Recent content by Enginerd Josh

Ok, here some real world numbers with my 24 Flash 131kWh battery. I DCFC'd from 18% to 80%. Charge rate varied between 114kW and 139kW. Outside air was 60F. The Ford app billed me for 82.5 kWh, which is about 63% of 131 kWh. This seems reasonable for a very efficient DCFC in moderate temps and...

I've seen the same thing qualitatively with my 24 Flash. The specific difference between charging at home (I'm assuming at around 7kW) and charging at a DCFC (where I regularly see 150 kW) is charging speed. This can highlight a phenomenon called 'surface charge'. Here's what the internet says...

I have. 2024 Flash, with a cab-height canopy. In Eastern WA chilly weather I get around 2 mi/kWh on my typical drives, so about 5 cents per mile when I charge at home and pay my local utility 10 cents/kwh. I like to compare the cost savings against my previous truck, an ICE 2007 F150 with the...

By the time my lease is up in early 2028, there’ll be a few other EV pickup options on the road, namely Slate and whatever Ford’s new 30k Ev pickup is. So, I’ll compare those at new prices with buyout cost of my 24 Flash ($40k), and decide. Assuming the battery holds up, and especially if Ford...

We do 1-3 day camping trips with our 2024 Flash all the time. I just leave my keys in the bed. We have a canopy, so no worry about rain. Side note: I had a 4-day remote (online) training for work. I camped off grid and used pro-power to power my starlink and two computers the whole time. It...