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The sweet spot doesn't matter because "coasting" in gear doesn't exist. When in gear the inverter is energized and supporting a rotating field in the motor which matches the rotational speed of the motor armature (which requires power to do). "Coasting" in gear is actually regening enough, to...

From your description of your setup my biggest concern is fault amps. By the looks of your cord I'm thinking you meant 10 gauge (not 10 amp) extension cord. If it is 10 gauge then all the better! However the EVSE's and connectors should all have fuses/breakers at 20 amps. Arc fault protection is...

I need to get set up for posting photos again. With all the mergers and changes in privacy policies I felt compelled to end my previous account. Electrical code is going toward arc fault breakers on any circuit with a receptacle (excepting dryers, stoves, dedicated refrigerator circuits and the...

I use a similar set up for charging mine. Except I have arc fault breakers in a box between the 240V plug and receptacle where I plug in my 100 foot 12 gauge extension cord. 12 gauge 100 ft cords are rated at 13 to 15 amps depending on where they were made and where they are sold. So either is...

Bad practice and only will trip in some instances. A short 12 gauge wire will trip a 30 amp circuit sure(if it is "dead shorted"). The longer it gets the dicier that gets. Which is precisely why a 30 amp circuit breaker must have no smaller than 10 gauge wire served by it no matter what. A 100ft...

Plus also - you should have (read as must have) a circuit breaker box at the supply end of your extension cord when plugging into any circuit that is higher amperage than 15 or 20. Drier plugs, Rv plugs and others like them. If you don't have over-current protection in your set up. Any damage to...

Nothing special (by appearance) about the rear shocks. We just need to pull a part # and then it should be pretty straight forward to find a replacement for between $20 and $50 each. I'll see if I can find one on the labels next time that I am about to hit the shower. ;) Aerowhatt

That's not bad, only 300 ft elevation. But it does have an impact. By the time you calculate in system inefficiencies it takes almost an extra 1/2 kWH to go back home. Smart to have backup and work your way up to longer distances. Aerowhatt

Route consideration is super important too. All the data I have been referring to so far. The routes start and end point are at the same location. More importantly the elevation change total is 0 ft for the round trip even if I climb do 5000 ft and then roll back down it. I did head towards...

But it does matter. If you have canion get mi/kWh (not summary, but instant) on one of the trip panels. Find a nice hill to coast down in N once you figure out what the steady state N coasting speed is. Start at the top at that speed (holding steady speed) in D and check the instant mi/kWh...

It depends on the circumstances. If you need to go slower than the grade allows for than coasting in N then you should definitely be in a drive mode. I use D for two reasons. I get to use brake lights easily and often, to help keep the drivers behind me out of trouble. It’s right next to N...

Absolutely! I'm confident I could beat his results by not using B mode (using D and N instead). Two weeks ago I went hiking on 10k trail. Had to do some work related stops in town on the way back. Total of 78.6 miles getting back to the house with 18.5% SOC remaining. Ran the AC and shared it...

I just recently changed it on both of our cars. Could not tell a difference in drive-ability or sound. Interesting that the Ion, etc., is calling for a much different frequency for changing it than here in the US with the NA iMiev? I was able to get the Mitsu brand oil from White Bear...

Hmm that's interesting . . . perhaps it's a different unit in the clones since 50hz is the norm in most other countries. When you need to replace a grid tie inverter again. There are now some available that do voltage regulation. I think it's great since that's what the utilities were getting...

Judging by some of the scattered projects capturing methane being produced by bio-waste, landfills, sewage treatment, live stock manure, and other ancillary "natural" sources, do we even need to be drilling for gas? Fuel cells offer distributed generation of electricity that can be scaled to the...

Yeah, one doesn't have to look very deep into natural gas production and use to see that it is no less fraught with problems and environment issues equal to coal, nuclear, oil and all of it's refined products. It's being sold as a better alternative because there is money in it for someone...

A couple of interesting links below. It's an interesting topic and one that is pretty unquantified. In the US, Gas companies self report :roll: One imagines how accurate that is since a-lot of leakage in reports is not in their best interest. Personal experience in the construction industry...

I have to agree with Phximiev on this one. Not because it makes the most sense or is most efficient. But because the majority of humankind will not even think about CO2 or climate change until it turns their personal world upside down. As we know it's past way too late then. So we have to do...

Last I saw it was at $525 with 53 minutes to go. Got too busy and couldn't check back in time. Really stinks that you can't see what it finally sold for! Aerowhatt

Looks like a good get! I'm in Albuquerque NM likely about $650 to truck it here. I'm updating my house battery storage to Li-ion so not flush in disposable resources at the moment. I would be willing to partner up and/or store it if someone can get a good price. I'm thinking like $1800 or...