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very true, everyone's situation is different, even just shading issues or being on the North side of a hill rather than facing south will have a major impact on the practical application of solar. I am ususally "home" most of the time -ie I work next door to where I live, so daytime charging is...

It may take longer to re-fuel the EV, but at least it doesn't stink, get on your clothes or spill electrons all over the parking lot...lol

Line it with plastic drop cloth material, and spray foam your own fitted liner?

I picked the Blizzaks and although these use a soft rubber compound we have cold winter weather in NW Ontario. We've had good results with these tires on SUV's in the past, but the Lighting is a lot heavier. The Blizzk tires are load rated 115R (2679lbs per tire) seems similar to the stock OEM...

The OP appears to be using an inverter - see the 237v/5kW output - I assume paired with his destination 240v charger adapter that came with the truck. No issue for warranty I can see, especially at 5kW energy transfer rate...ie very low. I have thought about doing some testing like this, I have...

What winter tire did you go with?

I have 23,000mi/37,000km on the stock Goodyear Wrangler HT's - I bought a set of Bridgestone Blizzak's on their own rims for this winter (Dec-April) then I will put the stock tires back on next spring, tread depth is fine for another spring-summer-fall season. I feel like temperatures have a...

As suggested by others here on the forum, we got the Rogue Bouge RVCooler and put it into the Frunk for grocery runs, it also fits perfectly in the rear cab area to supply cold drinks on a long summer drive. When we need more seating in the rear cab we put the cooler into the bed and plug it in...

In Ohio your solar potential should be better than typical PNW that Dave has in Oregon, at least during the Spring/Summer/Fall seasons. Will depend on if you have the right conditions and open areas for solar panels. You can check using PVWatts online calculator and your address here Plugging...

If you consider how the Lightning battery is used in the truck - ie you could deplete the battery from 100% SOC down to 20% in three hours Hwy driving in Hot weather: but compare to using it in a solar battery back up situation - where the same battery might power your home for 2-3 days (48 - 72...

my over night residential rate is 2.8 cents per kWh (in Canadian Dollars) so about 2-cents USD. They add a delivery and few regulatory charges to this. Typical monthly bill in summer - $34/month. in Winter $100/month. My monthly consumption (including the Lightning) is about 1500kWh per...

AND the two trucks do not offer the same over all driving experience, 0-60, passing capability, and just plain fun-factor. LOL. I have a similar outcome per year with about $7400 CAN net savings from gasoline, plus the oil changes, eventual exhaust work, diff fluid service, transfer case -...

I do not recommend it. I have experience with prismatic cells - my home/business solar ESS is currently 147kWh built from LiFePO4 cells in 16s sets, with room to expand to 300kWh storage. - meaning I know a few things about building cells into 51.2v packs using LiFePO4 cells, programing the...

yup ! Complete geeks - with power always on LOL.

I came here along a similar path - rural - solar - heatpumps - off grid living - great big battery that looks like a truck was a natural progression !! If your planning the whole V2H via the charge port - read over the long discussions on this topic. I can't tell you how many hours I poured over...

I would say you want the 2024-25 for the heat pump. Charging on DC is very fast, charging at home is over-night so it doesn't matter how fast really it will be charged by morning. Welcome to the forum.

I thought that way, until my nestlings built their own nests. Hey here is a new use for the Frunk we took our 1-year-old grandson to a beach to play in the water, we stop to charge up on the way so I know we have lots of spare power. My wife says she is going to change the baby's diaper while...

my main solar battery has twin 4/0 welding cables on each side. takes a lot to heat those up, but it happens sometimes. In Canada, most of the time excess heat is a benefit !! Not so much today 29C /84F but Fall is coming...soon.

yeah ,it is heat. after it comes up to temperature the DC cord is 35C (95F) based on a laser-temp-gun reading.

IT WORKED !!! Thanks Chris, I never was able to get my (cheap Aliexpress) fob to work until I tried out your VooDoo + one more step - and maybe it is a weak battery in the new key, but it will ONLY work if it is inside the cup holder. LOL. in my pocket or laying on the dash the truck says no...