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Transmission measures the transmission temperature. It is a single-speed gearbox attached to the motor that "transmits" the motor's rotational power to the drive shafts through a series of gears. It has a maintenance oil-change frequency of 240,000km (150k mi) and has a filter as well. We...

This is not acceptable from a Ford technician. They charge unless something is broken or otherwise out of whack. They need to work all the time, not just sometimes. I sometimes get the red ring if I don't hold the charge gun square to the port while the lock engages. The weight of the cable...

BMS handles it no problem. I did mine in early March and no issues. 12v related messages have disappeared (although it is still summer).

After 4 years, I can say it has no "thinking" involved. If the lane clears ahead as far (or as little) as it can see, it will accelerate fairly aggressively to get to speed, even though we can see the stopped traffic in the lane beside us and in the lane ahead beyond the radar's vision...

I'd say this might be a pretty tough thing to commercialize given the unit is designed to defeat a legally required safety mechanism. Selling this to the public would carry a significant liability.

While this does work for many, not all torque sensors are calibrated equally. On my 2023 Lightning, I need to torque hard enough to knock the lane-keeping off-centre slightly before the torque sensor satisfies the hand-on-wheel check. This is not the case with our MME, where slight pressure...

11/2022 build, so I'm in the zone. I have an upcoming road trip, so I'll test mine in the next week or so to make sure all is well on the DCFC front. That would really suck if DCFC doesn't work after I get 200mi from home.

@Ford Motor Company, this is a common enough issue that Ford should take action on the materials or methods used for wiring our electrically complex vehicles. Clearly, the Soya-based wire insulation is not automotive-grade, and the critical wiring is not adequately shielded. Too much of our...

Yep, came across one a while back. Stepped on it at a light with one right behind me. He stuck with me like he was having a coffee, waiting for the Lightning to move out of the way. :crackup:

Given that you have similar problems across multiple EVSEs, Check your J1772 port (and adapter) and make sure the pins are clean and not damaged. If not, clean them using a NON-RESIDUE electrical cleaner. Public EVSE guns can get dirty too, since they are used by many and often. I carry...

That will solve it. I go in 6' 6" garages regularly but really slowly and I watch closely when the whisker hits. I like @Shawnson 's idea with the tape on the antenna. I will likely do that! Definitely beware of dips and bumps of any size.

Things to consider: The Tacoma tires are about 4.2% smaller in diameter and 10mm narrower than the stock 20" tires. See diagram below. Do the tires meet the weight requirements of the Lightning? It is MUCH heavier than the Tacoma. If it is an ER, your factory tire weight rating will be 116...

I believe the sound is fed through the Sync system first, and then the instrument panel if Sync isn't available on startup. I had a Sync update (non-immobilization) a few days ago that introduced some glitches. Resetting it solved the problem. Hold Volume down, skip right buttons on the...

Wind power is exponential, not linear. The difference between 55mph and 65mph is 65% additional power required to overcome the resistance. By the math, your 4.1 mi/kwh translates to 2.5 mi/kwh so your 2.7 mi/kwh isn't bad.

Just a warning - Most consumer-grade load testers do not properly test capacity which is what our Lightnings need. The tiny 35ah battery degraded to 20ah can test fine but still give you lots of grief on the Lightning. In any case, I'm curious how long your 12v will run.