Recent content by Kubla

well the trip did not happen, my suburban tow vehicle decided to break down when I went to leave, trip postponed till next week

I am driving to Chicago tomorrow to pick up a used E-golf to bring back to Cincinnati where they do not sell them, 2015 SEL premium so wish me luck having one in a city that has no one to service it

I got my sticker in august, number 44

Already bought a clipper creek EVSA and finally finished running my 50 amp 240 circuit for my motor home which the EVSA is hooked up to

I wonder if the OP was referring to flywheel generator storage, something mentioned in many Sci Fi books and experimented with in the 70's and 80's, main problem being the flywheels coming apart from the high speeds needed and gyroscopic effects if you tried to use them in a moving vehicle

10 gauge is code for 30 amps, you will have no problem with that, it is what my 30 amp dryer runs on

I have thought of that, already have a heat pump, but it uses a natural gas furnace as backup heat, and last year it was cheaper to heat with natural gas, had a rate of 49 cents a CCF, not looking so good this year so far could just go with an electric water heater (maybe a heat pump unit) and...

I am glad that I only pay 10 to 11 cents a KWH, the part of my bill I complain about is the $40 a month I pay to be hooked up to gas service, 7 months out of the year I use $3 a month in gas for the water heater

there are several Base S models for sale in Cincinnati, Ohio area, which is what I leased, saw no reason for a quick charge port when there are no quick chargers in this area

the 120 cable is designed for 120, hooking it to 240 without having it modified will most likely result in it's electronics being damaged and rendering it non-functional

I bought and installed a second meter in my garage just for power usage information on the car, the meter (rebuilt) was $26 and the base was $10, total with shipping was $55 my utility (Duke power) offers no programs in my area for night rate, electric car usage or anything worthwhile in my area

Yay, my 240 volt charging circuit with electric meter is finally hooked up and working

next time I will take a picture, forgot to this time

I use an extension cord with my 120 charging cord, have no choice as no outlet is close enough, I bought a 10 gauge extension cord just for the leaf, the nissan supplied EVSE cord gets warm while charging, the extension cord does not so there is no problem finally have all the stuff to hook up...

I hit 100 miles today with 6% charge remaining, would have done much better but I had a 20 mile run at 65 to 75 on the interstate yesterday with the AC on to meet my family for dinner, but it was the first time I pushed past about 40% charge it does help that we have had mild weather so no AC...