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  1. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    Be careful—the alcohol can damage the seals on the reservoir. Ask me how I know.
  2. SpaceEVDriver

    Harvester Battery Stage of Charge Question

    It’s hard to say without knowing more details about the fuel and ignition management systems they’ll employ. My guess is at least a 5% decrease in power and efficiency for the Harvester at 5000 ft elevation, but up to 20%. It’s too wide of a range to be useful without more knowledge.
  3. SpaceEVDriver

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    I haven’t seen the internals of the Rivian system, so I can’t speak to the details. Very, very basically, with a couple semesters’ worth of caveats: it’s possible to “disengage" certain electric motors (permanent magnet) by supplying just enough power to make them “freewheel” at the speed the...
  4. SpaceEVDriver

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    We do ours about every…never. Even though we live on a dusty gravel road. I’m too lazy to bother with it.
  5. SpaceEVDriver

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    I’ve had no increased tire wear. My Lightning’s tires are lasting longer than the tires on my Tacoma did, despite the big difference in weight. Similarly for the Mustang. Most of the EV tires I’ve shopped for have had 50k to 80k mile warranties, just like other tires. This myth needs to expire...
  6. SpaceEVDriver

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    I should have said, “it’s not *just* about speed."
  7. SpaceEVDriver

    Ideal Small Sized Vehicle

    They basically are, just updated for today’s style cues! ;) I think you mean the classic styling as much as the size. I bet with a bit of clever wrapping, the Traveler could be made to look a lot like the Travelall. Here’s some ai slop approximating that. Needs chrome wheels and a piece of...
  8. SpaceEVDriver

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    This is also explained a bit in that video. The F1 organizers are struggling with the tension between the advantage the lead car gets from dirty air and the excitement and money made if there’s less of an advantage for the lead car and the car behind can overtake. This adjustable wing isn’t...
  9. SpaceEVDriver

    Ideal Small Sized Vehicle

    Agreed. I would prefer smaller than my post suggested, but I didn't know if it would sell. It's probably time to remind people that the largest IH SUV, the Travelall, was smaller than the 2028 Scout Traveler will be. Width Length WB Traveler 80 190 w/o spare 120 Travelall 78 187 119
  10. SpaceEVDriver

    Ideal Small Sized Vehicle

    About the size of a 1979 Scout II Traveler. 180-184 inches long 118 inches wheelbase 71-74 inches wide 65-67 inches tall 9-12 inches ground clearance 350 miles range
  11. SpaceEVDriver

    Help me decide BEV or EREV

    The sun will come out when I'm on a trip, and it's not safe to climb up onto the icy roof in the 60-80 mph gusts we had today, so I'll set up the truck to provide power if necessary. Note that it's not currently necessary to use the truck since the grid hasn't actually failed. I could charge...
  12. SpaceEVDriver

    Help me decide BEV or EREV

    We’ve been in winter storm conditions with no sun for the past ~70 hours, with temperatures below freezing for the past 68 hours. The whole-home batteries (62 kWh) were fully charged before the storm rolled in. The Lightning is at 85% and the Mustang is being used every day but has not been...
  13. SpaceEVDriver

    Where would you like to see the Traveler and Terra this year?

    I’ve tried equivalents, but I’m not in the iOS ecosystem. They have been okay in limited situations, but they don’t help me in a restaurant or other noisy locations.
  14. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    One of the many, many reasons I won’t even consider a hybrid, much less an all-ICE vehicle is the PITA of maintenance. It’s not even necessarily the dollar costs, which are outrageous. It’s the time to get it done. We drive 15k miles / year on each vehicle, so it would be something we had to...
  15. SpaceEVDriver

    Where would you like to see the Traveler and Terra this year?

    I’m partially deaf from being raised by someone who was idiot about hearing protection. Didn’t wear it for firearms, chainsaws, power tools, concerts, music, etc., But hearing aids give me incredibly bad migraines. One of the best things ever for our 30+ year relationship is the reduction in...
  16. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    Yearly maintenance costs have been increasing for a while now, but have seen a steep jump in the past 6 years. The index is 1982-1984. 2025-2026 costs were about 4.5 times greater than 1982-1984 costs.
  17. SpaceEVDriver

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Oh, no, it’s not all Rivian owners. Just a sad subculture.
  18. SpaceEVDriver

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Except a person with the mental acuity to stop and think that through wouldn’t be a cult member…. That’s one of the reasons cults work so well. From the outside, they’re obviously counter to reality and logic, but people get so emotionally attached to an identity that they stop thinking clearly.
  19. SpaceEVDriver

    Harvester Battery Stage of Charge Question

    Generally without a stabilizer, gasoline shouldn’t be used after it’s been exposed to the atmosphere for more than 1-6 months, depending on the amount of ethanol in it. Sitting in a pressure-sealed gas tank counts as having been exposed. For most fuels, it’ll be bad within 3-6 months. In other...
  20. SpaceEVDriver

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    The cultish behavior coming from some Rivian owners is starting to become concerning. We don’t need to celebrate even the rumors of failure of innovative companies. The Rivian is entirely outside of the price range of most people in the US, so it makes no sense for their customers to think a...
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