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The short version of what's below: Has anyone here used a 120 VAC input (such as from a "power bank" inverter, or the 120 VAC outlets on a standard short range XLT) to operate a Generac 6854? Generac tech support was of no use. I have the unit wired up, and it will serve my needs, but the...

This may be of interest mainly to techies and nerds: I wanted to look at the schematic for how the 12V battery in the Lightning is charged... to see, for instance, if there are any relays or MOSFETS outside the DC-DC converter and the little BMS module that hangs off the battery. So I...

Get 'em while they're hot! (This lease deal from Ford Finance expires in a few days, I believe. Maybe they will extend it. I don't know. ) I tend to keep cars for a long time, so it is very much unlike me to get a new vehicle after having bought my low mileage 2022 XLT less than a year ago...

This article came up in another thread: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ford-reports-loss-on-every-ev-sold-in-first-quarter/ar-AA1nObmJ I am hoping that this thread takes a little different direction, that being to look at how car companies account for the cost of a vehicle sold...

The EREV concept is very very old, and worked fine in diesel/electric locomotives, submarines, etc. The start of the modern era: Back around 2008, people were adding batteries to their Priuses, to make them into Plug-in Hybrids. Simple concept. Worked OK. Back around that time, I...

I won!! Ok, maybe not. They have not established such an award yet. But consider this: My Lightning powered my spray painting compressor. It was 49 degrees today. Uncomfortable and lower than ideal for spray painting. But I persevered, and got the carbon fiber beams on my boat's wing...

If the upcoming Ramcharger were available when you bought your Lightning, would you still have purchased the Lightning? If so, how much more does the Lightning seem to be worth as compared to the Ramcharger? I think I would pay $(some) additional to have the flexibility of filling up on...

Being juvenile, I was going to title this "Pro Power Sparks". But I knew some would find that triggering, and I am already skating on thin ice here. I am not surprised that the 20A 120V outlets on my truck (no 220 outlets) would power a welder. My surprise has more to do with the tiny...

I can obsess about this stuff... but obviously if I were really concerned about vehicular efficiency, I'd be driving a Prius instead of a Lightning. So, the theory is this: a tonneau cover lowers the Cd (coefficient of drag) of a pickup truck. That is almost universally true, for reasons...