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As much as I can’t stand full-size pickups, a Chevy Silverado EV has the towing range to make towing the trailer a lot more practical. One potentially interest

by rgmerk 3y ago

As much as I can’t stand full-size pickups, a Chevy Silverado EV has the towing range to make towing the trailer a lot more practical. One potentially interesting option that the author hasn’t tried is a yacht. Anybody seen any accounts of a cruising digital nomad?

mcrwfrd 3y ago
Hundred Rabbits[0] have been an inspiration for me for a while. They work from their sailboat! [0] https://100r.co/site/off_the_grid.html https://100r.co/site/off_the_grid.html
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aiiane 3y ago
You might be interested in Hundred Rabbits (https://100r.co/ https://100r.co/).
atrus 3y ago
100 Rabbits are fairly well known, and they use a boat to sail around the pacific. https://100r.co/site/home.html https://100r.co/site/home.html
wffurr 3y ago
Microship is the OG digital nomad and switched from bicycles to boats at some point: https://microship.com/ https://microship.com/ Sarah Steenland the Cruising Cartoonist has been working a digital artist job and raising a family on sailboats for years in the South Pacific: https://www.sarahsteenland.com/ https://www.sarahsteenland.com/
jiveturkey42 3y ago
So much wasted energy from the source of generation to the EV motor.. Diesel engines are optimized for towing
- wesleytodd 3y ago
  We full time'd for a while towing a 40ft trailer with a diesel f250. While it is obviously not "efficient" relative to smaller rigs, it is way more efficient than living in a house and commuting daily even with an EV. This is one of those things I don't think people realize about "low carbon impact living" (or whatever you would want to call it), you likely get 80% there just by not heading/cooling a 2k sqft house all the time.
- rgmerk 3y ago
  There really isn't. US grid losses are about 5% [1] and charging loses another 10-15%, and the motors are at least 90% efficient. Meanwhile, automotive diesel engines lose 60% straight out the exhaust pipe, and that's not counting the energy required to refine and transport the diesel. [1] https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=105 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=105

by rgmerk 3y ago

mcrwfrd 3y ago

Hundred Rabbits[0] have been an inspiration for me for a while. They work from their sailboat! [0] https://100r.co/site/off_the_grid.html https://100r.co/site/off_the_grid.html

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aiiane 3y ago

You might be interested in Hundred Rabbits (https://100r.co/ https://100r.co/).

atrus 3y ago

100 Rabbits are fairly well known, and they use a boat to sail around the pacific. https://100r.co/site/home.html https://100r.co/site/home.html

wffurr 3y ago

Microship is the OG digital nomad and switched from bicycles to boats at some point: https://microship.com/ https://microship.com/ Sarah Steenland the Cruising Cartoonist has been working a digital artist job and raising a family on sailboats for years in the South Pacific: https://www.sarahsteenland.com/ https://www.sarahsteenland.com/

jiveturkey42 3y ago

So much wasted energy from the source of generation to the EV motor.. Diesel engines are optimized for towing

wesleytodd 3y ago
We full time'd for a while towing a 40ft trailer with a diesel f250. While it is obviously not "efficient" relative to smaller rigs, it is way more efficient than living in a house and commuting daily even with an EV. This is one of those things I don't think people realize about "low carbon impact living" (or whatever you would want to call it), you likely get 80% there just by not heading/cooling a 2k sqft house all the time.
rgmerk 3y ago
There really isn't. US grid losses are about 5% [1] and charging loses another 10-15%, and the motors are at least 90% efficient. Meanwhile, automotive diesel engines lose 60% straight out the exhaust pipe, and that's not counting the energy required to refine and transport the diesel. [1] https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=105 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=105