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There’s no device that can sense the allowable amperage on a circuit (not without a smart breaker on that circuit). In a dumb circuit, the breaker protects the circuit. The circuit is designed to carry some maximum load to the receptacle. The receptacle is designed such that manufacturers know...

I have a technician’s license but rarely make use of it. I pull my radio out whenever there’s a fire in the area so I can monitor the incident response team conversation and know a little early if there’s any danger to my area.

I think that’s part of it, yes.

I think this explanation is mostly correct. I’ve also experienced a similar behavior when trying to stop on an icy surface. I think there’s some extra engagement from the traction control+regen.

No. I dislike driving with 1PD turned off. So I didn’t think to try offroad mode. I suspect it has some added brake-control on the open differential.

We went back and got some video. I've experienced slow backward rotation with an open diff, but this feels like it's something more. Going up. Coming down.

We went for a short camping trip in the nearby forest where there are a lot of great 4x4 / jeep trails with rocky sections. No photos because (luckily) everyone was in the Lightning. On the way up one road, there was enough cross-axle terrain that we were on three wheels multiple times. There...

If someone isolates a single expense, it’s easy to pretend that an ICE is more expensive.

I haven’t logged it, but I have run it down to 1% and 4%. Besides the power limiting, nothing unusual happened. I’d heard about these concerns as well, so I have only run down when I was near enough to home that I could walk home and bring my auxiliary battery to the truck to recharge it if it...

I don’t travel as much os you do, Ralph, but I can say that in the ~50-60k miles of road trips with BEVs and hundreds of DCFC charging sessions, we’ve run into only a very few issues with any DCFC. My experience is that brand-T is less reliable—per post—than any of the other brands, but because...

It does alright on the fire roads and even doing a bit of light off-road exploration, but it’s not a Tacoma. Too long, too heavy, too wide for even moderately serious off-road play. I still don’t regret trading the Tacoma.

We traded our 2019 Tacoma DC, Long bed, TRD OR for the Lightning. Got a great discount on the Lariat, a surprising trade offer on the Tacoma, and haven't looked back. I've owned four Toyota pickups and didn't believe we would find a truck that would replace it. I liked our 2007 Tacoma much...

I ride my motorcycle when I'm looking for an adrenaline rush. The last thing I want is to be barreling down a road and have a kid or pet run out in front of me.

I use a 5 kWh portable power station that can charge on solar. It’s not really what most people would call portable, though, as it weighs almost 120 pounds. I use it and 600-1200 watts of solar to give myself an extra 30-60+ miles of range while camping. For the best kind of portability, I...

I would charge to 100% before I leave and then hit the road. 500 miles is a 2-charge, 3- or 4-bio stop trip. You might as well charge while stopping for bio breaks. You don’t need to plan it. When it’s coming up on time for a bio break, ask your favorite mapping application to find you a DCFC...

There should be an option to activate the beta from within Google Play. I’m in the beta, so that option no longer shows for me.

We run our tire pressure near the top of the range. We don't do hard starts or hard stops. Our winter temperatures are mild and we rarely have to run the heat (though we usually do get a lot of snow). Our summers are relatively mild so we don't often have to run the AC. We usually don't go...

Our vehicles: Vehicle kWh/100 km miles/kWh Notes 2022 Mustang Mach-E ~15.5 kWh/100 km ~4 miles/kWh Mostly long-distance, freeway road trips for the first 18 months but now mostly around town driving. 2023 F-150 Lightning ~24.9 kWh/100 km ~2.5 miles/kWh Mostly long-distance, freeway...

We have already lost. That ship is moving product today, and they need to make four more shipments to fulfill existing orders in Brazil. The investments in research and development of both government and private companies in China (and elsewhere) has been so much larger than the protectionism...