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  1. SpaceEVDriver

    33 Months of EV driving...

    I'm such a nerd about this stuff, it's fun to just think about and then write about it. We're going to the Electrify Expo tomorrow, where I hope to drive the Lucid Gravity. I was hoping Scout Motors would be here, but I know they have a limited number of mules they can ship around.
  2. SpaceEVDriver

    33 Months of EV driving...

    A typical day in the life of using my EVs for travel: Sitting in my office, I remembered that I have a trip coming up this afternoon. I'll be driving about 400 miles round trip, starting at 7000 feet elevation, going down to about 1000 feet elevation, and then climbing back up. The truck is...
  3. SpaceEVDriver

    Long Way...

    I'd prefer something in between and less exposed to spills and other issues. IMO, rarely used functions don't need to be part of a physical array like this.
  4. SpaceEVDriver

    Long Way...

    I had a pile of those rockers in my Tacoma. One of the things I'd like to see Scout offer is an upfitter panel so controls over various accessories can be plugged in.
  5. SpaceEVDriver

    Long Way...

    Oh, and this was the prototype Rivian's UI. Not because they were considering this for the final vehicles but because they hadn't come close to finishing their real UI before the vehicles had to be shipped. Taken from this thread over at the Rivian forums...
  6. SpaceEVDriver

    Long Way...

    The Pan American Highway is like the standard shake-down run now, right? You're going to take a few Scout pre-production vehicles, or the first productions, from Alaska to South Carolina and film it as an advertisement for their capabilities, right? Right? ;)
  7. SpaceEVDriver

    Long Way...

    Thanks for the clarification, @R1TVT, I meant to add a bit about that and got distracted. The beginning of the trip is fraught with a LOT of learning in a very short time. It might start people off with the idea that it's an anti-EV series, but they persevere, learn a lot, and make it. Also...
  8. SpaceEVDriver

    How about a cheap version that i can actually take offroad

    Now be a good Scout and give a fellow a tow to the next town, don't just pass them.
  9. SpaceEVDriver

    Long Way...

    If you haven't seen Long Way Up with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, it's a fun, 15,000 mile trip from the southern tip of South America (Ushuaia, Argentina) to Los Angeles, CA. It was filmed in 2019. They ride Harley Davidson Live Wire electric motorcycles (prototypes). In addition to the...
  10. SpaceEVDriver

    How about a cheap version that i can actually take offroad

    What’s really sad is that I could actually come up with many uses for this on the ranch: it could go places I don’t want to drive my Lightning. But we (realistically) can’t get one here.
  11. SpaceEVDriver

    Switching Harvester to All EV Model?

    I find ABRP to be especially conservative and rather poor at considering what’s coming up. For example, the EA charger at the first stop is much, much faster than the Chargepoint charger at the second stop (350 kW vs 50 kW). It makes more sense to stay at the EA charger for a little bit longer...
  12. SpaceEVDriver

    Switching Harvester to All EV Model?

    I did up heat maps of various radiuses (50, 100, and 200 miles) around the DC fast chargers in the US: https://community.scoutmotors.com/threads/whats-it-like-to-take-a-road-trip-in-a-truck-like-the-terra-f-150-lightning.1306/post-26873 Everywhere in the US is within 200 miles of at least one...
  13. SpaceEVDriver

    Switching Harvester to All EV Model?

    I have a set of solar panels that we bring with us when we camp for more than a couple nights. I also bring a 5 kWh power station (like a Bluetti, but generic) that can power our fridge, our hot plates, coffee pot, etc. None of those appliances take a ton of energy. Those that draw high power...
  14. SpaceEVDriver

    33 Months of EV driving...

    This week my partner decided to drive the Lightning instead of the Mustang. Our road is gravel and very dusty. She has an important business meeting later this week and, in an effort to avoid another car wash visit, she isn't driving the car until it's time to leave for the meeting. She's been...
  15. SpaceEVDriver

    Dealership cartels - horror stories

    Don't forget the extra $10k they added because they "have the best interests of the consumer in mind."
  16. SpaceEVDriver

    Dealership cartels - horror stories

    My biggest story is from 2018 when my partner went looking at a used car a local dealer had advertised online. When she got there, they claimed it was several thousand more than advertised. She left. I went back the next day to look at the car. They offered it to me for a couple thousand less...
  17. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    My EE profs said the same thing. We had metal stools in the EE lab. I pointed out that the grounded anti-static pads under the metal stools mean that there was an easy path to ground for every station. One of the lab assistants disputed that was a good enough ground, sat down, touched a...
  18. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    1936 American Electrician's Handbook. Page 48:
  19. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    We plugged in, started chatting, one of them took their dog for a short walk, then the other used the restroom, they came out, we debated whether they had enough to get home. I argued to give us 5 more minutes because why not. I convinced them. They made it home. I was there for about 20...
  20. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    Haha! I have dozens of terrible stories about siphoning gas as a kid/teen/adult. That stuff's nasty. One of the reasons I'm happily all electric now. Plug it in, chew the fat for a few minutes, unplug and they're off.
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