Recent content by Calvin H-C

Agreed, though most here I suspect have that experience with a vehicle that has a pretty good range. At the risk of sounding like the old guy starting with, "Back in my day...", let me do just that! 😉 I've been driving a Focus Electric for over eight years and I like to think of it as a great...

That's what we do with the Lightning. Here's some food for thought... My Focus Electric is over eight years old and has over 182,000 km (113,000 miles) on it. When you plug it in, it will charge to 100% unless you unplug it early. There's no ability to set a maximum SOC. At least not through...

My example was being 'generous' for those who continue to believe that EVs waste more of one's time. Our argument only gets stronger when the reality of EV life is better than we say it is! 😁

North America is on a 240V "split-phase" system (typically 220 to 240, depending on several factors), where the step-down transformer near one's home provides 240 volt with a centre tap. The centre tap is grounded at one's service disconnect and becomes the neutral. Most circuits are...

Our typical road trips, ICE in the past and now BEV, usually had stops being dictated by the need to stretch or use a washroom, and sometimes to get a bite to eat. These typically required about 30 minutes, but here's the difference between ICE and EV give or take a minute... ICE required 5-8...

When we added the EVSE for the Lightning (an Emporia 48A unit), and when we added an outlet to use our Ford portable EVSE at our son's house, we used 1" conduit which has plenty of space for the #6 current carrying conductors (2 for the EVSE , three for the 14-50R outlet) plus a #8 ground, but...

Check your local codes. Most require #3 for an 80 amp continuous load on a circuit protected by a 100 amp breaker.

Only the percentage matters to the battery management system. To a person, percentage doesn't matter so much when it comes to driving somewhere. Unless one is some kind of battery operation nerd, people don't go around thinking or saying things like, "I'm 32% away from home" They think of how...

We have an SR and set the at-home charge limit to 90%. There are two situations when we have it go to 100%... When we know the next day's needs will require the extra, usually because we're starting a road trip. Once every month or two. This gives the battery control module a chance to perform...

Just did a road trip this past weekend and I noticed this as well.

I fully understand that the G in GOM stands for "Guess". 😀 It did with ICE cars as well, but as long as one is aware it is not a guarantee, it does a pretty damn good job of giving one an idea of knowing whether a trip will be non-stop or not. We never had gas gauges that showed percentage...

Yesterday we had the opportunity to do a 475 km (295 mi) road trip in the SR F150 Lightning pulling a trailer on an unusually cold day that started at -22 C (-8 F) and "warmed" up to -12 C (10 F). I've done this trip in my Focus Electric (FFE) in mild weather without a trailer, and found both...

Sorry to hear that, but not surprised. My eight-year experience with a Ford EV (the Focus Electric, FFE) has not been spectacular. I posted a few times here that it could be foreshadowing what MME and Lightning owners could face, and sadly it appears @Ford Motor Company has lived up to this...

My wife's Lightning came with 3 years of BC, but Ford offered a one-year extension for free which we took. BC 1.4 is pretty nice and we've used it for several trips since part of the family is now 6 hours away. The initial three years would be finished this May, but this shows in the app... I...

Just checked and ours is 5 kW as well.