Weird. I left my lights on and I got a bunch of messages on FordPass letting me know the 12V was dangerously low. I was at an event so it took me over 2 hrs to get back to the truck. Basically the truck was begging me to plug it in and let it charge up the 12V. I was very nervous because the...
I'll dig it up later. The international standard for V2G needs to be approved world wide before the chargers can be interoperable. The auto manufacturer don't want to be waiting years for an international engineering to come out when the V2H technology is needed now. It's a situation of "don't...
Frunk recall and the front parking sensor. Recall work was fine. I felt BlueCruise was more stable after the update. 🤷
I'm going to bow out of the emotionally charged discussion.
Very interesting to hear your EV road tripping stops were lining up with the F350's stops. Congrats at the purchase! The Lightning is so comfortable for every day and long distance trips.
I'm curious about the next generation and how they relate to cars. The Mustang has this brand nostalgia...
Not my video. I'm not the video owner.
Youtuber shows some clips of using his Lightning to power the home using the ProPower Onboard. The first 3 mins has all the Lightning experience. Most of the video is devoted to showing the devastation, getting gas, checking up on neighbors, a run to the...
Summary: F150 Lightning spotted at Yosemite with a Yosemite National Park decal. The vehicle is owned by a concession vendor contracted though the National Park. The Lightning is not an official government vehicle...
48 amps x 240 volts = 11 kW per hour.
A Lightning ER battery is 131 kWh.
131 kWh / 11 kW = 11.4 hrs charge time on a 48 amp charger connected to a 60 amp circuit breaker. Not 20-24hrs.
To get 20-24 hrs charge time, that means a charge speed of 5.5kW-6.5kW. Those are weird amp breakers to...
Looks like the Blink generator is commercial only. You know it costs something when they put "ask for a quote".
https://blinkcharging.com/products/mobile-charger
I did come across a AAA Lighting one time. The driver told me he did use the Lighting Pro Power to charge EVs before. That was...
Here's the report back.
The rear moonroof seal replacement is a huge job. I was told an 8 hr job. The notes say it involved removing the curtain airbags and side airbags among other things. I can see the driver handle was dug into with a screwdriver to open up the panel.
The technician...
AAA has a report on their gas generators to charge EVs. You might find inspiration or products they use interesting. They were testing Blink mobile generators. Gen 1 and Gen 2. Looks like Gen 2 delivers 11kW, so that would be more appropriate (ie. faster) for charging the Lightning...
I have never seen this color. Is it rare? A Lariat is for sale on Recharged.
https://www.recharged.com/Used/2022/Ford/F-150-LIGHTNING/1FT6W1EV3NWG02821/
Edmunds has a great search for new and used, and car price checker from sales data.
ISeeCars is a decent search engine as well. Has a blurb about how good of a deal it is based on sales data. Little digging needed to get the actual dealer website or name from it. New and used.
JDPower car...
https://lightningcalcs.pages.dev/
Looks a uncomfortably tight from the numbers, but doable with 100%, 2.4mi/kWh, flat road, no wind, 55-65mph. Basically an ideal day. You would have to be guaranteed there is a charger at your meetup destination. There's no room for error or bad conditions.
I...
Not quite sure where to put this.
Ford announced the Ranger PHEV. Looks like for Europe only.
Interesting to see the Ranger get an 11.8kWh battery. The battery can charge at 16amps/240amp/3.8 kW, that would take less than 4 hrs to charge.
Ford Pro Debuts Ranger PHEV Set to Revolutionise...
Thanks! I shows them the picture. It was a no questions asked "we'll order it and take care of it" warranty repair. The attitude felt like a concerned "the gasket shouldn't be doing that". I'm satisfied with the customer service at my service center.
When I get the receipt I'll let you know the...