Recent content by Texas Dan

I’m not sure tall too tall is but there may still be some options for you. I push the passenger seat all the way forward and tilt it all the way so I can stretch out. I fill the void behind the seat that the air mattress doesn’t cover with a sleeping bag and pillows. Another option that may work...

I do a lot of traveling in my lightning. For a variety of reasons I’ve gotten to where my preferred overnight stay is sleeping on a back seat inflatable mattress inside the Lightning. I’m always looking for ways to make extended periods in the Lightning more livable and I’m posting to share my...

Based on the reported battery pack replacement of one percent per year, our battery packs have a life expectancy (50 percent replacement) of maybe 50 years. I have had one module replaced but I expect this was due to a defect and I expect the other modules to hold true to the statistics. I think...

It has been over two months since the module replacement and my SOH is still showing 100%.

I have a back seat air mattress and I often sleep in my truck on my frequent trips to Colorado. The HVAC system in the Lightning will run in either accessory or full on mode. I found it’s better to run Lightning in full on mode with the lights off for extended idle times because in accessory...

This information seams to be a little behind the times. There are four Walmarts within few miles of me that have these new chargers well under construction. I think the announcement that these Walmarts were going to get chargers was over a year ago. I charge at home so unfortunately the...

I connected my Lightning to the Car Scanner app today using a Bluetooth dongle. The app showed my SOH as 100% which is a little surprising since I just had to have one of the HV module replaced. Another reason my current SOH is surprising is because my SOH was at 97% for a long time before the...

To be fair, ABRP does just one, it makes a route planner for EVs and it requires a fee for that premium service. With all the variables and effort related to building a decent EV planner I’m not surprised OEMs are reluctant to build really good ones. Through Apple CarPlay and a Bluetooth dongle...

Download the A Better Route Planner, ABRP. With ABRP not only will you be able to tell under what driving conditions you will get the rated driving range, you will be able to accurately estimate your range under almost any driving conditions. And yes, you can get the rated range under the...

On my first long trip (2,000+ miles) since replacing the bad module. The battery pack seems to be charging better than it ever did before. I have a feeling that the module had been going bad for a very long time.

One thing I always do when I know a software update is pending is I plug in my EV charger. I always seem to have more success with the update installing if my Lightning is connected to a charger. I don’t have a logical explanation, it just seems to work better.

Bluecruise 1.4 loaded last night. It was raining this morning so BlueCriuse didn’t want to activate but it did activate long enough for one turn signal lane change. My truck is pretty dirty right now and I’m sure that’s not helping BlueCriuse activation. Anybody know off the top of their head...

Got the truck back and it seems to work fine. It was 65% SOC so I took to an EA station to charge to 70%. I’ve got it on my Charge Station Pro right now and it’s already above 84%’going to 90%. The whole process went pretty smooth. Once the dealership received the module it only took them about...

Just got the message, BlueCriuse 1.4 is going to install tonight.

The dealership just called and said my truck is ready. I think my service writer learned a little because he fessed up and said an array and a module are the same thing. He said the voltage balance on module #2 was out of tolerance and had to be replaced.