Recent content by josephponline

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I know someone on another forum who modded their Airstream for more electrical power. I'll DM you their handle and forum.

Yes ... at this point they've lost first mover advantage. Won't dispute your point, I'll add two more scenarios: (a) they still have an Airstream brand following that is never going to risk either a Lightship or a Pebble, so they have a market entry point on brand, or (b) they significantly...

I was looking at the E-stream ... it's such a shame it's taking them so long to get to market. I think Pebble has beaten that form format to the punch.

Yeah. Those new Rivian motors are so efficient. Jealous of your range and efficiency!

That's great efficiency for sure. What are you towing with? I noted a massive efficiency bump between the Gen 1 and Gen 2 vehicles. I have a Gen 1 quad R1T and when it was in for a service a year ago they gave me a Gen 2 dual and (don't quote me), but the efficiency was like 25% better than...

For anyone interested in a deeper dive on Lightship. This forum from my experience is the most active. https://rvforums.com/forums/lightship/ There are actually some customers out there now using them and posting information which is always helpful for anyone interested in either the...

To your point, with the R1S your options are currently limited. The Lightship AE.1 Atmos spec with 77kWh is over the rated R1S tow capacity. However, their Panos spec with 44kWh might just work for you. I think the Evotrek is too heavy as well. So the Lightship Panos and Pebble might be your...

On travel days I use charge stops to get my 10,000 steps a day in place of other exercise. Very different when we would holiday with our young kids, and it was more about the destination than the journey. We’ve now embraced the journey side of life.

Port is at the front of the trailer left hand side. Perfect for the gas station type pull through. But I think right now they’re edge cases and it’ll be some awkward parking or decoupling for a while.

It's a standard ball hitch setup with a WDH in the mix. My understanding of the technology is that there will always be some tension on the ball, i.e., 5% to 10%. Don't quote me on that as I'm not an expert. The best way I can describe it, while towing, was that when TrekDrive was off...

No problems! I visit the factory every week to see the progress on my build (VIN 15). I think the quality of the product speaks for itself. I agree with your concept of a long charge connector cable. That would go a long way to eliminating the largest variability at a DCFC for having to...

That’s a fair point depending on what metric you’re trying to measure. My goal in that test wasn’t to calculate total system energy consumption (truck + trailer). It was to understand tow-vehicle efficiency impact, which is the primary concern for most EV owners trying to estimate real towing...

The TrekDrive only assists between 15 mph and 65 mph or 75 mph. So you are always at some point in any tow, pulling the whole +8000 lbs weight. When TrekDrive is on the engineers told me that they’re aiming for 5% to 10% nominal tension on the tow ball to ensure the system isn’t pushing the...

Honestly, this is my biggest concern. Reality is just going determine the process. I see three scenarios. 1. DCFC is busy. Decouple Is my only choice. Try and charge both, at two separate stalls or just the Truck. PITA. Note, I’d probably try this instead of decouple and know that I’ll...