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That’s where I would put them too. I didn’t want to influence the suggestions. I wonder if there’s a plug-and-play option or if an additional module would need to be purchased.

Where would you put them?

And I don't see any point in spending even $100 on a generator and gas. I spent $33k and a Tacoma to get away from all of that. Why in the world would I spend additional money to go back?!

I read that thread too. There’s very little information I can use to evaluate whether it’s a product I would want. Claims don’t help. I need data. Some lack of information is somewhat fine if they’re trying to beat any potential competitors to market. But it also leads to a lot of...

If I see more evidence that this is real and the hardware and software has the required safety features to protect the system, leave no trace, and not void the battery warranty, I would consider it for use with a temporary auxiliary battery in the bed for our longer overlanding trips. But at...

We've driven 75k miles in our EVs, mostly road trips of 1200+ miles each. Everything about our EVe has been superior to the gassy vehicles we've left being. At this point, nobody could pay me to go back to gas, whether it was a hybrid or all gas.

Exactly this. The retreat US manufacturers are engaging in is wasteful and short-sighted. The protectionism they're enjoying is going to hurt them in the long run. As the rest of the world moves away from gassy vehicles, US manufacturing will have a smaller and smaller market. And they will fall...

Do it! We did a few years ago and plan on going back. The glaciers are disappearing quickly. Your path would take you right past Yellowstone as well. And Zion and Bryce. It's a fantastic trip. Well worth the effort.

I'd just buy an off-the-shelf solution. https://www.ampernext.com/products/first-30kw-dc-dc-solar-ev-charger/

One of my after-retirement projects will be to build a ~100 kWh camping trailer. It won’t have a motor on the trailer since I don’t trust my programming skills enough to make that safe no matter what goes wrong. But it will have a DCFC on it so I can dump that charge into the truck when I need...

I’m about a week away from doing the dial upgrade, but if the column shifter is ever made readily available and affordable, I’ll serious consider it.

We use it for stuff that we don’t want in the cab and also don’t want exposed to the weather.

Some 83% or more of all driving occurs during the day... An even split of fatal accidents between day and night means night driving is quite a bit more dangerous.

The BC 1.4 notes are useless. Almost nobody disables lane keep assist. Most just leave it on so it comes on whenever cruise control is on. The big button is on/off toggle. The brake pauses cruise control. The re-engage buttons re-engage if the on/off toggle is still active. You can...

That’s about right. The HvLeak Resistance is the key here. Leakage of a couple of volts isn’t a huge issue. In general, BEV manufacturers have different thresholds, but somewhere around 500 Ohms per HV battery volt rating is the right minimum resistance. On our batteries of ~400 volts, that...

And how do we get in on that kind of deal?

Pre-collision assist does not activate until speeds are above 3 mph. It doesn’t automatically apply the brakes unless it detects an imminent collision. The OP’s situation was likely such that there was no data indicating an imminent collision in time to stop the collision. The vehicle can fail...

The assumption that the battery will need to be replaced first is faulty. The battery will outlast the rest of the vehicle. As a whole home backup, that 143 kWh is worth about $100k if you compare it with a brand-T powerwall, and that's including the inverter hardware you would have to...

Because there's no accuracy indicated with the number gleaned through the OBD-II report and Ford hasn't published any information about it, I don't trust the SoH value beyond about ± 5 points. The value reported via OBD-II is also way too precise. Based on the information available to us, my...

As of 27 August: SoH: 98.5 Mileage: ~22,000 Battery age: ~23 months DCFC count: >> 100 SoC at home: 95% I haven't run my regular <10% - 100% charge cycle in the past six months.