What’s your next BEV Pickup?

[djryan13]

Here is a thought. In 10 years when the lightning is not worth driving, if battery still works, you can hook it up to house permanently for Solar battery.

My 2015 Model S is still running great. I don’t drive often. If it had a good way to tap the HV battery and connect to solar, I would. Seems like my Lightning would be perfect for that.

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[ClevelandBeemer]

Here is a thought. In 10 years when the lightning is not worth driving, if battery still works, you can hook it up to house permanently for Solar battery.

My 2015 Model S is still running great. I don’t drive often. If it had a good way to tap the HV battery and connect to solar, I would. Seems like my Lightning would be perfect for that.

Funny enough I have clients operating grid scale energy backup facilities doing this very thing.

 

[pookguy88]

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[tearitupsports]

Here is a thought. In 10 years when the lightning is not worth driving, if battery still works, you can hook it up to house permanently for Solar battery.

My 2015 Model S is still running great. I don’t drive often. If it had a good way to tap the HV battery and connect to solar, I would. Seems like my Lightning would be perfect for that.

If you had the CCS1 conversion then you could use your model S as a home battery with Sigenergy V2X or something like it.

 

[K6CCC]

Left-rear charge ports are incompatible with charging at 99.5% of existing DCFCs.

Really? Better explain that to Telsa since EVERY Tesla vehicle has the charge port on the left rear corner and every Tesla SuperCharger is laid out with that understanding (not as much of an issue with V4 since the cables are longer). About the only time that does not work well is when towing - but then essentially nothing except a pull through spot works very well.

With that said, I agree that the charge port location of the Lightning is about the worst place it could be.

 

[ClevelandBeemer]

Really? Better explain that to Telsa since EVERY Tesla vehicle has the charge port on the left rear corner and every Tesla SuperCharger is laid out with that understanding (not as much of an issue with V4 since the cables are longer). About the only time that does not work well is when towing - but then essentially nothing except a pull through spot works very well.

With that said, I agree that the charge port location of the Lightning is about the worst place it could be.

Totally agree. Bare minimum it should have been located on the passenger side. They could have gone the Porsche Taycan route and have a charge port on both sides, with the DCFC port located in the right side.

 

[ClevelandBeemer]

Good for you man, I'm happy you get off on German vehicles, I do NOT and never will so sell it to someone else.

Truth be known I did own 70 VW Beetle back in the day, fun car to drive, heater sucked.

That’s an interesting response. I’m genuinely curious why you feel the way you do about Mercedes. You haven’t offered anything substantive so just curious what the actual reason is.

 

[Zprime29]

Really? Better explain that to Telsa since EVERY Tesla vehicle has the charge port on the left rear corner and every Tesla SuperCharger is laid out with that understanding (not as much of an issue with V4 since the cables are longer). About the only time that does not work well is when towing - but then essentially nothing except a pull through spot works very well.

With that said, I agree that the charge port location of the Lightning is about the worst place it could be.

Pretty sure he meant that the rear location was incompatible "while towing". With a front charge port, you have a shot at pulling in to charge. With a rear, there are very few pull through charging stalls so you'd have to disconnect the trailer 99% of the time.

 

[Robocop]

Considering I feel lucky to have acquired one, I'm keeping mine forever. If for some reason I will be forced to replace it, I'll get another Lightning - hopefully it will have the factory power running boards!

 

[Aland12345]

Waiting to see the cost on the Slate with the long range battery. Fords software is not good. That will not be an issue with Slate. I like to tinker. (I added center light bar to Pro upgraded stereo running boards and grille)... The new 30K Ford pickup will be $35K plus $5K minimum dealer mark up. Throw a few options and mandatory dealer adds. $45 to $48K out the door. I bought my 22 Pro in mint condition used with 5K miles so I finally really did get it for under $40K back in March of last year.

 

[ClevelandBeemer]

Metris, nuff said.

 

[FloridaMan655321]

I've owned quite a few German and American vehicles over the years, and a couple Japanese ones as well. I agree that the German vehicles I owned didn't seem to be that much worse mechanically than American. You can certainly pinpoint very bad designs at each direction, but you can also pinpoint some really bulletproof engines from each as well.

Personally, I had a VW TDI that was insanely bulletproof from the late 90s/early 2000s. I also had a GTI from the mid 2010s that was also pretty solid. I then had a BMW that was also pretty damn solid from 2015.
Now...I also currently own a 1973 F100 FE Big Block 360 that I can't seem to kill and prior I had an early 90s S10 4.3l that wouldn't die.

I really do wish Ford would look over the German interior and try and replicate it, because it is really nice, even the older vehicles. Overall I think the Lightning is a really awesome vehicle. It would have been nice if they would have brought in some Germans to help out with the interior......

 

[JRDM2]

Totally agree. Bare minimum it should have been located on the passenger side. They could have gone the Porsche Taycan route and have a charge port on both sides, with the DCFC port located in the right side.

Both sides would be nice but that's extra wiring and parts not all designers want to spend money on and add vehicle complexity and weight. I don't understand why the passenger side is the best place. The driver has to walk all the way around the vehicle to plug in instead of plugging in right where they get out of the vehicle.

 

[JRDM2]

And the bulk of the money spent on it goes to Germany.

I think they've said they're domestically sourcing most of the components for the Scout.

 

[ClevelandBeemer]

Both sides would be nice but that's extra wiring and parts not all designers want to spend money on and add vehicle complexity and weight. I don't understand why the passenger side is the best place. The driver has to walk all the way around the vehicle to plug in instead of plugging in right where they get out of the vehicle.

The passenger side port locations make life easier at Tesla stations when said port is located at the front of the vehicle.

Good for them, I'm still not buying it.

Just like the BMW X3, X4, X5, and X6 are assembled in Spartanburg SC, employing hundreds of Americans.

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