The graph above contains all the factual content of this post. The price of gold is up quite a bit of late, but the dollar price is nowhere near its all-time high in real (inflation-adjusted) terms. Continue reading Post #2017: The price of gold is up. That’s never good.
This post is prompted by a recent article on Texans using their hybrid vehicles as electrical generators. This being Texas, of course the vehicle in question is a pickup truck, in particular, the Ford F150 hybrid pickup.
And so, in 2021, Texan F150 hybrid owners are finding out what Prius owners have known since at least 2005: A hybrid car makes an excellent backup generator. In this post, I’ll lay out the simplest approach to using your Prius (or similar full hybrid) as an emergency generator. Continue reading Post #1020: PriUPS
