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Another way to peel this orange is to start with 33.7 kWh equivalent per gallon of gasoline. Assuming your 2 mi/kwh is accurate, then your equivalent ICE efficiency is 67.4 mpg. Even if you were paying equivalent of gasoline for electricity, you would still be way ahead of your ICE self in some...

Sounds like the buyer gets the downsides of both an EV and an ICE with little to no benefit over either except for range anxiety alleviation which most of us are over by now. Tilts the scale toward leasing for me - if I could ever be caught dead in a Dodge. Washed my hands of them when I laid to...

Fly from Indy. Park in the garage and charge for free while you’re away.

I used mine the same as you do. It lasted 16 months. Dealer replaced it at no charge.

It is principally about the willingness to use public resources to build out the charging infrastructure. Europeans are generally more open to and used to alternative modes of transportation and their political leaders are more open to investing public funds to support transportation...

Looks like self-reported data by the states. Indiana probably follows the old Soviet model. “Just make it look good.”

That’s the highway Mitch Daniels sold so he could build more roads for the state not to maintain.

I live in Indiana too. It wouldn’t be so bad if they actually spent money improving and maintaining the roads. Indiana has the worst roads in the country and their snow removal is abysmal by comparison. I drove from northern Michigan on Sunday where they had twice as much snow. Drove 75 mph...

Better yet, can the SR be hooked to a solar system for some serious back up storage? Tired of watching my excess leak back to the power company at near zero value.

You’re still well below melting point for most plastics, but generally speaking a breaker under full load should only be slightly warmer than ambient temperature. At a minimum, I would check to make sure that the wires are adequately seated into the breaker and that your electrician used the...

Not if someone elsewhere can bid the value away from local users which often happens in the case of wind and solar in states with less green initiatives Indiana.

Electricity is not transmitted over long distances but it is “traded” nationally and internationally including Canada. Some of my former students make 6 to 7 figure salaries doing this all day long with their counterparts across the country. It’s a combination of risk management and offsetting...

State boundaries do not apply to energy markets. At a minimum, one would need to conduct an analysis of this sort at the grid operator level. Even then because different states within a grid operator territory have different green energy incentives there is substantial “trading” of electricity...

You have until the end of the year to break ground on solar and qualify for the federal tax incentives. Rate hikes are only going to get worse. Coal and natural gas don’t pay for the utilities and society has turned against large scale wind, solar, and nuclear. Demand is rising and supply is...

Aldi’s cart quarter holder.

I wasn’t really trying for humor. When I did something chirping in the recording it did not sound mechanical. You mentioned that you hear it when the truck on and when it is off which sounds like it could be an animal and I have first hand experience with them getting in there. I would pull out...

Mouse or bird in the cabin filter area? I recently had the filter replaced and they found a nest. Service agent said if the AC is on recirculate the critters can get in there.

Was not working but after 20,000 mile service and updates, it is now working in my 2023 XLT.

Go back to the dealer and ask them to do it. IRS opened a portal for them to submit even though they were supposed to do so within 3 days. I had to push hard, but my dealer finally did it. Get the form and file an amended return. It’s your money.

Who is the dealer? Maybe they collected the incentive and decided to keep it. I had to threaten legal action and the dealer finally complied. Refund check arrived this week.