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Thanks for sharing. I have always loved the idea of a Jeep but never actually owned one. The closest I ever came was driving my brother's old late 70's CJ around the backwoods of PA. I think it had an inline 6 cylinder engine. Obviously manual. Fully connected. Simple. Loved it. I just can't...

I appreciate you all having a healthy debate about the definition of a transmission and an inverter although I have to admit that this was not the intent of my earlier post. i was simply responding to an excellent comment about the woes of traditional ICE breaking down and how it is sometimes...

OK I concede that I forgot to put the words “traditional automatic clutch based multi speed” in front of the word transmission in my original post. I never claimed to be an expert, just an enthusiast who has experience with an EV and eyes that still work. But If we have to call the single speed...

Yeah kind of. This is the way most of us charge at my apartment complex in Baltimore. It stores at least some of the energy collected during the daylight hours.

It I never intended to make it that complicated . EVs don’t have as many moving parts and certainly not in the “transmission” as you call it. Having personally rebuilt automatic transmissions with all the clutches, pressurized fluids and seals, and dozens of gears that shift position in an ICE...

Yeah all good points. Although, just like the transition from steam engine to ICE took decades so will the transition to electric. People still drive a 1957 chevy in Cuba because they have the parts and know how to repair them and don't have access to modern cars as much. Assuming we solve the...

Yeah I think you hit the nail on the head. It's interesting, when I started the thread I had forgotten how much EVs are still not fully embraced or understood by most people. Having owned and driven one it just a no brainer around mostly around cities and suburbs. The first few months of using...

yeah what he said. yeah I suppose a single inverter is still considered a one speed "transmission". But certainly not a transmission in a traditional sense with lots of complex multiple gears and clutches. Most EV "transmissions" for example have just two or three moving parts and one gear...

Solid state is indeed coming soon.. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a45942785/toyota-future-ev-battery-plans/

Some very valuable points from a clearly experienced overlander. With your well stated comments above I add the following considerations to the conversation. one of things that attracted me personally to an EV was in fact it’s simplicity. The EV is essentially a battery and motor. That’s it...

You are correct sir. It does appear as if DC fast chargers are few and far out in Nemaiah Valley or Skookumchuck. Maybe you could convince someone to put up a few Paired Power or BoxPower remote solar charging stations?

I of course agree with you and one of the reasons I started the thread. Overlanding, within an hour away from civilization is easy as pie with an EV and I have done it many times. I admit that there are limits of course. For the naysayers, let's take a plausible worst case scenario. The AWD...

New video of EV in snow fyi

That makes sense. An EV is not for everyone and folks that like to get lost deep in remote areas of the world would find it a challenge with most EVs right now. Solid state batteries and fuel cells will one day get us as much and likely even surpass the range of ICE vehicles but for now we are...

The math required to calculate how much green house energy goes in vs how much goes out is staggering and dependent on many factors. To make it even more complicated, politics and “propaganda” do get in the way not to mention old habits. Some people just can’t give up their love of ICE vehicles...

Yeah thats a big hit. Like we talked about earlier, EVs are at about a max of 150 mile range right now for the deep tundra in the cold. Thats still better than the 50 mile range we had in 2008. We will get there.

In 2026 Toyota and/or their rivals will likely offer solid state battery with 500 mile range for about $60,000. This is obviously not practical for most people but, as did traditional lithium ion technology, prices will fall rapidly. If you hang in there long enough you might just be able drive...

Hmmm those numbers seem a bit pessimistic, not saying incorrect but consider the following. I transformed my IONIQ 5 to the most inefficient version of itself one could possibly imagine and its not horrible. My IONIQ 5 has 6% larger tires with all terrain traction, a 3" lift kit, a hugely...

Now we are talking. You are correct. The primary hurdle as I see it is less so the power generation per se and more about storage. Gasoline is, as you know packed with energy density compared lithium ion batteries. On the other hand fossil fuel stores are finite and worsen climate change more...

haha. I'm a scientist and as most scientists do, we spend all day trying to prove each other and ourselves incorrect. We live more in a world of data not emotions per se. I drive an EV not because it fulfills a political agenda but because it makes economical and practical sense for this part of...