Recent content by Brian P

Closing in on 100 000 km on my Chevy Bolt. Only reason the hood has ever been up has been to refill the windscreen-wash. Brakes have insignificant visible wear ... I re-greased the slide pins in all four calipers this spring. Still using the original tires, though this summer will be the last...

I wish we could still get something like a 1981 Toyota Starlet. Those have something of a cult following now. Good luck finding one.

EV sales worldwide are increasing. It's mostly the US situation which is messed up due to politics, and ours by extension. https://www.iea.org/reports/global-ev-outlook-2025/trends-in-electric-car-markets-2

Temperature below threshold

Stayed in because the temperature was below threshold, and I suspect many others did the same.

Most of the "charge in 5 minutes!" stuff is AI clickbait. The CCS connector is rated for 1000 volts and 500 amps - that's 500 kW if both were maxed out. Some cars are using 800 volts nominal. The amps are limited by the cross section of the copper; how much do you want the cable to weigh?

<- grew up and learned to ride in an era before all this fancy stuff ... Street riding, I am ON the clutch lever a lot of the time, right at the transition between just-barely-engaged and just-barely-disengaged ... not "slipping", but right at the threshold point, where it cushions the...

Tomorrow? I'm planning to go to Hockley for lunch.

It's unclear (to me) what UAE's neighbors think of this. They're kinda surrounded, and thus, at least somewhat dependent on their neighbors (OPEC members) playing ball. Personally, I think they have something up their sleeve. Long term contract with China paid in yuan and factoring in Iran's...

My 1980s FZR400 has self cancelling signals. It's just a counter in the odometer that turns the flasher off after a fixed distance which is never enough. I would rather it be set for a longer than usual distance, thus serving the intended function of turning off a forgotten signal more...

ESA now requires a 50 amp breaker (with conductor sizing to suit) if you are installing a NEMA 14-50 receptacle, their thinking is that this way people don't need to read instructions or labels. My install with 30 amp breaker and conductor sizing pre-dated that rule change. It wouldn't really...

Could be done either way, though max charging amps through a plug and NEMA 14-50 receptacle is 40 amps through a 50 amp breaker. If your car allows a higher L2 AC charging rate and you have enough wiggle room in your distribution panel, it has to be hardwired to make use of it. Mine is set to...

Mine is set at 24 amps, well within the rating of the receptacle. I initially planned for moving the EVSE between indoors and outdoors, but actual field experience has found this to be unnecessary. If I were to do it again, I would probably hard-wire it. The Grizzl-E is built inside what looks...

Car won't fit in the garage during motorcycle season!

My L2 is outside. In winter when the car gets parked inside, I use the 120V that came with the car. Obviously I can still park it outside and use the L2 if the car really needs a big charge overnight.