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I agree with you there and most phone data plans are very generous with the handset and less so with the hotspot. So just get an XL sized phone and skip the tablet. The traffic redirect heads up are like the most useful thing about maps.

It's pretty much the same thing with any Android phone hotspot. Only it would be way less expensive to get a generic Android table with GPS and dedicate it as your head unit.

In Google maps you can download areas of the country to the memory of the device when you have wifi also will save data from loading when you have cell data. You won't have live traffic data, but you wouldn't have that with a Garmin unless it was a sat link or something. So you could just use a...

Cheap android tablet with Google maps? Use the hotspot on your phone.

What would probably make more sense if you reeeealy wanted to do this was to come up with some way the flat tow vehicle charges the flat towed EV either by trickle charging it constantly Or maybe only load the alternator while braking Or decelerating or come up with regen braking on the tow...

Few things come to mind: You're actually going to be dragging quite a bit and using fuel in the motorhome to generate the battery, Wear and tear and tear on the EV tires. And the biggest one is that you are not in the vehicle If something starts going wrong and then you're just towing a ball of...

Another thing to consider is that ICE engines and transmissions aren't without failure out of warranty. And the price of a blown engine or a transmission is probably getting pretty close to battery replacement. In most cases the battery warranty is longer than the ICE warranties that are usually...

Starting price $67k which is a non-starter. The depreciation in the first year will be more than what a new slate costs.

I can't stand these AI videos. Completely inaccurate or partially inaccurate. It's just bad information and poorly executed. I guess someone somewhere is getting some clicks out of doing nothing. I always try to give them a thumbs down. And comment in the comments that this is an AI video that's...

The truly dumb moment came when they started building ladders into tailgates so that you could climb into it... Let's not even consider actually using the bed to load. What they need to do is build a ladder into the grotesque grills to check your oil.

Irks me that every truck has a mass of American style nose on it. The Maverick tries to but it's just small enough that it can't be massive. It's like let's see how non-aerodynamic and a death trap to pedestrians we can make this thing. Bigger the better!

I also have a hybrid Maverick. And I pretty much fit what you're saying. It's a great appliance and I would buy another one, But I don't really like four doors, And I would rather have a longer bed? Most of the time it's just fine. I think I would get a slate and keep the Maverick and replace an...

Tesla hypes things for years and never delivers. I personally don't listen to anything they say until I actually see it being sold. The talk is mostly designed to boost an overly inflated stock price and a trillion dollar pay package. And there's probably a pretty good slice of America who would...

A lot of it depends on how comprehensive slate university is. I'd actually like to do most of it. Aside from warranty work, there really shouldn't be much maintenance other than brakes which aren't very often on an EV and tires can be any place. I'm guessing they might be using a longer term Dot...

When I look it up in my area there's one corporate and two independent shops that are both pretty close to me. You can't expect them to come up with an entire independent nationwide repair system. And I would be able to pick among the three and see what kind of reviews they get. So other than...

Still some big unanswered questions that are in play for quick decisions. --How is it purchased and delivered --How do they deal with warranty repairs and repair network in general. --price and price for battery upgrade

On the flip side of that, the seller could easily strip it and leave it for the next person to do what they want. Highly customized vehicles are usually a hard sell used.

Size and simplicity. I just bought a Frigidaire refrigerator that has a compressor, a plug, and a manual thermostat. I'm tired of over complicated things breaking. I can understand all this stuff, use it, and fix a lot of it, which is probably why I don't like seeing it in an appliance. A...

Thanks for the heads up about the cost of the zoo and parking. Yeah that's a no-go. I was thinking of going, but that would cost more than the train ticket from Harrisburg. I'm sure the zoo is a good cause and needs the money for overhead, but I was just going to go see the truck.

Another factor is that a blank Alate can just be ordered and delivered. How many basic $30k Ford EVs will be at dealerships? or people go to the effort to order the most stripped down vehicle Rather than go to a dealership and see the $40,000+ one that is optioned up with salesman pushing the...