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What about when all the gas stations run out of gas before a hurricane? Is that better? The complete failure of Texas' grid leading to deaths - that wasn't due to EV/wind/solar. But feel free to tout how bad CA is and how all the other states are better - we'll send people your way, but then...

No battery drain issues with these? Does the OBDII port turn off after a while or stay energized?

Love that color. Looks great! I'll have to live with Cactus Grey and tell myself it hides dirt better.

Used to what? We have solar and overproduce currently. Plug-in Prius gets $0/mi on electric. Our heat pumps are super efficient at heating and cooling too (not much needed, as we're near the coast). This article is click-bait fearmongering with an agenda. Don't consider it "news", but more...

Picking up my XL today - I hope I get motivated enough to make a cool setup like this, but might get lazy and end up with some battery powered magnet light or something. At least until I find some free time...! Thanks for putting in the effort and posting the info and inspiration!

You're pretty much spot on. It works for certain drivers/owners and use/location, etc. $5/gal gas. Home solar. EV tax credit to offset increase price of PHEV. All those can make the PHEV cheaper or not.

I wholeheartedly agree. I wish that we would have required (i.e. gov mandate) that hybrids were more widespread to provide a bridge to EV adoption. Hybrids use much less batteries, the Ford/Toyota design is very simple and reliable, and provide a great increase to mpg, cutting fuel use/demand...

Well, there is one network that lied so much, and so bigly that they settled a lawsuit for $0.8 billion dollars. 🤷‍♂️

years ago on BITOG (bob is the oil guy) forums, I remember reading a post from a tire expert - he said that H speed rated tires required nylon cap plies to meet the speed rating and implied a more robust tire. So for passenger vehicles, even if you don't need the extra speed, for the same price...

Ouch. What a dig. Everyone wants to live here and our weather is good enough to even live in a tent! If it was on the back of a Maverick you'd love it :D also General Motors - not General Engines. They've wanted to build EVs all along!

Ironic you say that https://electrek.co/2023/10/31/toyota-pours-extra-8b-into-us-ev-battery-plant-ford-gm-delay/

Low-profile -- Rhino Rack The quick mount ones (RLT600 I think) are a nice way to add low-profile crossbars and quick on/off.

It's 5 o'clock somewhere and OP must have started early. *edit - I waited until 6:15 here 🍻

Great point - owning a new vehicle for that long is another great way to extract the best value. I really wanted ACC, but after dealer messed up my '23 Lariat order and didn't add CP360 Assist to get it, I settled on a "cheap" XL and hope I won't miss ACC too much...

Take advantage of Costco sales and Mobil 1 (or Pennzoil, etc) rebates!!! https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants/promotions Also, use a site like Rakuten (see sig link) for other ways to save even more with cashback deals. I used to load up on synthetic oil when it was free after rebate (BITOG days...

VMFXX pays 5.30% :) This is a forum for a truck that has only existed for a couple years. I would hope that most people have money to afford a new vehicle and are not stretching themselves b/c they "want" vs "need" a new truck. I could afford the loaded Lariat, but I don't want to spend that...

Agreed! I don't plan on spending much time with the hood up on a new vehicle.

It could be beneficial to your health!

delta smelt also a fish sucks when you delta and smelt it

Ah, holy carp - you mean on the exhaust! Hadn't heard of GPFs before, only DPFs. Well, at least if it is emissions-related it is covered by a long warranty in Cali and all other states that follow our standards.