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I'm trying to figure out who is going to benefit and who is going to lose by protecting Ford or GM. It certainly isn't going to be the people who drive trucks or the size of their wallet. We used to live in an economical world where competition was seen as a virtue. Capital interests have...

The Lightning is VERY heavy and going uphill on snow is all about momentum. I'm still surprised that you couldn't make it with that amount of snow with snow tires. Maybe it was a sheet of ice below the fresh snow?

I'm on the fence with the R2. I was hoping 350+ range or a max battery pack option. The EV tax credit would really help Rivian and their price point.

I got a snow story to share: Last winter I was driving on a "no winter maintenance" road which may or may not be drivable depending on the amount of snow. It was pretty early season so there was only a couple feet of snow and it had been driven on number of times so it was drivable but only...

The only regret is that the American public is and has been beguiled by the capital interests of oil.... for how long now? Let's not fool ourselves that a viable and profitable BEV truck isn't possible. It is inevitable. Battery tech/efficiencies in design/economies of scale will come...

My question is how far away are we from battery tech and efficiencies reaching a threshold in both cost and function to where ICE and EREV are basically obsolete? The main two tangible reasons the Lightning "failed" is cold weather & towing range and lack of charging infrastructure. DC fast...

The larger bed is the #1 reason I went with the Lightning over the Rivian. #2 was probably the frunk. #3 was 9.6 kW power. Also the financial incentives by Ford (0% and full tax credit) made it a no brainer. It was just the better value. I do think the Rivian has the looks though and maybe...

https://electrek.co/2025/02/21/nema-bidirectional-ev-charging-standard/ I hope this means that there will be multiple options soon for bidirectional charging.

I think I would mount similarly as you have if I pull the trigger. Thanks for the insight. One more question, do you leave it on the truck full time or do you take it on and off when you go camping? I would like to leave it on at least for the warmer months vs the hassle of removing it.

I like your setup. I might have to think about an awning.

I'm thinking about buying the San Hima Hotham RTT and was curious to find out if anyone here has purchased one for their Lightning. I have a low profile bed rack and would mount about 4 inches over the bed and behind the cab. I guess my main concern is the length at 84". Should I worry...

I think the nail is in the coffin for ICE. Political shenanigans might delay it, but the turning point has gotta be pretty damned close. I mean there are a couple limiting factors here... infrastructure and battery tech (range/charging speed) are going to be resolved in a few years.

Legit points although future costs of solar are in doubt IMO. Tariffs will be more in vogue than subsidies starting 2025.

Thanks for the heads up... Maybe people are feeding me exaggerated numbers but if I only generate 16,000 kWh then ROI is nowhere near 15 years. I'm going to revisit this for sure. As far as investing goes though, I think you might be wrong. I have quite a bit of confidence that electric...

I'm planning on a 15 kW system to (hopefully) run a net zero home with 2 EV's. Electricity is cheap in Idaho (10 cents per kWh) so RoI is probably significantly longer than most. With solar, it really is a no brainer, even in Idaho. RoI will be 15 years... then free juice.

Thanks for the heads up. I've got much to learn here.

I'm basically copying what you did here with my build, but more like 35 x 400W on a directly south facing roof. I'm up at about 45 latitude so I designed the roof at a 1/1 pitch (45 degrees) mostly just so the snow slides off easily but it should optimize production at the equinoxes which isn't...

I don't know if it is a fair enough game to call it a competition. China is subsidizing exports. US doesn't have a choice to not protect our market. The competition will be domestic IMO.

Ford is paying dues early on EV adoption. We all know it's the future. Good time to buy Ford stock.

I think the reality is that we are still a quite a number of years away from the moment that the EV truck has made the ICE truck obsolete. Batteries are what maybe 3 years out from a range and cost perspective and charging infrastructure maybe more. What is that number? 400 mile range for...