https://peertube.tv/videos/watch/e0a79f43-5b34-4034-821c-b850bfe542a1 There's been a pretty constant thread running through many of our videos in 2026 — namely, that in a world of enshittification and politically-motivated pullback from EVs by major automakers, we as owners need to take back control of our vehicles, their data, and our energy. So today, as the team starts a well-earned July 4th week off, we're sharing some of the fun projects Nikki has planned — from adding OVMS to her wife's Chevrolet Bolt to kick OnStar to the curb, through to continuing to CNC parts for her Vectrix VX-1, some RFID cloning (for a very good cause), and a whole lot more. ⏱️ Chapter Breakdown: 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Taking a week off — what's been happening at TE 1:04 Skye knows what time it is 1:35 June has been rough — health, insurance, family loss 2:29 Coming soon: Cyrusher Kommoda 3.0 e-bike review 3:33 This week: Vectrix VX-1 — soldering and our new gear 7:52 The moo tool and how it's helped 9:18 The 3D probe is calibrated and ready to help 10:43 OVMS SWCAN adapter boards are here! 11:19 What is OVMS? Kicking OnStar to the curb 13:33 Populating the board with very small components 14:41 F-150 Lightning BCM connectors for fog lights 15:20 Proxmark 3 Lite and cloning Bambu filament RFID tags 16:36 We're all taking a break 17:27 Listening to a body with LQTS 18:17 Right-to-repair, independence, and why OVMS matters 19:50 No TEN this week — and why 20:32 Thanks, and goodbye! Links and things used: *, Cyrusher Kommoda 3.0 e-bike: https://www.cyrusher.com/products/kommoda-ebike OVMS (Open Vehicle Monitoring System): https://www.openvehicles.com OVMS SWCAN adapter board gerbers (GitHub): https://github.com/kssmll/ovms-swcan-board Hakko FX-971: https://hakkousa.com/fx-971-soldering-station.html Hakko FM-204 desoldering station (the "moo tool"): https://hakkousa.com/products/desoldering/desoldering-stations/fm-204-self-contained-desolder-soldering-station-with-fm-2024-desolder-tool-fm-2027-soldering-iron.html Kester lead-free solder: https://www.kester.com/products/category/solder-wire Adafruit SMD component book (0805): https://www.adafruit.com/product/441 PCBWay: https://www.pcbway.com DigiKey: https://www.digikey.com Proxmark 3 (RDV4 — US distributor): https://hackerwarehouse.com/product/proxmark3-rdv4-kit/ 👥 Today’s Sponsors 🌱 Electric Vehicle Association - https://www.myeva.org ⚡ EnergySage - https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101290941-16952262 — ✊ Get Involved 🗳️ https://indivisible.org/town-hall-resources ❤️ Support the Show 📰 https://www.transportevolved.com 🔥 https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved ☕ https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved 📺 https://www.youtube.com/transportevolved 👕 https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/ 🛍️ https://amzn.to/40xOyjm ₿ 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH 💬 Join the Conversation 🐘 https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show 💬 https://discord.gg/9WAjfQn 💬 https://fluxer.gg/mcj8aehg 🌀 https://bsky.app/profile/transportevolved.bsky.social 🔁 Subscribe to our 2nd channel - https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 🎙️ Credits: Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Color: Vi Horton Art & Animation : Erin Carlie Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Music: via Artlist.io Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:33:46 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.tv https://peertube.tv/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://peertube.tv/videos/watch/e0a79f43-5b34-4034-821c-b850bfe542a1 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.tv/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.