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Took delivery today. The dealer did a great job walking through pretty much the entire user interface with me - useful learning experience for both of us. We spent about 15 minutes scratching our heads because the nav was stuck in km even though everything was configured for miles. It is a...

Actually it's exactly what I have. I have a Tesla HPWC gen 2, and can swap the Ford charger (if it ever arrives) for another which is at a relative's house. The gen 2 Tesla chargers communicate to limit total current.

I mean, it is obvious how to arrange to have 4 - this just requires a 6-space panel - but adding a quad convenience outlet as a code-lawyering exercise seems pretty dubious. Frustrating to me on this one is that the existing #4 on 90A setup was literally suggested by the local inspector after...

Local electrician I drink with sometimes made a fairly convincing case to me yesterday that if I am putting in a second charger and thus swapping my 2-space panel used as a disconnect for a 4-space panel used as a disconnect/j-box, I am not required to follow the 125% continuous-load rule for...

A potentially cost-saving note here, just looking back over this conversation: if you do intend to direct bury, find it acceptable to limit charging to 40A (not 48A) and are therefore intending to use #6 UF cable, be aware that you don't need 6-3: unless you intend to use the same feeder to...

Type USE is another option if you must direct bury, but you will have to transition to this cable type outside the building as it is not rated for indoor use (the jacket is flammable, or, at least, is not subject to flame/smoke testing). Most inspectors will pass a few feet of UF indoors to the...

You can't (legally or safely) protect a 50-amp outlet with a 70-amp breaker.

100 / 80 = 1.25

After consulting a lot of old forum threads and build guides, here is what I figured out and what I did: Many 18" F150 wheels are rated as low as 1850lb in the front-axle application. My current snow tire wheels off an older King Ranch are some of these. I don't know why Ford's wheel load...

I just got a text message from a Sunrun rep after I asked why I had never received pricing after taking a day off work for their estimator's site visit (they didn't even create a project on my Sunrun account page). I kind of let the guy have it, by way of response. Feel a little badly about...

"Rolling Coil" - I love it!

I haven't measured, but I park next to a mid 90's F250 at my gym and its hood is noticeably lower and easier to see over than mine. Which matches my recollection of having to be _aware_ of the high hood and restricted front visibility learning to drive in my dad's 80s truck, and the trucks I...

Honestly I wish they would back off on the small-man-syndrome styling and return the hood height and other body details to something sensible and safe like the trucks I grew up driving in the 1980s and 1990s. I *love* my 2020 F150 and I cannot wait to get my Lightning but the high hood and...

I am looking at the datasheet I linked to earlier for the Delta LF_V2X_10kW_V0.1_US product and wondering if that product actually exists and can be purchased by private parties. If it can, it looks like an alternative to the HIS which I might be able to have my own electrician install. And...

The Charge Station Pro datasheet is very clear that it uses a standard J1772 connector and touts Tesla compatibility. Something doesn't add up if you have seen a Delta datasheet that shows the BDI connected to the vehicle through the Charge Station Pro. It would make more sense if the BDI...

Is this the right datasheet? It shows a CCS cable and plug connected directly to the BDI inverter housing.

It also means the chargers would have to use a CCS rather than J1772 connector and thus be incompatible with some other brands of EVs. I don't think, for example, the Tesla J1772 adapter will fit on a CCS charge plug though I have never tried. This means I'd have to retain a separate J1772 or...

Have we confirmed that the standard 80A Ford charger and charging cable are in fact used with the HIS / BDI installation? That's a lot of extra pins and wires for DC and probably adds $300-$500 to the build cost of every charger if so.

For what it's worth Sunrun sent an estimator from the Bronx all the way 3 hours north to my little corner of the Catskills to look at my install. On their way back they were scheduled to look at another installation near Kingston. They said it was the furthest they'd ever travelled for work...

You can use a generator inlet setup if it lifts ground, but, then you are limited to the 30A that the onboard inverter can supply. And you must disconnect from the grid when running on battery. The HIS includes its own inverter which should be - has anyone seen a manual for this thing? - rated...