TL;DR - Towing my 23fb Airstream with the lightning basically cuts range in half. I was able to tow the Airstream around 30 miles today and understand how the Lightning does with some weight behind it. The TL;DR is that with a 23-foot Airstream, I am seeing 0.8mi/kWh. Compared to the 1.5-1.8 I have seen on my road trips thus far without the trailer, its around 50% of the range when towing. ...
Charging networks are just as strategic as battery suppliers. Everyone who isn’t Tesla needs to focus on build-out. What we have today is not acceptable to the vast majority of consumers. Charging Network Our Tesla, when it sits for a few days, can drop significant battery capacity, so when we pulled up to Mackinaw City, I wanted to be sure we had more than the 70 miles we had. I put into the Ford’s GPS the closest high-speed charger and navigated. ...
It made big news yesterday, but for the sake of posterity, we are the first F-150 Lightning Owner in the world at this point. The timing was great as we have a long-ish road trip today to visit the beautiful Mackinac Island. This meant practically moving a car seat, all the junk in the current truck, and getting the suitcase and bikes loaded before the following day. Yippie! First Charge At the dealership, I had to sign paperwork stating that I acknowledged that the fast charger would not come for some amount of time. How much time? No idea, but luckily we have the Tesla and Airstream, so we already have a NEMA 14-50 in the garage. ...
I have struggled a little to collect my thoughts around the Steam Deck. The Linux geek in me is astonished that I sat on an aeroplane and played Halo on an Arch powered gaming system. Given that people in my life are not necessarily that same type of geek, I am going to break this review into three sections: Is this a fun gaming device? Is it an excellent portable Linux system? I am not a tinkering gamer; should I buy one? ...
My generator was an island of mystery in my home data pool. The Overview When we moved to Northern Michigan, loosing power was not an option. While I was not working from home as much back then, my wonderful Wife made it very clear that she would not be going cold in the great artic winters we have. “Duly noted,” I said, and when our home was built, I ensured that we buried the power lines up our winding driveway and installed a 22kw Generac generator. I dusted off my hands and called it a day. Success! ...