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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread How Much Battery Capacity And Range Has My Ford F-150 Lightning Lost After 3 Years and 38,000 Miles?.I return home from road trips with 5% or less regularly. My regular charge times are when I have excess solar, so it’s usually not... -
SpaceEVDriver reacted to Scorpio3d's post in the thread Range? What's the effect on range of various MPH? with
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I see you’re down near Houston. I am in the DFW area. I know the climates are quite different even though we’re only a few hours apart... -
SpaceEVDriver reacted to Firn's post in the thread Range? What's the effect on range of various MPH? with Like.
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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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread Range? What's the effect on range of various MPH?.I did a trip from Northern, AZ to Houston and back in March 2023 with our Mustang Mach-E (312 EPA range). I stopped in Denton to charge...
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread Range? What's the effect on range of various MPH?.Energy required to move your vehicle at speeds above about 35-40 mph goes with speed cubed. You can save significant energy by dropping...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to Firn's post in the thread Range? What's the effect on range of various MPH? with Like.
@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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SpaceEVDriver reacted to detansinn'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.
The thermal stresses of DC fast charging is way overplayed. Studies have shown DC fast charging isn't nearly as detrimental to battery...
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There are lots of things you CAN do. Jump out of a plane with no parachute. Start a campfire with gasoline. Drink rubbing alcohol...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to TaxmanHog's post in the thread House back up with 50amp RV outlet with Like.
Suicide patch cords are highly frowned upon per NEC & Local Code, NO you shouldn't!!
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to 21st Century Truck's post in the thread 9,000+ trip report - Summer of 2025 EV Great Adventure. with Like.
BTW, we loved all Southern Utah places we saw on this trip.
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to 21st Century Truck's post in the thread 9,000+ trip report - Summer of 2025 EV Great Adventure. with Like.
Over the 8 weeks and the final return leg (just completed tonight) it's really, really hard to tell. I guess I could add up all the...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to 21st Century Truck's post in the thread 9,000+ trip report - Summer of 2025 EV Great Adventure. with Like.
Thank You. All the nephews have turned out to be good boys / young men. So far, between the Mach E Mustang and the F150 Lightning...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to tommolog'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.
That's what the video chapters are for. Just click "conclusion", and the video is only 2 minutes long :)
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to tommolog'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.
Thank you. I haven't used an OBDII -yet. I made a decision early on not to use one. There are a LOT of YouTubers out there using them...
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread 3 years/36,000 warranty end coming up fast, what ya gonna do?.My so-far successful plan has been to invest the cost of any extended anything into my retirement account instead of paying for the...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to hturnerfamily's post in the thread 3 years/36,000 warranty end coming up fast, what ya gonna do? with Like.
and, there is no such thing as an extended 'warranty' ... as you can clearly see on the Ford brochure, it is a 'SERVICE PLAN'. EVs...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to Joe Dablock's post in the thread 3 years/36,000 warranty end coming up fast, what ya gonna do? with Like.
I inquired, did the math on 2 electric cars ( 22MME 60k miles and 23lightning 33k miles) and decided to roll the dice and do nothing...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to dlwhitlinger's post in the thread F-150 Lightning Sales Total 3,217 in August 2025 with Like.
AND... I have the Pro Power option and my Lightning powers my whole house during power outages, which are frequent in the Seattle area...
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread F-150 Lightning Sales Total 3,217 in August 2025.Considering the active hostility of many Ford dealers toward EVs, the numbers are surprisingly good.
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to swajames's post in the thread F-150 Lightning Sales Total 3,217 in August 2025 with Like.
the trucks that already offer that aren’t selling as well as the Lightning, most probably because they are no more efficient than the...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to NW Ontario Ford Lightning's post in the thread F-150 Lightning Sales Total 3,217 in August 2025 with Like.
I live in a Hamlet of less than 1,000 population - and had the first Lightning in the sticks here, but now I see another one down the...
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The thing to remember here is that the advertised charger rate ("50kW" or "350kW") is the highest power level that the charger can...
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No. Amps will vary radically depending on battery voltage. KW is the actual charge rate and KWH is amount of power available or...
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread Charging While Driving Works w/ Gas Generator in Bed (Range Extending for F-150 Lightning).First, Edison is in Canada and is talking about Canadian regulations. Second, Edison is not telling the whole story. There are plenty...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to dustinroyer's post in the thread Upcoming Trip - Looking for Charging Advice with Like.
We drove my wife’s Mach-E from southwest Louisiana to Pigeon Forge last November. For around town driving, I planned to top up at the...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to TaxmanHog's post in the thread MAX TRAILER TOW PACKAGE if not planning to tow? with Like.
