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Firn replied to the thread MotorTrend 2022 Lightning Lariat 3-Year Verdict: Plenty to Love, Little to Hate.Overall trip efficiency with some highway driving is a LOT different than per mile efficiency at speed. Range really only matters if... -
Firn reacted to Rice_classic's post in the thread Why isnāt the Lightning getting more of the gas F150 market? with
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With Trucks, the EV use case is different due to the towing element - and not just the load from towing, but the wind break (or I guess... -
Firn replied to the thread How do you use your OBD-II, Car Scanner?.I will. Unfortunately my pipeline broke yesterday.... Google sheets has a limit of 10,000,000 cells...i hit that in 4 days Ill figure...
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Firn reacted to sunrise089's post in the thread 2026 F-150 Lightning STX Model Introduced. Replaces the XLT with Like.
Agree to disagree. I think your issue is totally legitimate but represents maybe 10% of the reason EV truck sales lag ICE trucks. Again...
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Firn replied to the thread Air conditioning wants to be on all the time.I feel like Rube Goldberg has entered the chat. This is the "you are thinking about it too much" part. Are you cold? Turn the temp up...
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Firn replied to the thread UPDATES NOT COMPLETING DUE TO BATTERY LEVEL.Fwiw I would strongly recommend charging the battery disconnected from the truck and using a decent quality 12v battery charger. Then...
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Firn replied to the thread Air conditioning wants to be on all the time.Why do people get so wrapped up in this? The A/C and Heat buttons do not directly turn those systems on or off. They only indicate...
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Firn replied to the thread How Much Battery Capacity And Range Has My Ford F-150 Lightning Lost After 3 Years and 38,000 Miles?.Fwiw my truck displayed a SOH of 97.5% when I purchased it new, something I attributed to having sat on the dealers lot for over a year...
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Firn reacted to electricpig's post in the thread How Much Battery Capacity And Range Has My Ford F-150 Lightning Lost After 3 Years and 38,000 Miles? with Like.
Keep in mind all these reported numbers are what is reported by the BMS, and the BMS has been known to be subject to "sway" and...
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Firn reacted to Smokewagun's post in the thread 2026 F-150 Lightning STX Model Introduced. Replaces the XLT with Like.
Iām not sure successful is the correct term, but I agree āfailedā may be harsh. As I said, I think the Lightning EV is the best truck...
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Firn reacted to NW Ontario Ford Lightning's post in the thread 2026 F-150 Lightning STX Model Introduced. Replaces the XLT with Like.
Sorry, I meant to say 600 mile range at the same price point as the current generation of batteries. I follow solar and stationary...
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Firn reacted to Altivec's post in the thread 2026 F-150 Lightning STX Model Introduced. Replaces the XLT with Love.
I kind of agree with you and I kind of don't. The market is growing all be it slowly. When I first got my truck, very few seemed to...
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I love to see anything you find interesting over time. It would be interesting to see how SOH fluctuations relate to other parameters...
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Firn replied to the thread 2026 F-150 Lightning STX Model Introduced. Replaces the XLT.I guess i would consider it successful since it has the greatest marketshare, its the best of what the market can handle. Unfortunately...
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Firn replied to the thread How do you use your OBD-II, Car Scanner?.My dashboard isnt on the device. I'm less interested in seeing individual parameters live, I want to capture the data across many...
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Firn replied to the thread How do you use your OBD-II, Car Scanner?.I use Torque and just finished setting up some scripts to do continious logging. Right now i think I have 40 or so PIDs being logged...
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Firn replied to the thread 3D Printer recommendation / advice?.After buying an ender 3, and then extensively modifying an ender 3, I bought a Bambu X1C and am absolutely in love. Right now I would...
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Firn replied to the thread Recommend a grippy street tire.Front tires on mine chirp daily. That is THE reason I bought it. Different strokes for different folks. I'm frustrated at how much...
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Iām finding that I often get the wheels loose from a stop. Torque is serious and Iām hoping to find a set of tires that will help keep...
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Firn replied to the thread 2026 F-150 Lightning STX Model Introduced. Replaces the XLT.Not sure that being the most successful EV truck on the market counts as "failed though.
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Firn replied to the thread 2026 F-150 Lightning STX Model Introduced. Replaces the XLT.I love this truck! Ok, not enough to trade my 23 Pro in, but I think this is a spectacular trim. I never liked the XLT, no, I hated...
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Iāll have to test thisā¦ in Mexico or Canada š
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Firn replied to the thread Range? What's the effect on range of various MPH?.Don't fear a charge stop. 240 mile trip means that one bathroom break and a slow walk around the store to buy some snacks will have you...
