@Electrons--there is no "pinion" as such--it is a transverse drive. The spider gears must be what they mean. Keep in mind that even though they might not be turning much, the entire driving force of the motor is transmitted through these gears and the shaft that runs inside them. So even if...
Mine does exactly that, as I think they all do, if you drive it right after charging fully. Do you charge it overnight to 100%? I've never experienced it after starting the car otherwise, even if the charge level is fairly high. For example, one store I go to is pretty much all downhill from...
@Texas FFE
Let's start here: How much would you be willing to pay for the conversion if one were commercially or semi-commercially available? And I'm referring to a professionally manufactured product, not some one-off, unsupported version.
@merkurmaniac
The AC doesn't hurt the range much, not nearly as much as heat. Your speeds will cut it some, but not enough to worry about. The warm weather will actually improve battery performance--to a point. Your car may ask to be plugged in on hot days--is this possible at work?
The...
@NavinRJohnson
Being an outdoor location limits your options. What type of plug is present?
If you have a 14-50 plug, this would be good:
https://store.clippercreek.com/residential?product_id=67
Or, if you like connected techie gizmos...
Dear Michael;
Thanks for the thoughts, but we're busy selling pickup trucks. Gas is under $2 a gallon almost everywhere and we don't see it going up anytime soon. So yes, get a cheap deal on an FFE if you like--we don't care how much money we lose on each one because we make it up on the...
@scottt
That is unusual and I'm guessing there was some extra money or incentive somewhere for them to do that. Still, an ordered car is a different deal than one they have to trade for from a different dealer. An ordered car, costwise for the dealer, is just like one already on the lot...
Query for the OP: Did the dealers in question have the car in stock on their lot? IOW, did you touch it? They aren't likely to go below invoice for a car they have to procure.
Your ETE is a calculated value and I doubt that is what triggers the regeneration enablement. I would think that it is simply voltage related, with regen disabled only at the very top of the charge voltage range. I've noted that when the battery percent reads 100% I may not get regen, but as...
Some people (including me) have installed inexpensive combo meters either inline or within their charging stations for just this purpose. And, of course, some EVSE units have this built in. I can look at mine and see that normal full current is about 28 amps and there is a 3 volt drop under...