It just dawned on me this thread is old {3/9/2024} and subsequent inquiry from last Friday {8/29/2025} stimulates the ongoing debates...
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread MAX TRAILER TOW PACKAGE if not planning to tow?.Exactly. Payload isn’t impacted significantly by adding the max tow package. Mostly because most of the extra weight of the equipment...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to TaxmanHog's post in the thread MAX TRAILER TOW PACKAGE if not planning to tow? with Like.
Additional differences for variation in payload weight by 6 pounds to the truck with max tow. Yet that truck is allowed an extra 330#...
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread MAX TRAILER TOW PACKAGE if not planning to tow?.Two Flash models with nearly identical configuration. One has the max tow package, one does not. Both have all-season tires. The one...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to MrLoganRoss's post in the thread MAX TRAILER TOW PACKAGE if not planning to tow? with Like.
Max tow. Factory only option and another feather in the resale cap. Bed liner: 600 gets you a better after market liner. Charger...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to 21st Century Truck's post in the thread 9,000+ trip report - Summer of 2025 EV Great Adventure. with Love.
Folks, Long 2-month trip - a fairly short trip report. "Just the facts, Ma'am"... I picked up a(nother) 14-year old European nephew...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to abcut973's post in the thread F-150 Lightning SuperTruck Run a 6:43.482 Nurburgring Lap Time, as Quick as 911 GT2 RS with Like.
Yep definitely some sort of limp mode.... from 260 to 200kph straight line speed loss at the end. You can see the driver frustrated as...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to TaxmanHog's post in the thread Why isn’t the Lightning getting more of the gas F150 market? with Like.
I don't think there is any place where gas is 42 cents a gallon, the price disparity in Electric energy is much wider than gas.
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread How much power does "camping mode" consume?.Power station: https://us.oukitel.com/products/oukitel-p5000-portable-power-station I just buy generic, cheap 200 W framed panels...
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread Tesla Supercharger adapter made by LECTRON (STAY AWAY!).My Lectron with Ford branding has been limiting current because it gets too hot. The A2ZEV adapter has worked fantastically.
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to Kev12345's post in the thread Why isn’t the Lightning getting more of the gas F150 market? with Like.
- 99% of my driving is commuting less than 100 miles per day but that one road trip per year makes it a no-go because I can't be...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to flyct's post in the thread Why isn’t the Lightning getting more of the gas F150 market? with Like.
Generally speaking they cost the same out the door after rebates, tax credit's etc. Occasionally, if you are lucky, you can catch a...
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread How much power does "camping mode" consume?.TLDR: From the following data, there’s a chance that the truck spends a few hundred watts to even a half kW keeping itself on, but the...
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Hey everyone, I want to share my YouTube channel that I have created. Its called Electrified Overlanding. I am going to turn my F150...
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As someone who overlands a ton in my lightning in Utah, I’ll be following!
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread How much power does "camping mode" consume?.Probably not. It might be the truck keeping the high voltage battery warm. Too many unknowns to be sure.
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread How much power does "camping mode" consume?.I’ve camped a lot with the Lightning. Every camping trip I'm always running a 60 liter dual-zone fridge / freezer (averages 23 W power...
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread MAX TRAILER TOW PACKAGE if not planning to tow?.You need the max tow package to get the maximum tow rating (10k pounds) and the max payload capacity (2235 pounds). You also need the...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to vvgogh's post in the thread How much power does "camping mode" consume? with Like.
Others have reported the truck consumes about 400W ON with AC outlets on. Your test mirrors those reports with larger error bars. You...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to Whammy Bar's post in the thread Electric Vehicle Range Extender Generator with Haha.
Say goodbye to charging deserts and DC Charging fees. 20% off this weekend for inside track...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to daczone's post in the thread Electric Vehicle Range Extender Generator with Haha.
What do you think?
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread F-150 Lightning SuperTruck Run a 6:43.482 Nurburgring Lap Time, as Quick as 911 GT2 RS.Clearly there was more to give but the truck experienced some kind of issue in the last 45 seconds or so. My guess is the battery...
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Wow! The closest setting is WAY to close for safety. I have it set to the farthest and that is just barely at the minimum distance...
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SpaceEVDriver replied to the thread Rivian Adventure Network (RAN) Now Open to Non-Rivian EVs.With hundreds of DCFC sessions, my average on SCs is lower than most other DCFC brands. But I might have a flakey adapter. It's the...
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SpaceEVDriver reacted to K6CCC's post in the thread Rivian Adventure Network (RAN) Now Open to Non-Rivian EVs with Like.
Very nice. I just looked, I've beaten that once on a charge from 25 - 80% at a Tesla SuperCharger for an average of 151.03 KW. I have...
