Recent content by ZeroDay

Respectfully, Yuh. Funny how you say stop n go traffic because that's specifically where I had my issue. I got fuel and forgot to put it back into tow mode. Going through town ate up my battery and the first hill out of town was after a stop light I didn't have enough acceleration because of...

I hope OP is using tow mode exclusively. Running low on battery while towing is a painful experience.

From GM tech experience they all leak.

My Hybrid has pushed 15.4v to the AGM under the seat. That voltage would fry an improperly protected Lithium Iron Phosphate battery. A Sodium Ion battery might have the headroom theoretically it can do 16v max. Sodium Ion has been done once.

I never have issues -39 and above! My commute is generally flat and slow enough it'll dump the entire battery and charger itself back up with the engine multiple times. I go full electric at full road speed quite often.

Tis likely tread width causing your loss.

I'm assuming the system is more of a battery heater than a battery cooler. Last winter I had one day below -40 and it would NOT use the electric motors or go into electric mode at all even after an hour of low speed highway. The truck was sluggish it felt like towing a heavy trailer and...

I would definitely be up for 10-20% more electric power even if I had to take more battery weight. Not even for performance sake just the one hill in my town that kicks me out of Electric is the bane of my commute. Low rolling resistance foam lined EV tires are going on once the summers wear...

You beat me to it. I've been saving some cash to make a Hobo myself.

Anyone want to ship their turbofans to Canada for my Hobo build?

Those EcoBoost transmissions seem to be flying apart before then. Change your freaking lubricants.

Man the EPA ratings are terrible for the hybrid. I'm averaging 18.5km/l (43.5mpg) over summer and winter. In my case I had the price difference paid off in a year. The towing point is beating a dead horse. They both effectively tow 4000lbs.

Because SVT was Ford's ultra performance division. Mach is the electric division now.

The number of people who can change a tire is dropping faster than tires in vehicles. It's just evolution, in the wrong way.

I don't think they're worth it but I live where it actually snows. Everyone else thinks they're better than crack.