an inward-facing...