For any interested, the Salina Loves stop is one of the nicest charging stops I have ever done in an EV.
They have a trash can that is changed regularly, the bathrooms are clean and have decent showers, they have windshield wash buckets and squeegees, they also have a nice fenced in dog walk...
Solar Update:
As mentioned earlier in the post, I pulled the trigger on the Lensun.
It arrived this morning and I played around a bit and took some photos and decided to give my first thoughts.
1. This version seems to be their "universal" 85w panel.
It would have been nice if it was cut/...
Rivian filed a patent last year that outlined the idea of having local amenties, things to see, hikes, etc. be included at charging stop info in app and vehicle
I haven't personally touched Analog since I helped my old man migrate to DTV in the early aughts,
But initial Google seems to heavily favor one specific antenna
This one was listed as the top pick on multiple blog lists and seems to get good feedback on its Amazon page...
Aww man I literally just got my extruded aluminum today to make my cabinet XD
Glad to see They kept spare access in mind.
Personally still changing my mind every day if I want to move the spare on a tire swing out back so I can have more storage space in the weather sealed compartment
Good to know
I feel you, there was a handful of things dropped on the gen 2, I get how that could really change what you thought you were expecting
maybe in 8-10 years the gen 4+ will be worth the tradeoffs
Curious about this, what was it you thought you were pre-ordering vs what it actually is?
Some sort of Gen2 issue you didn't like, unclear on what ascend trim would be?
Nah
My elaborate bandaid is actually a side effect of me building out a vehicle I sleep, cook, work, and play out of every day.
I already am working on a more integrated "house battery" set up to power my 50w radio, fridge, oven, induction burners, starlink, cell booster, off-road lights, emtb...
I have been toying with installing some shunts to track the 12v but that's another layer of compexity I kinda "ehh" away from
The charge controller gives me the option to "bias" the charging of the batteries, I suppose I'll start with true 50/50 split and go from there
Thanks for the quick response
Have you noticed that one battery is still the primary/ discharges and there therefore needs charging at a higher rate?
For others interested
I pulled the trigger on the Lensun a few days ago
I'll be wiring it straight to the batteries
I have a dual battery charge...
@NY_Rob , have you found any need for a battery isolator for your trickle charger?
Or was it just straight to the unused 8mm lugs and everything works?
Ohmmu, the company that makes the aftermarket lithium battery, made a single and dual battery install video on YouTube.
Could be worth watching both to get multiple upclose angles to reference to help you determine
Does anyone know if some/all have some form of driver facing camera?
I remember early build being earmarked to have the camera disabled, and then I think they got munroed around the same time the dual 12v battery did
it would be nice to use the live gear guard to check in on the pup (the only...