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Firn replied to the thread Dc fast charger 50 KW.It will, and will do so every time. As your truck charges the voltage of the pack increases. Since the charger is current limited, not...
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Firn replied to the thread Speed governor.You all are going to make me miss my snowmobiling days. Nothing like bombing across a lake at a buck fifteen, in the dark and blowing...
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Firn replied to the thread Check your coolantā¦ now! Super low on ā24 lightning..The fun gets when you start comparing ethically vs morally and why those are not the same thing.
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Firn reacted to TaxmanHog's post in the thread Check your coolantā¦ now! Super low on ā24 lightning. with Haha.
Thanks for my new word of the week ...................
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Firn reacted to RickLightning's post in the thread Range? What's the effect on range of various MPH? with Like.
If you're driving 80mph you're going to severely impact your efficiency. If you read some of the threads, you will see that many people...
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Firn replied to the thread Range? What's the effect on range of various MPH?.@SpaceEVDriver has some good info on this. 320 miles is based on the EPA testing cycle and iirc has an average speed of 54mph. For me...
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From the owners manual link in Ford pass for my truck they show this info and I have the 123kWh rating.
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Firn replied to the thread Footprint of 131Kwh battery vs 98 kw battery.Thanks for the correction!
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Firn replied to the thread Forscan - Disable DRL while lights are on.Thanks for that. I have the paid version of ChatGPT and had been thinking of doing something similar.
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Firn reacted to bmwhitetx's post in the thread Footprint of 131Kwh battery vs 98 kw battery with Like.
Man, everybody is "remembering" wrong. :facepalm: There are three different size battery packs. The original 98kWh SR, original 131kWh...
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Many Fords have an unused connection to the high speed communication network 3 (HS3-CAN) available right next to the fuse box. And the...
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Firn replied to the thread Footprint of 131Kwh battery vs 98 kw battery.IIRC the ER battery has a second layer with additional modules. So same case, but the top lid is taller. I have not seen a SR battery...
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Correct. I do not want DRL to be on EVER. As I have said, I am rather strongly opposed to them. And yes, I am aware that in some...
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Firn replied to the thread Forscan - Disable DRL while lights are on.Yes, but specifically, to disable it when the headlights are on, and only when the headlights are on. That there are... Which is part...
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Firn replied to the thread Forscan - Disable DRL while lights are on.Snide comments wont change that you didnt understand the discussion. But keep trying to cover that up.
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Firn replied to the thread Forscan - Disable DRL while lights are on.No, you said the same thing twice, and it was corrected the first time. As for the rest, you do know how a discussion works right? To...
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Firn replied to the thread ā¼ļø UPDATE FORD E-RAPTOR grille swap and install tutorial.Oh wow, good price. I have been watching these for some time and even getting them straight off Ali Express (which seems to have lost...
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Firn reacted to AZT9's post in the thread ā¼ļø UPDATE FORD E-RAPTOR grille swap and install tutorial with Love.
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Firn replied to the thread Priority Update - BCM-24.5.1 - Convenient Frunk Closing.Yes! And stop shutting HVAC off if you pop the Frunk!
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Firn replied to the thread How Much Battery Capacity And Range Has My Ford F-150 Lightning Lost After 3 Years and 38,000 Miles?.Fwiw, if you like to mess with logging data and exporting into other tools CarScanners logging functions suck. For this I much prefer...
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Firn replied to the thread How Much Battery Capacity And Range Has My Ford F-150 Lightning Lost After 3 Years and 38,000 Miles?.As you can see quite a few dig into the OBD side of things but I recognize and appreciate you keeping your content approachable...
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Firn replied to the thread Extreme over predicted range!.For fun I ran ABRP for a trip from Bangor Main to Lakeland Fl (east coast, good charger availability). Total trip distance was around...
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Firn replied to the thread Forscan - Disable DRL while lights are on.If you can refute the points made then do so, but dont just crap on this thread because it was pointed out you are wrong and you dont...
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Firn replied to the thread 3 years/36,000 warranty end coming up fast, what ya gonna do?.Check with Granger. From the impression on here you can pick up the Ford ESP for somewhat similar terms.
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Firn reacted to SpacemanSpiff's post in the thread How Much Battery Capacity And Range Has My Ford F-150 Lightning Lost After 3 Years and 38,000 Miles? with Haha.
Personally, I thought that was just about the right amount of detail. Out of spec would have found some way to turn that into a 3 hour...