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It's the exhorbinant initial cost of the e-bikes that is holding people back. I would love to see an American company outdo the Chinese on a large scale with small EVs with shops and services at a price that brings them to the masses here -rather than container loads shipped in from China. If...

We're not set up for e-bikes, at least most cities aren't. You need big full lanes dedicated to EV traffic.  Even if an area has sidewalks or little bike paths, an e-bike isn't that useful since you can't go whizzing down them at high speeds.  I was in Orlando a couple years ago, my gosh. ...

I'd say don't buy an e-bike in the US period. Here's why: E-bikes in China are fantastic. I spent 16 years in Beijing and it's the best way to get around the city, bar none. Because Chinese cities are set up for EV traffic with seperate EV lanes. Because the cost of e-bikes and their parts...

LOL, I don't feel like refilling my propane all the time or carrying the bottle in there.

No, with the right design my mini-uinit would work safely, especially with soy wax angled toward a passive vent.  A woodstove would definitely work because you could put a multi-wicked wax pot inside the stove.  Everything is vented.  You won't be generating much heat but enough for the mini-van...

A mini-wood stove would work for this but you'd still need to have a pot inside the container to keep the wax from melting out the vents. And you'd one you can fix in place, not one of the portable deals with folding legs. Those are $400, so that kinda defeats the objective right there. The...

Heck I bet you could take a small woodstove, vent it with stove pipe and burn the wax in there nice and clean.  No need for wood and it would burn much longer with a lot less messing around. Light the wicks and be heated all night. Close the flu vents to extinguish. Now I'm going to shop...

Some people seem to think "if worked people would already be doing it... because the internet.' But I've searched around online and can't find anything.  There's some stuff like "candle pot heaters" which of course aren't going to do much.  It's not cost-effective to use tea candles because you...

I didn't think it could all that.  Just referring to heat.  Though it could take the chill off a pot of water for washing. It sells for $1.15 to $1.30 a lb in bulk.  The advantage over propane is that it will save you refill trips because a lot could be stored.  It stores as flexible solid in...

OMG I'm just trying to heat my van -and defs not doing all that tedious homework you just bid me to.  I'm more of an big picture guy who lets the poindexters analyze everything in his wake.  So, you know, get to it :P

Another option would be to vent this thing, but my experience was that the tent was considerably dryer using wax than with propane with only tent windows slightly opened.  Maybe candles reduced humidity in my tent because the warmth forced air and moisture out through the passive vents even...

The other big advantage is elegance. This is essentially just a candle, a very big one with many wicks. Thus no big initial purchase/installation cost, hassle, or maintenance worries. It's noiseless and serves as night light.

It's easier for me to think of it in watts to compare it to an electric heater.  Low-end electric heaters are 800 watts and enough for a small space like a mini-camper van.   That much is achievable with a wax fueled heater. (super-candle heater?)  I don't like to call them "wax heaters" because...

Point taken, I was in error.  Soy wax is not cheaper per pound than propane or kerosene.  But I still beats them out in the fact that it's solid so that you can store more fuel.  This saves trips to refill and thus is a savings in hassle and vehicle fuel.  Propane cannisters are bulky and leaky...

I used to do something like this for tent heating and I'm trying to figure out how to make it work (safely) for mini-cam per van. Soy wax is quite clean burning and can be purchased in bulk granules for $1.15 USD per pound.  That makes it more economical than propane or really anything else. ...

Lots of different thinking and real-world realities to consider. A second alternator sounds pricey to install but it may be worth the dough to get reliable power 24/7. I'll be running a laptop at night quite a lot and a small USB fan. Maybe the way to go is to buy a more efficient laptop...

I thought it was overboard, but now I'm thinking I should do the DC to DC with li-po, max out the solar on the roof, and carry a 200 watt foldable panel to supplement it when I'm stationary for a long time. I definitely do not like going without power. Also I forgot, I like to vape and I'm not...

Thanks, yeah, I might be underestimating my requirement and overestimating what can be generated.  I don't want to be driving around needlessly or carrying a generator.  I'm doing side vents so I'll see how much solar I can pack onto the roof and go for max.

I'll consider this.  I'd rather use lithium.  I just thought I could charge the AGM faster (less driving) with an isolator than from a lithium with a DC-DC charger.  I notice those go from 20 to 40 to 60 amps.  Is there any reason not to go with the 60 amp? But regardless, this actually makes...

Which battery systems are not pass-through?