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potato replied to the thread Winter heating 2023 vs 2024.I like the resistive heat on my 23. It's fine in the cold - have to manually encourage it to direct enough air to keep the windows...
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potato replied to the thread My Lightning burned to the ground.There was one up here last year https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/31/abbotsford-parking-lot-fire-reports-of-ev-exploding/ Edit...
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potato reacted to MountainAlive's post in the thread 25C69 Recall - Ford Recalls 2022-2026 F-150 Lightning Over Rollaway Risk with
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My guess is that they will program the parking brake to engage at all times when you go into Park with the shifter. This is how our... -
potato replied to the thread How can I get into the truck if the physical lock is broken and the 12V battery is dead?.So is it actually impossible to use a slim jim, or just that the guy who tried wasn't skilled enough? Seems like that ought to be the...
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potato reacted to Jamchampnate's post in the thread Software Update to enable 2022-2023 truck to enable ProPower without starting? with Like.
Honestly until they remove that stupid watt requirement I donāt want this. Itās so much easier to just leave the truck on and disable...
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potato replied to the thread Software Update PT-25.13.12 : Charge Port Functionality & Cold Weather Performance.So people can't steal your Tesla adapter. Seems like a good update
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potato replied to the thread My first experience with using public chargers was slightly odd.70 kW is what I've seen when the battery pack is cold. In those temperatures maybe the pack cooled off in the hour of driving. BUT it...
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I couldn't find if anyone has done this yet, so I hooked up a Klein USB meter to each of my 2023 Lariat USB plugs and here are the...
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potato reacted to 306lightning's post in the thread Canāt DCFC Stuck On Road Trip: post #64 with Like.
Hey, the outcome ended up being that they replaced the charging port assembly (may have been a broken pin that locks the thing in during...
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Didn't know about a manual release. I guess I have never needed to go look
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potato replied to the thread Battery Maintainer Usage.There is a manual frunk release down by the driver's left foot
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potato replied to the thread Are 2022 models not getting any newer OTA updates?.Yes, my 2023 just got PU-SYNC-25.2.1.6.5 and then IPMA-24.204.10.9 over the last couple of days. Only a year +/- since release lol...
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potato replied to the thread 4 months 20,000km.It's the most comfortable place to hang out... I find excuses to go for a drive quite often š I'm at 68,000 km in 2 years
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potato reacted to Timeless Epoch's post in the thread Ram says the Ramcharger REEV is just right for the electrified age with Haha.
Any stock tips or lottery numbers you want to share?
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potato reacted to 21st Century Truck's post in the thread Newfoundland, Canada in December = two blizzards, three moose and four herds of caribou. with Like.
As teased last month, my report of a three-week F150 Lightning + teardrop camper Winter drive from Virginia to Newfoundland Canada and...
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potato replied to the thread How to Increase Wireless Apple CarPlay Reliability?.My phone (17 pro) always connects fine on a cold start of the truck. But when I leave the truck "running", as I normally do while out...
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potato reacted to Adventureboy's post in the thread Battery percent increasing after unplugging with Like.
This is my 4th winter with the Ligntning and this is normal in the cold. I think the BMS takes a best guess based on complex...
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I live in a fairly rural area of Virginia, where the 'Diesel Bros' run rampant. I have had to endure them rolling coal while driving my...
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potato replied to the thread Lately, the beeps in my '23 Lightning have sounded different... why?.Your 12 volt battery is getting weak. If the voltage drops, I think the main audio system module gets shut down to conserve power, and...
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I mean literally! Something I have really noticed lately driving around and the exhaust fumes are just annoying now. I donāt know if...
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potato replied to the thread Is it just me? ICE really stinks!!.NGL that was one of the drivers for me to go electric. I walk my dog lots and whenever a truck goes by, you can smell the exhaust for a...
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potato reacted to Mpi's post in the thread Weird Charging Issue -- Possibly after module replacement: Fix post #72 with Like.
Another update: in the process of balancing they found that one of the replacement modules was bad. So it seems that in fact even a bad...
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If you have wifi in the truck, all of this is certainly feasible, I'm not certain the the modem in the truck will allow incoming...
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potato replied to the thread Are 2022 models not getting any newer OTA updates?.You don't say what year your truck is, but I'm guessing 23. This thread is referring to 2022. But in general the issue is that *nobody*...
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potato reacted to MountainAlive's post in the thread Future Ford Vehicles Could Coordinate Torque With Electric Trailers with Haha.
The patent has been updated with a new trailer to extend the range of the EREV.
