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. My 2020 Longhorn has had a number of disconcerting, but temporary, glitches that eventually went away after the OTA (over the air) updates were allowed to complete themselves. Sometimes it takes disconnecting the 12V battery for a few hours, reconnecting the battery and leaving the truck alone...

. Just curious, if you can say, and I understand if you can't mention brand names, but if you can say names, which standalone GPS navigation systems are accurate enough and up-to-date enough that you trust them? I have family members that use both Garmin and TomTom, but the preference seems to...

. Not an insider, but it can't be any other way. If the Ramcharger is to run for up to 145 miles in electric-only mode, all of the traditional engine-belt-driven accessories have to be electrically powered (steering, air-conditioner). Heck, my 20-year-old Prius town car beater has the AC powered...

I have the OEM electric steps, absolutely love them. But they are expensive, and if you rock crawl, not appropriate. . The only thing I'd add to the OEM running boards is a button on the keyfob so I could deploy & retract them with the truck off and doors closed, like for reaching that last...

. For certain no accessories will be driven directly by the V6 gas engine. The gas engine will do two things only: (1) take care of itself - whatever it needs to run (like water pump, oil pump), (2) spin the generator. Air conditioning compressor, power steering, etc. will all be electrically...

I've seen oil pressure as low as 19 PSI in my 2020 EcoDiesel, for example idling at a traffic light at the end of an offramp after an extended highway run. I've seen it as high as 50 PSI during cold starts. As HSKR said, these modern oil pumps are variable output, depending on need at any given...

. This today on the Stellpower website: Ram is investing $406 M in Sterling Heights plant gearing up for production of REV and Ramcharger. It also says Ramcharger production will begin production some time in 2025. . STLA investing $406 million in three Michigan plants .

. I drove a 1965 D500 crew-cab, long wheelbase "gang truck" in the oilfields near Taft, CA during summer employment at a major US oil company. 318 v8, manual transmission, split rear end. VERY heavily loaded flat-bed with an A-frame cable winch, tool boxes full of sledge hammers, pipe wrenches...

. The real-world evidence so far is that, for one example, many Tesla batteries are at 200,000+ miles and are still going strong. Some users (typically taxi-cab companies in large cities) report 300,000-400,000 on the original batteries. Same for the electric motors. . Sure, a small percentage...

. I really think in 5-10 years we'll see significant improvements starting to solve the problems with current LI-ion battery chemistries - cost, range, recharge times and environmental issues. With solid state already being sold for 1-2 kWh household batteries for short power outages, EVs with...

. You might be right, but I tend to think that they are going slowly for two reasons: [1] The Ramcharger will be a big step up on terms of the engineering required, i.e. in terms of what Ram/Chrysler has done before. I'm sure they know they have to get it 100% right or they'll burn themselves...

. That's a good amount of power produced. The sunk cost is already made, both financial and environmental, so the only thing to do now is (a) keep the system maintained for peak performance and (b) enjoy the hell out of it for the next 20-30 years. . Be careful of the numbers saying X amount of...

. I agree, the politicians who forced the EV thing on the world went about it the wrong way, without adequate knowledge of the unintended consequences. I believe they meant well, but frankly, they went about it like idiots. A classic example of that old saying "a little information is a...

It's a nicely outfitted truck, hopefully brings you as much joy as my 2020 brings me. Welcome, and best of luck!

. I think the jury is still out in terms of overall benefit or harm to the environment for residential rooftop solar. By the time your system ages out, they will have figured out better materials recycling methods. In the meantime, your system is doing its part to reduce exhaust emissions from...

. There are perfectly legitimate use-cases for electric trucks, just not as heavy-duty work trucks or for towing as of today. The tragedy is the wrong-headed Left's demand that everyone switch to EVs immediately. If they had just let the market for EVs develop at a natural pace, not via...

Do you have a Google account, and if so, you're signed in to your Google account on your phone? Maybe that's the difference?

Oh, yeah? Read this Motor Trend update on their horrible experience with Google built into their 2024 Silverado 1500: . https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2024-chevrolet-silverado-zr2-duramax-diesel-yearlong-review-update-4-google-built-in/ .

. Whatever works is good. I've never put G-Maps on my nav screen, only on my Android phone, so I can't comment on what it's like when displayed on the vehicle's screen. I have relatives that are Android/Google fans that prefer the standalone Garmin devices on the dash and take it from vehicle to...

. My phone isn't a Google phone, but it's running Android 11. These aren't conventional pop-up ads that open a separate popup window, these are plastered all over the map as text, some with links. Open Google Maps, zoom in a bit, Here's what's plastered all over the UI at various businesses...