Big Ford EV Announcement Coming Aug 11th

[jghall00]

So 10.2 on the face.

How many KWH do you make a day on average?

I don't know exactly. Usually it's somewhere between 40 and 50 kWh if the weather is clear and I have enough demand.

 

[oil pan 4]

I owned a couple of the 300/6. All mine came with the NP 4 speed. That engine came out in 1965 - along with the 240 - well outside my 40 year window.

I did not choose 40 years randomly.

Yeah wasn't sure if that was less than 40 years

 

[UncleDave]

I don't know exactly. Usually it's somewhere between 40 and 50 kWh if the weather is clear and I have enough demand.

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I get around 45 with an 20 panel/8K Qcell and enphase IQ8 array.

When you say " when you have enough demand" does that mean your setup will stop producing once and if it detects a full battery and no load not sending anything back to the grid?

I've always liked the sol ark outside its min startup voltage.

My experience with tranformerless inverters is that they dont like load imbalances and all my friends that use these designs end up adding a balancing autotransformer. I think the victron has the edge on the sol ark here.

 

[buster]

He's been driving around in a BYD and praising them for the last year. About time they do something.

 

[E365]

Sounds like the first model might be a smaller EV pickup.

“Ford has been vague about what that team will bring to market, but insiders hint the company is preparing to launch an entirely new EV “family.” And that’s expected to include a number of different body styles, starting with a small, all-electric pickup somewhere in size between the compact Ford Maverick and midsize Ranger, said Sam Abuelsamid, lead analyst with Telemetry Research. At least one small SUV will follow”

https://www.autoblog.com/news/fords-affordable-new-ev-family-will-start-with-a-small-electric-pickup

 

[jghall00]

And that’s expected to include a number of different body styles, starting with a small, all-electric pickup somewhere in size between the compact Ford Maverick and midsize Ranger, said Sam Abuelsamid, lead analyst with Telemetry Research. At least one small SUV will follow”

https://www.autoblog.com/news/fords-affordable-new-ev-family-will-start-with-a-small-electric-pickup

Based on Maverick demand, that's a no-brainer. People have been clamoring for smaller, less expensive trucks for years. I wonder what size battery they squeezed into it.

 

[E365]

Based on Maverick demand, that's a no-brainer. People have been clamoring for smaller, less expensive trucks for years. I wonder what size battery they squeezed into it.

For sure! Hopefully GM responds with a BEV-3 based EV pickup. The existing 102kWh Ultium 12-module pack would probably be ideal. Or a similar sized pack with the GM’s new LFP program

 

[jghall00]

I get around 45 with an 20 panel/8K Qcell and enphase IQ8 array.

When you say " when you have enough demand" does that mean your setup will stop producing once and if it detects a full battery and no load not sending anything back to the grid?

I've always liked the sol ark outside its min startup voltage.

My experience with tranformerless inverters is that they dont like load imbalances and all my friends that use these designs end up adding a balancing autotransformer. I think the victron has the edge on the sol ark here.

Correct. I don't produce if the batteries are full and there's no household load. I've taken to limiting the charge overnight to absorb some solar output during the day. The batteries don't like being full in high heat, so I try to limit their time at 100% while still hitting full charge periodically to ensure they balance properly. They were discharging early AM before the sun came up, but I've adjusted my climate settings to precool the house, so that isn't an issue anymore. Now I just overcool the house whenever the batteries get near full in the daytime. I could automate further to adjust charge based on predicted weather, but there's not much financial benefit since cell prices keep dropping and degradation is already low. As long as I recoup my initial outlay and maybe get another five years, I'm fine with my return.