I agree, totally fine with being insulted as being a "boomer", non boomers will understand when they grow up. Nothing against EVs but they have a ways to go. Anything that I have to subsidize as a taxpayer is not ready to compete yet. Lots of room for improvement over the next decade and they...
Getting 14 mpg in a Ranger is hard to understand, sounds close to the Cummins I traded for the Ranger. But I would suspect driving habits, so don't expect to get stated range from the EV either.
I experienced the same, not totally sure what the ipc does, it did disable the indicator at first, but then when I did the bcm disable the indicator came back.
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It makes sense that the BMS needs to know ingoing and outgoing current for the battery which it will not be aware of if you connect on the battery side of the sensor. The system is always on since it is monitoring draw when the vehicle is not running and can shut systems down. Clearly it is also...
I would also like to hear how your transition is to a tethered vehicle and if you feel limited. I know in Cali you won't have much choice soon but I am waiting since I believe battery tech will improve greatly in the near future. No way I could drive one from NM to Cali without adding days to...
Based on your mileage you likely don't drive enough to keep it charged. Charger should help, just make sure the charger ground is on the chassis side of the current sensor. My understanding is that even if the battery is charged, if the current sensor was not recording the charge it will...
Currently electric vehicles pay no Highway tax as it is collected at the pump. As more are in use that will have to change. I recently did a build of an electric truck on the ford site and they have a trip time calculator. Compared the trip I drive to California and it came up 18 hours, same as...
Any idea now to reset as it describes when you replace the battery? The owners manual does not mention the reset under replacing the battery. so does it reset when power is disconnected?
I think it's personal preference. I prefer the watertight receptacle I have(110) which seals well and not have a dangling cable in the grille. There may be a similar low voltage sealed/mountable plug but I already had the onboard type charger from my RV and had the outlet with a timer I...