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Interesting thought of what type of steering gear will be used in CT, I know in Dec. 2006 Freightliner installed a rack & pinion rack in their class 8 truck with a great deal of success. I would suspect to save weight and reduce the required space, plus steering gear has much fewer components...

I agree with you on the temperatures of Dakotas, traveled there to do a job and my first day in the month of January was -27F. Truck key would open door it was frozen and my battery of less than a year old would not start my truck. I looked up US climate data for where I live in Montana it...

I understand EV owners do not align all charging needs at the same time, California is importing electricity to cover the current shortage. When I looked into how California,Oregon,Washington and Montana are producing electricity I found a surprising amount came from coal. The western grid...

I think Governor Newsom has put the cart before the horse, It would be a beautiful thing if all California vehicles are EV's. The limiting factor here is the grid and lack of power generation. In the heat of the summer with peak demands they have rolling blackouts. In 2018 California used...

With the newly designed battery I suspect CT Dual motor may have a new range of 350 -375 miles. It will accomplish this on less cells that are more energy dense. Also fewer cell result in less weight which make CT a light lighter vehicle. The new battery design will help make CT stronger in it's...

Trucks have been around since 1917, I have had trucks for over 40 years of my life, it's how I grew up not saying it was ugly just not what I expected but I can see the beauty in it now. I am sure someone is going ask me "what is it"?

Cybertruck had such a huge hype in the predays, then many conception drawings were surfacing. With many I thought had awesome ideas, I was sure Elon's design team would be even better. On reveal day when Cybertruck drove onto the stage I thought it was part of the show still in progress it was...

I think you are right about the charging program when the inverter tops of the 12v battery or is it load based. Tesla vehicles I imagine have more of a parasitic load then a Ice vehicle. I went to a friends home to help him with his wife's car when parked over the weekend it would not start on...

12V systems are very reliable and most of the motors or operating solenoids are not the problem but changing these components to work on higher would require engineering and additional cost to operate on higher voltages. I worked on transportation that operated on 12/24/36V systems. Both...

The 12V battery seems to be in my experience has been built in such a way that life is shorter, but this may not be the case all the time. I worked for a Transportation Agency for 26 years that had a fleet of almost was at 500 buses. Typical a group 31 battery was used which most heavy duty...

At this point Ford is probably thinking "what the hell ,we can't win" Ford uses their Electric F 150 to pull a million pounds worth of rail road cars and the public still says it's not your tech but Rivians. Ford is in for a small beating for not being sincere with their EV program. Still not...

You are quite right, Sounds like you may have experience in this area. I could not respond to the chicken wire recommendation. For me clearing my property of wood piles and other home like ideals for pack-rats ( not big like a regular rat ) is my best solution beside using traps and baits. I...

I think Nikola has not told the truth about the companies technology but, according to GM's CEO Mary Barra a "very capable team has vetted Nikola with appropriate diligence" I read this on GM news, I wonder if GM stands to gain a iconic brand name in the fallout?

It sounds like a CyberVan is needed for all our fury friends. I don't really know about the exoskeleton body can be changed in the back of cabin to allow a pass through but I know I could use it, What do you say Elon?

I am not a fancially person so advice on that subject I refrain but, on cars I will say this don't purchase vehicle you don't plan on keeping even if it's a Tesla. Very hard to recoup monies on used cars, better to buy a low cost alternative until your desired vehicle comes into the picture. I...

Some very interesting reading on this subject, many decades ago can't remember exactly when but, I seen a article on GM's future transportation ideas. It showed a type of skateboard containing batteries and motors. The idea was that you could purchase a vehicle and when your needs changed you...

Any vehicle with A/C system will produce water in the evaporator coil, usually drains out somewhere beneath the car and not drinking quality but could be filtered so you could. In large business with hvac systems, legionnaires disease can form in hvac system if not cleaned periodically. My old...

I ordered a dual motor from the start as time was passing I started to think about the places I travel and locations of chargers. I live in the Montana and the closes supercharger is about 120 miles away. I am not concerned for the times I need to travel to a city to buy things I can't in my...

I haven't the privilege of a close-up viewing of CT but with the Idea that CT truck may float, it certainly raise the security bar. Yes CT no engine bay....I have repaired so many rodent problems it is a definite concern for me. It would surprise folks to find out what a rodent can get into...