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@@taylorg8799 the bulletin says all of them are getting shipped back to Detroit, I think they’re checking them out. Once they determine why they’re failing, I would expect it to be fixed however, I also believe they’ll probably just wait and replace the ones that fail.

@ damn I wanted a 50% discount after the recall and people turned their used ones in 😭😭

Yep!!! I just got back from a 6 hour trip to Harrisburg and back. After I disconnected from the fast charger while I was in Harrisburg, the infotainment system stopped working again.

@@Roberteeeeeee Ouch, I really have high hopes for the Silverado EV, I put in a deposit day one. But not in a position for another vehicle right now, if I was, not sure what I would get.

Hopefully!

Yes, it is an issue. Still love the truck but how can I go on a roadtrip and have confidence in the vehicle.

@@Roberteeeeeee i totally understand your dilema, I run one of the silverado ev fb group and I plan on a GM EV truck in the very near future. But i too am fearful if i end up with a lemon.

Yep... Many of those things I have considered now. I still have to mount a place for my Eco Flow Wave 2 and connect it to the Hitchhiker... I might still be a little light on the tongue, having the 2 6000 watt inverters in the front would help with that. Check back and see my solar mounts on my Silverado EV RST... Coming soon!

Every post I have found where an owner received that error... The battery pack was replaced. Pretty sure they know about this problem... Good Luck!

I was happy it only took 11 days. Got it back Wednesday and took it back to the dealer yesterday. Options like turn off the truck and turn on/off the seat heaters did not work since I got the truck back. They turn themselves on with the low temps we are having... My butt was on fire... Couldn't turn it off.

@Roberteeeeeee Wow, I've never heard of that happening.

Thanks! It turned out well. Taking it on a trip with my Silverado EV! ruclips.net/video/kzfVbE0mEUY/видео.htmlsi=qOiw1Jszyk_1ZmNt

This one is now stationary in my drive. It is connected to an exterior generator plug and runs about 1/3 of my home that is on a sub feed. It came in too heavy, but it has 60 kWH of batteries. Each one is about 12 pounds and to make (4) 48 volt packs I used 64 cells. So my math says it 768 pounds in batteries alone. I built solar trailer version 2.0, and it is much lighter. I put the batteries in the bed of my Silverado EV. Doing a trip soon. The point of the build is that I enjoy these projects and it works well if you are camping and things like that. Not reasonable to think you would do a road trip with this. Checkout 2.0! ruclips.net/video/AZG3x9lKhuM/видео.htmlsi=JcZDbdBYo7d4jEaR

No it is not. There is a youtube video I just found regarding a Silverado EV that has had 2 replacements and that truck only has 2,000 miles on it. Lots of failures on the Silverado EV forum but not sure why nobody is posting videos regarding the failures. Here is the other video: ruclips.net/video/8xn2qzXEsSE/видео.htmlsi=d3N3gRGxenH-2UJV

The whole pack. Imagine if I had been on my Solar Cannonball Run to Florida and I could no longer charge! Stranded with my Solar Trailer.

@@Roberteeeeeee Yes! I am surprised GM is having these issues. Thanks for sharing, looking forward to your trip!

Thanks. Me too!

This is very frustrating....

The Trailer is a work in progress... Taking it on a road trip soon. Just got my Silverado back after the 205 kWH battery died with 5,170 miles!

@ Wow! Glad it was still under warranty. Look forward to more content.

Software not as nice. Miss the FSD but Super Cruise is really good for the long haul drives. I prefer this over all Tesla's. Hope the price comes down though

@@TristenHernandez I have the first solar Trailer in my driveway. It powers a third of my hy

@@Roberteeeeeee okay if you ever sell let me know. I am putting a pop-up hard walled camper made by HardSider on my ford lightning I will have Solar on the roof connect to an Anker Solix F3800 which has almost 4000 W hours worth of energy storage and has a built-in Nema 14-50 so we can actually level two charge my Ford lightning. They say there’s only room for 400 W of solar, but I’m hoping maybe to get creative and see if there’s another location I can mount some solar panels. So basically I’m gonna end up with a mini version of what you’ve done. I prefer not to tow anything so I’m trying to figure out a way to do a similar set up but right on top of the truck basically.

Oh stop.... But seriously... Thanks for the comment. Motivates me to do another project. How about putting solar on my Silverado EV RST! Check back... ruclips.net/video/kzfVbE0mEUY/видео.htmlsi=c4VLC_DSvtHZSkD_

I called the Chevy Consierge who were useless. He had no idea what he was talking about. Asked for my serial number on the charge because he thought I was talking about the charger you can buy and install. He had to keep checking with his team and every time he called back I had to remind him what my issue is. After about two weeks he told me, it's not available yet. I called the dealer and told them to give me the other charger (with the 4 pins in a line), then I can buy the V2V pigtail. Didn't happen. This sucks!

Thanks!

@@kenkrick7596 I put silicone between all of the panels.

Appreciate the feedback. Wait until you see the 1200 watts of solar I am putting on it. Come back!