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For the BM2 battery monitor https://github.com/TechnoSwiss/bm2-battery-monitor which is my branch of KrystianD's implementation, I have...
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If the only thing you care about is the 12V battery I'd recommend using a esp32 instead, something like M5Stack for example. I'm...
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potato replied to the thread 12 volt battery monitor.Thanks guys. That is enough info to be dangerous I think š¤Ŗ For just the 12V monitoring I think I'd be fine with the app from the...
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potato replied to the thread 12 volt battery monitor.Getting a bit off topic I suppose, but can you recommend any resources for setting up a Pi for remote monitoring?
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potato replied to the thread Are 2022 models not getting any newer OTA updates?.Goodwill is a thing though. We could come back and buy another Ford product, theoretically, if we are happy with how they supported the...
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potato replied to the thread 12 volt battery monitor.There is a LOT of wishful thinking in this thread. Ford does not even want us to know that a 12 volt battery exists. They do mention it...
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potato replied to the thread COLD roadtrip in Norway and Sweden..I did a similar trip (minus the elevation) to check out the cold weather performance shortly after I got my truck. 5-600 km in -25 to...
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potato replied to the thread Red ring issue: Tentative fix post #14.1. What EVSE are you using? Are there any warning/error indicators from it? If it's the Ford mobile charger, those are known to be crap...
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potato reacted to RickLightning's post in the thread How to precondition the battery for fast charging when your complementary advanced navigation has expired and in motion? with Like.
I count this as one of Ford's unforgiveable failures. My 2022 Mach-E preconditions great. My 2022 Lightning does not. There is zero...
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potato replied to the thread High public charger pricing - war on EVs?.Yeah, the pricing is not front and centre at all with PlugShare. Problem is, it's really not as straightforward as gas. Some places have...
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potato replied to the thread Can someone tell me what the part numbers for the running board caps are for this running board?.One of the lights quit working on mine and they had to replace the whole running board instead of just the light. Warranty repair so it...
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potato reacted to Billylightning's post in the thread 2023 ER XLT with 45000 miles on it has gone into "stop Safely Now" mode: Fixed post #37 with Like.
It is at the dealership. There is a service rep there I really trust. He thinks it is likely part of 10 year 100k warranty. We shall...
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$120? Jesus! Anyone want to buy a mongoose? š
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potato replied to the thread Checking for updates with FDRS.Ford decided to start banning people from FDRS for helping others. So probably not
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potato reacted to ZeusDriver's post in the thread Portable Gas Generator to Charge the Lightning? with Haha.
I've been carrying one of these in my truck: https://www.xcharge.us/product/c7 Haven't had to use it yet, but expect it to work well...
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potato reacted to rdt7's post in the thread Maybe scrapping the Lightning is a good thing with Like.
I was so proud of Ford for building the Lightning and committing to EVs but I don't blame them for shifting course. I fault our broken...
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potato reacted to SpaceEVDriver's post in the thread Malice or incompetence - dealership. with Like.
I accept the critique. That said, itās not my job. Itās the dealerās job. Iāll give the salesperson grace. Theyāre just doing the...
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potato reacted to Highpi's post in the thread Maybe scrapping the Lightning is a good thing with Like.
Iām just going to drive mine for 8 or so years. By then there will be other choices and Iāll pick one that suits my needs at that time.
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potato reacted to Maybe Going EV's post in the thread New here with some stupid questions with Like.
Yes, we have been spoiled for sure this winter. We finally got colder, -14 C, and a few inches of snow on the ground today, I was...
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Apparently you're driving a $250,000 vehicle that you likely paid less than $70,000 for. You think they got a deal anywhere close to that?
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potato replied to the thread EREV is not as bad as you think..Is the later quote missing some context, like maybe it's in a discussion about full size trucks specifically? The first one is about...
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potato replied to the thread New here with some stupid questions.Now that there's fast charging in Vanderhoof that definitely improved things. Like for me in PG, a day trip to hike Mt Pope was kind of...
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potato reacted to Maybe Going EV's post in the thread New here with some stupid questions with Like.
The weather guessers are predicting -22 C for our trip to McBride next week. This should be a good test for our Lightning. Just incase...
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potato reacted to speedy123's post in the thread EREVs Are Not The Answer, EREVs are a Niche Market. with Like.
The entire fullsize truck market is so successful exactly BECAUSE of the strategy of selling people what they think they need vs what...
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potato replied to the thread EREVs Are Not The Answer, EREVs are a Niche Market..With the EREV setup it will certainly be better than existing plugin hybrids, but I agree it's trying to sell people what they think...