Recent content by SpaceEVDriver

We can't because the dealer lobbies are against competition and are incredibly powerful. It sure would be nice if we could have both.

But I'm not free to do that. That's exactly the problem. I'm forced to argue with a salesman, his manager, his lender, his upseller, etc. I can't even just pay MSRP at any dealer within a 2-hour drive because they have all colluded to add a $5k adm to all vehicles. And on top of that, they all...

It's not the employees. It's the dealership owners and lobbying groups hiding behind anti-competition laws that force consumers (who need a vehicle in this vehicle-centric society) to purchase from dealerships that's the problem. I have no problem with a business making honest money. But the...

It's not a state fee. It's a dealer markup and extra charges for junk like locking lug nuts just because they can. Some states might add their own state sales tax to new vehicles purchased out of state, but that's dependent on each state.

I can’t comprehend running out of charge in an ocean of chargers.

One of many reasons I will only be buying direct to consumer from now on. Dealers are destroying the US automotive industry. In my area, there’s an additional ~$5k ADM on every new and used car simply by nature that there’s only one dealer of each brand (and it’s mostly the same monopolistic...

I regularly climb my 7000 foot mountain with the goal of arriving home with 0% charge so I don’t waste any money on DCFC prices. ;) But I only have a relatively level gravel road for the final 2 miles so I know I can get upward of 8-10 miles/kWh on that section without trying.

Agreed. That’s one of the many reasons I just don’t run out of electricity.

I would always choose a tow. Assuming the time for the recovery vehicle to the dead vehicle is the same for a tow or charge, you’re asking the client and the truck driver to sit on the side of the road while charging. That’s too dangerous. If that’s your model, you better be paying your...

Nope. I use the full capacity of my battery. I can charge at home, which frees me from the constraints of having to reserve something “in the tank” to get back to the gas station. And on road trips (we’ve done about 45,000 miles of road trips in our two vehicles combined), we have drawn down to...

Unless there’s a good reason not to have it on the charger, it’s always on the charger. I have a default max charge level of 90%. I’ll charge to 100% at least once every couple of months and every time I need to go on a long trip, which also seems to be at least once every couple of months. So...

Just like if you pay attention while towing with a gas vehicle, if you pay attention while towing with a Lightning, you cannot run out of charge 50 miles from a DCFC on the route you mentioned. In the US, there are very, very few areas that are 50 miles or farther driving distance from a DCFC...

I’ve been running Monte Carlo simulations of the total cost of ownership to help me choose between vehicles for about 15 years. These models include estimates for maintenance, taxes, insurance, cost of energy, years of ownership, miles driven per year, etc. The simulation runs 10,000 estimates...

That’s my back yard! Gorgeous views. The “secret way” into Arches is a pretty drive too, with some light off-roading, if you’re ever back in the area. https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/road-trip-to-moab-and-canyonlands-national-park-including-some-light-offroading.25803/

My guess, based on your location, is that this is the motorized assembly in the shifter failing. You might notice that the shifter is attempting to automatically return to park even though it’s already in park. For me whenever I get this error, there’s a slight, repetitive mechanical/gear...