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I have to say it's interesting that you're so hyper focused on energy losses in the cable (which I'm not arguing with by the way, yes, they're real, yes, it's a factor, yes it costs money), yet you fail to realize the energy "losses" in the truck due to heating/cooling of the battery, pumps...

No one said that, ever ! The only thing we've said is that the cost (in energy consumption) to keep the truck alive longer (by charging with a lower current) outweighs any gains from reduced losses in cabling, etc. If you chose to charge with a lower current, that's your choice, and you have...

Except that you're not saving anything, quite the opposite. Didn't we just cover this ? Besides, my great grandmother's second cousin was a pet sitter for Edisons cat "Watts" so I know a thing or two about electricity as well.

I just ran a part of the cord in a loop around one of the spokes of the wheel and put a padlock over/through it.

It used to be between 3-15mV but as of a month ago it's between 15-30mV. I ran that report in January so there was no deviation to speak of, but if I notice it going over 30mV I'll probably run another one just to see what it looks like.

Hopefully this isn't a sign of what's to come, but my module variations made a significant shift for the worse a bit over a month ago...

It's a good thing he used one of them extra strong H-V-A-C zipties, because I sure wouldn't have trusted a standard one. Bit too much jerryrig for my taste.

So no dcfc for you ?

Pretty much all governments subsidize their auto industry, either directly or indirectly. What's the difference between helping a company get started and helping one stay afloat ?

So let's ban anything unsafe (motorcycles, etc.) and let's mandate alcohol interlocks, enforce / block vehicles speed to the speed limit and limit acceleration rates to 0.3g or something so no vehicle can accelerate from 0-60 in less than 7-8 seconds. We should also require annual health and...

Agree 100% - of the lariat wheels #2 is my favorite, #1 is Ok too, but bronze doesn't work on the lariat wheels. It does work on these 22"s though ❤

There's dedicated data points for module variation, for both voltage, state of charge and capacity. There's also an extended battery report that can be pulled via FDRS (and maybe PTS - don't remember). So using SoH as your "outta whack" indicator seems a bit redundant. But, it's a valid...

It's not BS as such, but it is also not a standardized unit, it's a calculated number or a "guesstimate". For all we know Ford doesn't even use the same algorithm/formula between the Lightning and the Mach-E. So, it's a good indicator, but nothing to obsess about.

Are you referring to removing checks and balances, or what ? Isn't it kind of convenient to claim that you are unable to do something when you don't want to

My concern is that Ford will deny any warranty claim with the excuse that the vehicle haven't been maintained if there isn't a record of it. So I bring it in for the paper trail, not for the excellent service they (don't) provide.

Mine is in right now for the 30,000 service plus recalls... Same story where they admit? to not doing the inspection. "I need 30,000 miles service less tire rotation and cabin filter" Dealer - But then there's nothing left to do !? "What about the multipoint inspection?" Dealer - But there's...

Absolutely, that would be what competition is all about.

Ah, gotcha, sorry ! Suppose were more or less on the same page.

So, instead we should apply protectionism and tarrifs, and then kick out the cheap labor that was here (not getting into the right and wrong or the legal aspect here, just saying that you won't find many people willing to do s-t jobs for s-t pay). So now labor cost goes up, prices go up and as a...

I'm not sure where I stand. I work in a field where tinkering is inevitable, even though it shouldn't. Somehow people assume that it's always deep down under the hood, gimme the source code of your firmware type sh-t even though they haven't even checked if the damn thing is plugged in. Just...