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You just made my case for RtR for me.

Even though it is licensed, tagged and insured to drive right next to you down the same roads? So its ok to replace an output shaft seal, bearings, ABS system, ECU, the whole motor on a 20+ year old vehicle but not ok to change the same components on an EV because its too modern...

At any time if an officer feels that a vehicle is unsafe, or operating in an unsafe manner they can pull it over and inspect it, and issue citations, even remove the vehicle from the road. Also many states and cities have regular inspections to ensure everything is operating safely.

If it doesn't work after I HAVE repaired it because the software tools aren't available to tell it the new sensor serial number that is not RtR. If I can't at least order the parts to fix an oil leak that is not RtR. I have every intention to build my own EV, and I won't need roads. Their...

I do understand your position on that, and respect it. Heck I even agree for the most part. But whether or not I should I will probably be building a custom pack, or modifying one to put in a custom EV hopefully within the next 5 years or so.

When I replace tires I typically rotate the best used onto the spare. I tend to replace tires every 4-6 years. It keeps the spare reasonably fresh and most places will do that for $5-10 if not free. Most new cars even if they come with a full sized spare have the cheapest rim possible for the...

1. Load height. Its enough of a factor that I considered tearing the frontier down to the frame and completely rebuilding it into something much more capable because of its size and load height. 2. No paint Every truck I have owned for the last 30 years has gotten "New Mexico pinstripes"...

Yep, my town is having its first 8 stall installed, construction started a little over a week ago. Though I can think of 2 other locations I would rather see them, but this is a good location for everyone else.

If I remember correctly energy density was supposed to be part of the equation. However this is still good news on the overall system, and cost viewpoint.

Really? Even someone like me who customizes their own cars, has a degree in Electrical Engineering, and works with significantly higher voltages.

Holy crap.

They went down first, reported how much regen and how many times they applied the brakes, then drove back up.

How much power you can charge a battery (of the same chemestry etc) at is based on the battery capacity and at max rate including tapering down both battery sizes will charge in the same amount of time. For example a battery with 1 amphour of capacity being charged at 2 amps is being charged...

Its going to depend on if you are limited by the charger or by the battery. If the charger is able to supply enough power to max the larger pack then the smaller pack will go up with the same % charged rate as the larger pack while the larger pack will get more miles per hour charge rate. If...

Oh where to start as there are so many things wrong. Tires account for a sizable amount of the cushioning in the suspension that looks pretty rigid. Complexity on a heavy truck intended for rough terrain, dirt, mud, water. Weight, un-sprung and rotational means a rough ride and worse energy...

Both regularly complain and point out dead EA chargers. They haven't had the chance to drive a Cybertruck yet, I expect they will sing its praises too as well as point out the better Tesla charging network. I know TFL gets trucks handed to them so I do take their comments with a grain of salt...

This would be on the good end of the spectrum, in my opinion normal towing would be between these guys and TFL

Yep mis-converted the energy usage. Ill correct the main post.

A friend had one on an old Toyota pickup with a 45amp alternator he could run it for a couple of minutes at a time which was usually more than enough. Electrically all you need is a battery to power it and take the surge current. Ugly to the left there has a 9000lb winch which has gotten lots...

A few things to note, the F-150 is compared to a Cummings powered Dodge 2500, so its punching well above its weight class.