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  1. SpaceEVDriver

    Lessons Learned on Range Anxiety

    I'm 6'1" and my partner is 5'4". We have a similar problem. The Lightning has adjustable pedals, seats, and steering wheel, and---as importantly---three memory settings for those. It's fantastically conformable to our differences.
  2. SpaceEVDriver

    Lessons Learned on Range Anxiety

    There's a lot of fear-uncertainty-doubt (FUD) being peddled against EVs out there. I would seriously question everything that claims an EV is worse in costs or environmental impact and look at the source of that claim. Instead, ask the people (not the influencers who gin up controversy) driving...
  3. SpaceEVDriver

    Brake pedal behavior: Preference?

    This is correct. Most EVs have some sort of blended braking where the mechanical friction brakes don't engage immediately when the brake pedal is applied but rather there's a gradation between regenerative braking and friction braking with a higher fraction of friction braking as the pedal is...
  4. SpaceEVDriver

    Exterior light enhancement

    Maybe they're going for a low-cost version of the BMW e-ink surface?
  5. SpaceEVDriver

    Lessons Learned on Range Anxiety

    This is one of the unsung benefits that I think deserve much more discussion (that and the relatively low cost of fuel for most at-home charging). Another is the minimal maintenance (10,000 miles for tire rotation, some fluid checks... Nothing serious until 100,000 miles).
  6. SpaceEVDriver

    Lessons Learned on Range Anxiety

    Yep. For our road trips, we generally have two stops to charge in a day, sometimes 3 if we're really pushing the distance. My median stop time is 20-25 minutes while on road trips. Let's ignore that we almost always stop during meal times so we rarely end up with an increase in our drive time...
  7. SpaceEVDriver

    Lessons Learned on Range Anxiety

    Another benefit of having solar and an all-electric vehicle is that for most of your driving you'll be charging for free. We had solar on our previous house and even factoring in the cost of solar install, the price per mile of driving our Mustang was much, much lower than the cost of driving...
  8. SpaceEVDriver

    Energy Management

    Mistakes happen; weather changes; unexpected winds happen; traffic can be unpredictable; routing goes wrong; there are a hundred different ways people run out of energy for their vehicle today. That energy source may be gasoline, diesel, or electricity, but it's not impossible to run out. Our...
  9. SpaceEVDriver

    240V Outlet on Traveller

    Not to mention the extra hardware most utilities require for a generator to be connected to the grid. The Ford bidirectional capabilities are locked behind $5k-$10k worth of hardware, installation, and utility fees. I just use the outlets in the Lightning's bed and run extension cords.
  10. SpaceEVDriver

    Scout Motors - who are your competitors?

    I agree with pretty much everything said here. I think Ford did its Lightning release right as well. It's not an off-roader by any means, but it's a great truck (with a few things I'd like to see done differently). And it meets the demands of Ford's customers that makes the transition from gas...
  11. SpaceEVDriver

    Charge port at front, passenger side

    PlugShare has a filter for that, but because it's crowd-sourced, it's not well-populated. Since a large majority of EVs aren't tow vehicles, it's kind of a catch-22 that nobody is thinking about it because nobody needs it so it looks like there are very few. Some of the stations I use have...
  12. SpaceEVDriver

    Lessons Learned on Range Anxiety

    Yeah, L2 is overnight. The expectation when you use L2 chargers at a hotel is that you're staying the night. I plan trips that involve an overnight stay with the intention of staying at a hotel with chargers. I rarely stay anywhere that doesn't have one these days (we're all electric, so...
  13. SpaceEVDriver

    Lessons Learned on Range Anxiety

    I've never seen a rapid (DC Fast) charger at a hotel as part of the hotel services. I have seen DC Fast Chargers in hotel parking lots, but it was not part of the amenities; the charge provider was likely leasing the parking lot space from the hotel. Many hotels have Level 2 chargers, and some...
  14. SpaceEVDriver

    Approximate Charge Time

    From my experience, I see between a 6% and 16% increase in long range road trip times. Usually closer to 10%. I consider a road trip to be at least 5 hours one way. The drive we do most often is 1100-1200 miles round trip. We don't see a difference in travel time. We stop at the same places for...
  15. SpaceEVDriver

    Approximate Charge Time

    My Mustang has a 92 kWh battery, which I suspect is about half the size of the battery the electric-only Scout will have (350 miles range / 1.9 miles/kWh efficiency = 184 kWh). My Mustang also has a 400V (nominal) battery, which is half the promised voltage of the Scout battery. Assuming those...
  16. SpaceEVDriver

    Charge port at front, passenger side

    This leads to the other side of the charger equation, which is that chargers should be placed where pull through is common. Then the port location is irrelevant and we can just get back to driving. Sadly, this isn't currently very common, and likely won't be by the time the Scout is available...
  17. SpaceEVDriver

    Charge port at front, passenger side

    DCFC charge times right now are 20-45 minutes; I'm typically back on the freeway within 35 minutes with my "slow" charging Fords. This is often after being threatened with idle fees because the vehicle reached the max charge I set. Some vehicles can hit 10-20 minutes for the standard ~80% refill...
  18. SpaceEVDriver

    Converting from J1772 to NACS

    I would wait until the specs are confirmed. A lot can happen in 2 years. But if you've already got it and you've got friends with cars with both standards, you might ask them what they use. Many have an adapter. If you still want to purchase something today, Lectron and A2ZEV are the two...
  19. SpaceEVDriver

    Charge port at front, passenger side

    That's hilarious. If sticking to industry standard were important, then brand-T would have gone with J1772 and CCS1 in the first place, since that existed before brand-T existed and represents the vast majority of ports in North America. There are more than 76,000 J1772 (L1&L2) and CCS1 (DCFC)...
  20. SpaceEVDriver

    Battery Safety

    This. The breathless "gotcha" reporting of EV fires is not connected to reality when it comes to danger of EVs catching fire. There have been about 25 fires per 100,000 EVs on the road. There are annually about 1550 fires per 100,000 gas vehicles on the road. You're far, far safer in an EV...
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