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That graph is from my utility company. My Honda generator has Bluetooth and the app shows realtime power draw as loads turn on/off. It’s a useful way to cycle things on one at a time to see start up load and continuous load and know what combination of equipment will overload the generator.

Have you looked at how the EPA tests ICE vehicle economy? It’s just as flawed and not representative at all of real world highway economy.

That math doesn’t work. My R1T at 1.8mi/kwh at highway speed and 0-100% charge nets me 235 miles and costs $52/65/78 (at 40/50/60cents). My 3500 diesel gets 20mpg on the highway, fuel costs $3.60 so driving the same 235 miles costs me $42. If charging at home it’s obviously far cheaper in an EV...

Yeah, but they kept changing how they were shit. Went from automatic 50% reduction with a reasonable enroute use calculation, to an automatic 635 mile range, to some calculation that halved miles but then calculated use that made no sense, etc.

Every update I received had minor issues to go along with the improvements. A good example is the six months of updates that each broke the tow mode range calculations in a new way. Fixed one thing, messed up another. To be fair, that was somewhat early on. It’s still cool that they can make so...

Improves is somewhat debatable. Rivian’s lack of QC prior to issuing updates means they frequently have unintended side effects.

You can’t see the forest for the trees. No one has ever questioned how much potential energy a gallon of gasoline contains. You are absolutely correct that it is a fixed value but that does not change the fact that it really only provides about a 1/3 of that energy in the context of this discussion.

That’s a long winded way to say that you agree with me. You’ll notice I never said the potential energy contained in gasoline is 33.7kwh, just that it’s an entirely misleading way to compare a gas combustion engine since the real world efficiency means a gallon of gas provides 11.8kwh of usable...

Even with electric appliances, tripping a 22kw generator seems extreme. My radiant floor heating boiler/water heater is diesel and uses little power but my pellet stove uses electricity and runs whenever I’m home and awake. The stove is electric as well and I typically only use 15-20kwh per day...

Most vehicle gasoline combustion engines sit around 35% efficiency so a realistic number is 11.8kwh per gallon. The EPA conversion is mathematically correct but misleading at best.

That’s how every manufacturer works. They all have bumper to bumper warranties for the first 3yr/36k miles or more.

A lot of us did at the IPO.

It’s a valid complaint for the general public and not a bunch of nerds like a lot of us here. People don’t want to have to drive 10-15mph slower and carefully plan a trip somewhere. They want the convenience of driving 80-85mph on the highway and pulling over when the gas light comes on because...

The Ram solution to extended range with an engine actually makes an EV drivetrain usable for everyone, with no excuses about limitations to the charging network. It also makes the truck usable for towing decent distances and hauling other heavy loads in the bed without compromising on range or...

That’s because you’re sitting at a railroad crossing and it’s a freight train…

No, it’s entirely separate from whatever plug you use to charge the truck. It’s just a 5-15 plug with the pins connected as shown and then plugged into the generator outlet. You plug in your adapter/EVSE as normal.

No, it’s a separate plug that bonds the neutral and ground so the EVSE does not see a floating ground a prevent charging. You just plug it into one of the other plugs on the generator and you’re good to go.

Every portable generator I’ve used requires a bonding plug.

Most generators under about 7-8kw don’t have a 240v outlet so make sure you check carefully. A 5.6kw generator won’t charge any faster than a smaller 3kw generator when you’re limited to a 120v/30amp plug at 24amp continuous.

You’ll most likely need a neutral bonding plug for it to work. Simple and cheap to make or a little more money to buy. Consider also if you need a generator that large or can get by with something a whole lot smaller but with a longer run time to charge. For about 1/4 the size, weight and cost...