Thanks for the story. If I ever complain about the cold here in Iowa, somebody kick me. Glad to hear it worked for ya, when the temps come up some you will really like your truck. You could Maybe post a picture of your Mustang.
Thank you for the interesting story. I have a -22 Platinum here in Finland in the same conditions, now in its third winter (and 130,000 km). I am very satisfied. Has your Platinum been converted for EU/Norway? In other words, do Ford navigation, FordPass, and PAAK work in your car? And is the charging connection CCS2 or US CCS1?Hi, I picked up my US-Spec MY24 Platinum just before Christmas, and today we decided to see what it was good for in the cold. As the title gives away, I live in Norway, more specific in what is called Northern Norway, but is actually in the middle of Norway, lenghtwise. Some 100 mi. south of the Arctic Circle.
We wanted to go to the little village of Hemavan in Sweden, a alpine ski resort. We didn't go for downhill skiing, but for some grocery shopping, a popular pasttime for norwegians, as food, fuel, liqour, cigarettes etc is insanely expencive in Norway. But we mainly needed an excuse to roadtrip the Lightning.
The trip was total 340 km / 210 mi.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/nCs69PwbXDv1SMnu6
We started off at 10 am, at a crisp -20 C / -4 F. I pre-heated the truck, so the SOC was at 99% and 347 km / 215 mi range. Which I thought was good, given the temperature.
My oldest son ready to go.
Early in the day, the rear windows fogged and froze on the inside, but that got better troughout the day. The first leg was up to the next town over, Mo i Rana, an industrial town, and then after a short stop, east to Sweden. The temperature was around -15 C / 5 F along the Rana fjord, but as we turned inward in the country and climbing the mountainous terrain towards the border, the temp fell to -25 C / -13 F.
As we got into Sweden, there is a plateau, and pretty even terrain, not flat, but no major elevation changes along the road. The temps got colder. It varied between -30C to -34 C / -22 F to -29.2 F. Sweden has very good roads compared to those on the Norwegain side of the border, so I maintained a speed about 90 kmh / 55 mph. The heat in the cabin was good, we had it set at 23 C / 73.4 F, but it wasn't that warm still. The windows were all clear. All in all, I was very impressed with the Lightning regarding the speed I traveled, the outside and inside temps, and power usage.
Before arriving in Hemavan, we got treated with a flash of the sun over the horizon. At our latitude, the sun is not visible on the sky from ca 21st of December until early January. At the latitude of Mo i Rana, just some 100 km / 62 mi North, it's not visible until mid-February.
We arrived in Hemavan at 1:17 pm. The SOC was 33% Put it on a charger, and went for a meal. 27 minutes later it stopped charging at 72% SOC. I don't know why it stopped, as it was set to go to 80%. The charging session added 51.1 kWh and 167 km / 103 mi of range. I meant to take a picture of the "This Trip" screen, but I forgot about that, so I don't know that range those 33% was.
After I moved the car off the charger, we did our shopping, and left at 2:50 pm. The return trip was 156 km / 97 mi. SOC was at 72% and ca 190 km / 118 mi range. The return trip went back to Norway a different way, tru the village of Hattfjelldal in Norway. Along Joesjö lake (Sweden) we had our lowest temperature of the day at -35 C / -31 F. Since we started off from Hemavan with a cold car (Outside temp ca -30 C / -22F) the power usage was quite high in the beginning, up in the 60 kWt/100 km range. This may also be because I was freezing on my left thigh, as the door around the speaker area was very cold. So we cranked the heat up to 28 C / 82.4 F! As we decended to Hattfjelldal, the kWt/100 km number dropped into the 50s. The return trip was pretty uneventful, but it was clear skies, so the hi-beams (Glare-free Matrix enabled) did use some time before they turned on. It needs to be quite dark before they turn on. Of course, there is a Super-moon today, and snow on the ground, the moonlight reflects, and it's quite bright.
Back home we arrived with 16% SOC and some 32 km / 19 mi range. We're pretty happy with the winter performance. It's can manage really cold conditions. The temperatures we saw today isn't normal for us, but they can occur. The truck drives good, and easy. The tires are 275/60-20 BFGoodrich KO3s that I have had siped and studded.
Well, here you go. This picture is from 2008. I bought the Mustang in 2004. Oregon car.
No, it is not modified. FordPass works, but I haven't been able to get the nordic/europe maps loaded yet. It may be because I got an US FordPass account instead of a Norwegian FordPass account. I'm not into the lingo yet, what is PAAK?
Phone As A Key, PAAK, that is what it stands for. Set it up thru your FordPass or your truck and at the same time set up your back up code. If you loose your phone or your key fob the truck will ask for your back code in order you get home.Well, here you go. This picture is from 2008. I bought the Mustang in 2004. Oregon car.
How it used to look.
Then after a road race course crash, I started to restore the Mustang in 2012. A house and two kids later, it's still not done.
Never mind the ugly ass rollers. Not what I'll put on it.
Bonus feature: My Mercedes-Benz 300 SE
No, it is not modified. FordPass works, but I haven't been able to get the nordic/europe maps loaded yet. It may be because I got an US FordPass account instead of a Norwegian FordPass account. I'm not into the lingo yet, what is PAAK?
I use the CCS1 charging connector at home, CCS2/CCS1 adapter for travel.
Well, here you go. This picture is from 2008. I bought the Mustang in 2004. Oregon car.
How it used to look.
Then after a road race course crash, I started to restore the Mustang in 2012. A house and two kids later, it's still not done.
Never mind the ugly ass rollers. Not what I'll put on it.
Bonus feature: My Mercedes-Benz 300 SE
No, it is not modified. FordPass works, but I haven't been able to get the nordic/europe maps loaded yet. It may be because I got an US FordPass account instead of a Norwegian FordPass account. I'm not into the lingo yet, what is PAAK?
I use the CCS1 charging connector at home, CCS2/CCS1 adapter for travel.
Greetings from sunny Savannah Georgia. Charging the beast for tomorrow’s tow to Charleston South Carolina. Last leg of a camping vacation. 1400 miles and counting. By the time we get home, we will log in almost 1700 miles. Started at 40deg weather, drove to Louisiana with 70deg temperatures, left Louisiana for the coast of Alabama. The temps dropped down to 28degF at the coast for couple nights. Traveled across the Florida panhandle to Savannah Georgia. Yes the temps are around 72degF today.
Yeah, I have the Carperformance modem. So my auto updates work. So does PAAK.
Oh WOW, Nice. Love it. Hope ya get her fixed alright. Thanks for the picture. I'm a Cougar guy, but I'm working on a 72 Mach 1 now.Well, here you go. This picture is from 2008. I bought the Mustang in 2004. Oregon car.
How it used to look.
Then after a road race course crash, I started to restore the Mustang in 2012. A house and two kids later, it's still not done.
Never mind the ugly ass rollers. Not what I'll put on it.
Bonus feature: My Mercedes-Benz 300 SE
No, it is not modified. FordPass works, but I haven't been able to get the nordic/europe maps loaded yet. It may be because I got an US FordPass account instead of a Norwegian FordPass account. I'm not into the lingo yet, what is PAAK?
I use the CCS1 charging connector at home, CCS2/CCS1 adapter for travel.
It does for me.
