Recent content by fatjay

I have a jaguar xkr and my wife has a jaguar e-pace, so I'm vaguely familiar with what jaguar is doing. I'm also not crazy about it. I don't think ICE is going anywhere any time soon, but at the same time, I wanted an EV just to try it out and have fun. But I wanted one that didn't suck, like...

I don't plan to ever use a fast charger, I plan to just leave it on a level 1 all the time. I work from home and sleep from home, so really the only time I drive is after hours. Over the past 4 months I've averaged 25 miles a day for driving, and 35 days i didn't drive at all. The largest...

I'll get some closer pictures. The specs are not released on how much total capacity it is, or what the wattage it is currently generating at. Hopefully in future software updates, that information is coming.

I'm told that on a sunny day, it can add 8-10 miles of range. For the lifetime of my vehicle, approximately 2 weeks, I've added 76 miles of range. I'll be watching this and see how fast it goes up. Right now it's parked in the sun and generating 63%. Sure, it might be a gimmick. But it's a...

OP, sorry to hear. I'm really glad you shared, though. I'm building out a system as we speak (non-victron), and was afraid I'd become complacent in the possibility of something like this happening. I hope that it wasn't as devastating to your family as it would be to mine.

If they made the retractable toneu cover a solar panel, that would have been a pretty sweet move. But instead you can stand on it. So I guess that's cool, too?

James May reviewed the fisker karma back in 2011 on top gear and gave it a favorable review. Then they compared it to the eagle eye thrust. It's when I first heard of fisker, and have been following ever since.

I know it's not diy, but I like it and I don't know why more companies don't do it. So far 24kwh generated and 76 miles.

I used these to replace ignition keys on two tractors so I have remote start. It's handy when it's 3f outside, I can prime the glow plugs, then start the tractor, then turn the ignition on, and it'll warm up before I go out and blow snow.

Fence bought and installed. Chicken manure spread, plant food spread. Tiller had a horrible accident, it picked up a rock and locked up. That was fun. Installed a new spigot. Tapped the washer's cold water supply. Used sharkbite for the first time. I was skeptical as hell, but no sweating...

No, the fresh air intake in cars i have in moth balls is in the wheel well.

moth balls.

I'm building a closet into a wall that will contain 6 packs totaling 90kwh. Each bms is 100a per 15k pack. I'll be sliding each pack onto a shelf and closing the door. My concern is do I leave the bms on the inside of the shelf, or outside of the shelf? Each shelf will have it's own door. Think...

I have my batteries in a sealed and insulated cabinet. Does the bms generate any measurable amount of heat? It's in the basement on a concrete slab. Should I put it outside the box or is it ok inside? The box is almost the exact dimensions of the cells. It's a sp17s005 16s bms from BHU.

A solar generator isn't a thing. I wish the industry would stop calling it that. There are 3 different things that are very similar. wh, or watt hours, it's capacity, how much juice is in the cup watts, these are two different numbers. one is dealing with how much power is generated by a...