@@worldcomicsreview354 just a hobby that got out of control

I’ll have to give that some thought. The issue is the weather. I am in PA and my batteries will freeze unless I enclose it.

Thhanks

I am sorry but I don't think I can help since I have no experience with the Sol Ark Inverters. I looked at them but decided on the EG4 6000XPs since they add a layer of redundancy. You still have power if one goes down. I have 3 of them in parallel. Their support is no help?

@@Roberteeeeeee I have called Sol Ark and they remotely turned off arc fault notifications. The issue is not new to them, unfortunately I don't have arc fault protection now but then the PUD power coming into my home did not have arc fault protection either. The only arc fault protection was in circuits in my home where I had an arc fault circuit breaker. I love the idea of using multiple inverters for redundancy. For me a second Sol Ark 15k would run about $9000! Not doing that.

@@Roberteeeeeee I wanted to mention charging EV's off solar. Great for when the sun is shining. But during periods of overcast and rain your going to need the grid to charge. If you try solar batteries to charge the EV here is my experience; 840 Amp Hour batteries lose 2% SOC vs my Tesla gaining 1% charge. Its a loser to try to charge EV batteries with Solar batteries. The cost of the three EG4 batteries is about $12,000. I would need to add at least another 600 AMP hours or about $8500, to be able to charge the car from 20% to 80% and still remain above 20% SOC on the solar batteries. My average charge on the Tesla on the grid is 35 WHRS. My utility rate is .091 per KWHR. Just over $3 to charge her up to 80% at home on the grid. SO does it make sense to spend $20,000 on batteries or just be happy with sunny day EV charging and cloudy day grid charging?

@@MrDadioDude I agree with your math. This was never about saving money since I only pay .10 per kWh. It is about energy independence. I have 3 EG4 6000XP in parallel, so 18kW of AC power. I have about 22 kW of solar that feeds them. and I have 135 kWh of battery storage. I put the battery packs together myself (well with the help of Will Prowse's Channel). I need one more inverter in parallel in order to charge at 19.2kW/80-amp output. The Silverado EV has a 205 kWh battery so I need the juice. BTW, I think you lose about 20% converting from DC to AC to only have your charger feed the internal inverter and convert it back to DC. I wish they would give me PV inputs to go right from Solar to the battery! Thanks for the comment.

Yepper!

Thanks for the visit

@@pgh_stealth3723 thank you for the kind words. I don’t make a lot of professional RUclips videos or any for that matter. I just like documenting my projects. If you haven’t already check out Solar Trailer version 2.0

@@Roberteeeeeee I’m very caught up on the series. I have a model 3 that I’ve attached a hitch too. I have over 20k miles of towing alone. I have 2 trailers and use them often. That’s how I found your channel was the solar trailer videos.

Thanks 👍

@@paullind6534 Required??? Are you saying they should be required to cover damage like hail?

@@Roberteeeeeee maybe not required. But a discount would be a great idea.

@@paullind6534 ahhhh

@@paullind6534absolutely not required, there are enough costs and “requirements” just to live life and we don’t need more.

I'm assuming it is powered by the sun!

@@junehanzawa5165 I hope not, Volta had many free charging stations

@@ToAshes87 thanks for the comment

Gave my Model X to my Daughter...

Thanks!!!

This is my third, haven't hooked it up yet...

I guess I am spoiled with how the Tesla app works. I still love this EV!

Thanks for the info. I did figure it out eventually. The EV Concierge had me reset the infotainment by holding down a button for 30 seconds. The error code went away but then I couldn't logon. I had to take it to Chevy to update the infotainment system. All good now!

@@bloodycreepy I only had OnStar for one month. Thanks for letting me know. I’ll double check.

I moved away from the Growatt inverter. As far as gird tied, I like the EG4 12K or 16K.

@@Roberteeeeeee we’re looking for something around 80KW have you seen the solis inverters ? Seems to have all certs wondering if anyone else has a good opinion on them

I could easily do that since the back panel is on struts and opens easily... I could put a supporting piece in between the frame and the panel to lock it in place... voilà I have a trailer tail!

Yes I had to look up the proper spelling of voilà

I appreciate that! There are some other weird things going on like when I connect my phone to bluetooth and am playing music through the truck, my maps no longer tells me there is a turn coming up. Tesla's do this...

Me too... I would build it out! 205 kWh of storage... It would blow Riven vans and the Mercedes eSprinter... I would sell the Silverado in a second...

You're welcome

You are correct. The ALLPOWERS SP039 only outputs 44 volts and in series, 88 volts (I didn't need to do the math for you), but the EG4 6000 xp requires 100 volts. minimum to charge. I can use those to charge my portable 600 ah 12 volt pack (watch that video too). But I just ordered two of the ALLPOWERS SF400 Monocrystalline Flexible Solar Panel and they output 63.1 volts each so I can use those on one of the PV inputs at 126 volts. Good Catch!

Thanks!

@@puffinjuice I appreciate the feedback

@@George_Shonia I’m working on that as we speak