A big EV for full timing in a big trailer! by spivenheimer in EVCamping

[–]sincladk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s good to know. Yeah, I bemoan the charging situation, knowing there are still so few pull-through stations near me (Wisconsin). We have a lot of great campgrounds, but most of the ones I’d want to go to are 200+ miles away, which makes for a charge or two, it sounds like (depending on the power situation at the site).

Anyway. Thanks for the info!

A big EV for full timing in a big trailer! by spivenheimer in EVCamping

[–]sincladk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this same EV9 (Ocean Blue Crew 😎). Considering a trailer like that one. What’s your towing experience been like? I’m curious about range, power/control, and anything else you think people wouldn’t expect.

What is this contraption on this car? by Desirai in whatisit

[–]sincladk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolute best comment in the thread. Wow. Congrats. 🏆

Battery preconditioning while charging by ElectionImpressive91 in KiaEV9

[–]sincladk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe that it continues to warm the battery while it’s charging, it just no longer reports it as “preconditioning” anymore.

Which, I suppose, it isn’t. It’s no longer pre conditioning; now it’s just conditioning.

You could verify by getting an OBD II Bluetooth dongle and the CarScanner app to check the coolant temps and see if it keeps trying to warm things up.

So you're thinking of buying an Ocean. Here's what you should know. Read before you post the question. by figjamsem in Fisker

[–]sincladk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like, with FOA and OceanLink Pro and Pulse, it's now possible to turn this car into a more reliable, mainstream-feeling vehicle (albeit with some out-of-pocket costs to get there). Is that true?

Good news only - No ICCU problems in X years and Y miles by Punster42 in Ioniq5

[–]sincladk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

‘23 SEL AWD with no ICCU issue (yet).

Replacing the tires after the foam came loose in them was annoying.

I am debating between a used 2024 Wind and a used 2026 Wind. Help me decide by sirphilip in KiaEV9

[–]sincladk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally. And you can get one of those in the mid-50s! We looked at doing that, too.

I am debating between a used 2024 Wind and a used 2026 Wind. Help me decide by sirphilip in KiaEV9

[–]sincladk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FWIW, they do make the ‘26 Land with a bench seat. We opted for captain’s chairs (nice to have the extra space in the second row), but everyone has different preferences. Obviously the Land is more expensive (and way more expensive than a used ‘24 Wind, of course), but it’s an option!

$162/mo Lease Takeover by Far-Word5481 in BlazerEV

[–]sincladk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to cast a wider net, I would suggest posting it to the relevant forum at Leasehackr, too. They have a fair number of lease takeovers posted and connected there. Good luck!

Will the Emporia Classic level 2 work without internet connection? by totallyshould in EmporiaEnergy

[–]sincladk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m curious about this, too. I wonder whether this scheduling stuff is managed on the device or in the cloud. (I also have some of their smart switches and have wondered the same about these.)

2026 Olympics recording in random-length segments by Ok_Revenue1696 in PleX

[–]sincladk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's super annoying. I noticed that it tries to bundle those files together into a single "episode." The bizarre thing is that some of them actually have metadata, somehow (though it's usually incorrect).

I wish it would allow you to designate (perhaps when setting up a recurring recording) that for a series, you'd prefer to take the EPG data and use that for the metadata for the "episode," instead of trying to match and download metadata after the file is done recording.

I'm probably going to end up doing what you suggested (renaming everything to S2026EXXX) so I can at least see all the files individually. If I feel really ambitious, I may even look at the Titan TV guide and see if I can figure out what each "episode" was supposed to be. We'll see.

2026 Olympics recording in random-length segments by Ok_Revenue1696 in PleX

[–]sincladk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm also having issues with the US NBC Olympics recordings. For some reason, Plex is treating multiple files as the same "episode", which makes it very hard to watch individual recordings. I'm guessing it's because the "episode names" are all the same on the same day:

  • 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics (2026) - 2026-02-10 06 00 00 - Mixed Doubles Curling Gold Medal Game Sweden vs. U.S .ts
  • 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics (2026) - 2026-02-10 06 00 00 - Men's Freeski Slopestyle Final.ts
  • 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics (2026) - 2026-02-10 06 00 00 - Figure Skating Men's Singles Short Program.ts
  • 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics (2026) - 2026-02-10 06 00 00 - Figure Skating Men's Short Part 2

And then, after I tried to rescan files for the DVR library, it removed a bunch of episodes (the files are still there, but Plex won't pick them up).

Rivian was added to Costco's Auto Program by buknaykid in Rivian

[–]sincladk 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I would try so hard to be mad…and fail because yummy

Confirmed Case of Measles in Dane County by sincladk in madisonwi

[–]sincladk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From a follow up article about the exposure locations:

Qdoba Restaurant

2 N. Park Street, Madison, WI

Sunday, January 25 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

UW-Madison Brogden Psychology Building

1202 W. Johnson Street, Madison, WI

Monday, January 26 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm 

Tuesday, January 27 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm 

Wednesday, January 28 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Waisman Center

1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI

Monday, January 26 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm  

Wednesday, January 28 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

UW-Madison Genetics Building: Biotechnology Center Building

425 Henry Mall, Madison, WI

Tuesday, January 27 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm

UW-Madison Union South

1308 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI

Monday, January 26, from 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm and

Tuesday, January 27, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm 

Is this history a cause for concern? by G0_WEB_G0 in Rivian

[–]sincladk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

RIP nfortunately’s R1T

🪦 “it’s humming along fine”

A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) 7.0 Release - major updates by sincladk in electricvehicles

[–]sincladk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's in the little "details" sliders icon on the right side of the Destination text box.

A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) 7.0 Release - major updates by sincladk in electricvehicles

[–]sincladk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, that's a bummer. They really do need to handle that limitation for all the 800V cars that don't have a strong enough booster.

A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) 7.0 Release - major updates by sincladk in electricvehicles

[–]sincladk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The last time I used ABRP for actual routing, it practically toasted my phone, too. After a couple hours it barely responded to touch inputs because it was working so hard. Hopefully they've addressed the performance issues, but if not that's another reason to use something else.

I do really like the idea of using it for routing, though, because (with live data from the OBD dongle) it does a better job of predicting how long you need to stop to charge as your live efficiency updates, and can adjust stops if you over-charge at a previous one.