Recent content by Joe Dablock

I happened to be finishing up towing a car with a car dolly and a person said “Would I be able to do him a favor and tow his diesel pickup truck?” I said sure. While towing his truck up a steep grade I said “watch this!” I pressed down the accelerator pedal and we accelerated up the hill. He...

Occasionally I drive 220 miles or so to visit relatives and I can easily charge there on a 220v plug while I’m there (free) and then drive home. My other option is buy a charge at about the 150 mile mark, visit and buy another charge somewhere on the way home. There aren’t any class 3 chargers...

Can anyone recommend a third party portable 220V/110V charger? Both my Ford chargers have quit working on 220V. I'm thinking that there is no point in getting another Ford portable charger.

Ditto on all you said except being on the east coast and now at 55k miles. I even traded a 2007 Ram 2500 on my Lightning. But I did plug my own tires! But also I marvel at your detailed charging statistics. I know I have saved a bundle, I just can’t prove it! The only question is, can I make it...

You only drove 2.1 miles . You may not have driven far enough for the computer to calculate a battery used amount.

Everything everyone said is good, but I also take a roadmap and color code Tesla and EA chargers ( or whatever you prefer) on the map, so at a glance I can make changes on the fly. I once pulled into a charge location with 50 miles range remaining and the entire convenience store location was...

The short answer is no! I can’t see hauling all that extra technology, maintenance, and weight around 100% of the time to use 1% of the time. I will deal with the inconvenience for the 1%.

I was in same situation, but I appealed directly to ford and said this part was recalled on earlier trucks and I don’t believe in coincidence. They offered to pay some and I gladly accepted!

I have a 22MME (75k) and a 23Lightning (55k) and I decided to roll the dice and not get any extended warranty. Ford’s warranty had a mileage limit that I would have passed pretty soon anyways. I figure that EV ownership has saved me a lot of cash already and if I combine that savings with the...

I think that part was recalled up to build date 08/23. I had the same problem. My truck’s build date is 09/23. When my truck had 36.8k on it I lost heat. After negotiating with Ford, they covered 70 percent, but I still had to pay $900ish. So, check to see if you are in recall group and...

If you already have a generator receptacle installed at your house, with a simple manual main breaker safety, you can simply remove the bare ground wire at the receptacle and it will work. To code, no.

1. If you can't charge at home, I don't think an EV is really worth the trouble. 2. No matter how good a deal they are offering on a standard range EV, pass on it and get an extended range. 3. I have now accumulated 75K miles on my 22 MME and 53K miles on my 23 Lightning. Accept the fact that...

Me too! My portable charger for both my 22 MME and my 23 Lightning have died for 220v but still work on 110v. Ford should be recalling these Ford branded pieces of crap!

I remember getting free charging at EA with my Lightning and my MME as part of vehicle purchase. I eventually used it up. is this what is happening?

Firstly, as long as you are traveling on the interstate corridor between big cities there really isn’t much problem. But when you are traveling the interior of the United States, you have to do more planning. Secondly, when I’m about to go on a 1k or 2k mile trip, I get a road map and mark all...