Wildabeest
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It’s right off I-15 and about half way between Idaho Springs and Butte. That’s my best guess as to why. Cool little store, though, and nice folks.
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Yep. Might as well charge up in a good place. mtmuley
BrentD
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A point of curiousity for me is how much effect does the heating and cooling (?) system in one of these affect range? I would think the heater on a cold/windy day would be a heck of a drain on the battery. AC in the summer might be worse. but I don't really know.
Wildabeest
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It’s less about the energy used to heat the inside of the truck, but more about the general inefficiency of current battery tech in cold temps. I notice about a 15% decease in efficiency when temps get into the teens or low 20’s.
Wildabeest
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I can make it from Idaho Falls to Butte without stopping in Dell, but I usually stop because it’s cheap and I like the place. I average about 2 miles per kWh. Below I added just over 50kWh (~100 miles of range) in ~20 mins and it cost me $3.00. 
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What does AC do to mileage?
Wildabeest
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Negligible. Maybe 1-2% efficiency drop, if that. I leave my climate set to Auto, so I don’t really know when it’s running or not. But I don’t notice any efficiency difference when outside temp is between 40-90 degrees. Wind, on the other hand, can have a big impact.
BrentD
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Interesting. I certainly don't see any Teslas with their windows down in the summer, but always wondered. Of course rolling the window down would probably hurts effeciencies even more than AC, even in gassers.
Heading from Bozeman to Boise. This was charging stop #3.
Wildabeest
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The complete lack of high speed charging in Bozeman stills confounds me. Of all places, you’d think Bozeman would have it.
Wildabeest
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Electrify America high speed charging station finally opened in Bozeman. Located in the Target parking lot.
Any updates on the vehicle so far?
Slm864
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What’s inside the little fenced in area to the right of the minivan? Cummins generator?
Honestly I’m a bit more intrigued by that t-shirt in the photo lol
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I’ll bet anyone Lordstown will be swallowed if they ever become a threat. You see, it’s history.
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Hudson Motors | Detroit Historical Society
The Hudson Motor Car Company, often called simply Hudson Motors, was founded in 1909. Joseph L. Hudson, owner of the renowned Detroit department store, was the primary investor in the company, created by eight individuals, including Roy Chapin and Howard Coffin, former employees at Olds Motor...
Wildabeest
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Transformers. These thing put out a lot of juice - 350kW each.
Wildabeest
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Pretty good so far. A few issues, but service center has been good about fixing things. I try to keep a beta tester mindset. Seeing a lot more of them on the road lately, and I’m not sure the service center is scaling up. Took a rock to the windshield driving up for opener in MT and the soonest they could get me in for service was 3 weeks out.
Glad to see more high speed charging opening up! That was my biggest complaint.
They’re already bankrupt as of September.I’ll bet anyone Lordstown will be swallowed if they ever become a threat. You see, it’s history.
Hudson Motors | Detroit Historical Society
The Hudson Motor Car Company, often called simply Hudson Motors, was founded in 1909. Joseph L. Hudson, owner of the renowned Detroit department store, was the primary investor in the company, created by eight individuals, including Roy Chapin and Howard Coffin, former employees at Olds Motor...
As against electric vehicles as I am I wanna ask a few serious questions. Not as a way to write off electrics, just to see if my concerns about them are valid.
1. Does the range equate roughly to the Specs? Especially since you’re in a less than ideal environment for them.
2. Corrosiveness? I’m not sure if Montana uses salt or not, but for whatever reason any parts that energy moves through seems to corrode faster. (I have no idea of the connections on an electric vehicle so that’s why I ask)
3. Would you feel comfortable taking it on a cross country road trip? Between charging stations and how you rate it’s reliability.
Never been around one, these are just my concerns I see and wanna know if they are baseless.
BrentD
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Well, he (Wildebeest) did drive a Tesla to the very NE corner of Minnesota a couple years ago. I was impressed as if he had driven an Conestoga and team of oxen.
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