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When I read your response, I thought to myself "I miss the east coast"... Then I read "western TN". How is the charging situation where you are? Desert Southwest can be tough if you don't plan accordingly. If a charge station is down, you're gonna have a bad time.

There is a charger I used a couple times in Southern Cal that has the chargers on the side of the parking spot. It was super easy to use, but still took up two chargers. I used a traffic cone to block the parking spot of the charger that wasn't available. I had a Tesla driver come ask me...

My recommendation is to try charging at each of the charging station operators at least once before you leave if you can. This way, you aren't struggling to figure out how to get the charge started while on the road. You may have already done this, but I get frustrated each time I have to try...

Well thought out and great post. Use case... and geography are key factors. I live in Vegas, so the temps are good and our occasional road trips are to So Cal or Arizona. Good enough charging either way. I 100% agree that access to the Tesla network is a game changer. I love my truck and it...

I have noticed that when we take our Model Y to superchargers here in Vegas, that when the cable/handle is hot when I plug in the charge is going to be slower. The charger near where we live is a popular one, so it sees lots of traffic. My guess is the heat is partially due to the ambient...

Congrats! Youtube... Youtube is your friend. You can find some great how-to videos out there. And as long as you can get from A to B, don't sweat knowing EVERY feature. Enjoy when you learn something new after months of ownership. In my last truck, I didn't realize it had rear heated...

The drive through the desert today was uneventful. Charged in Baker and. Hesperia. The temp was a little elevated mid way between 50%-75%. The EA stop hit 179kWh which was awesome. Slowly climbed down to 120. Charge stop was 12 minutes 60%-80%. Next stop was a Tesla charger. Peaked around...

I am pretty sure that is the electric motor temp. But I like where your head is at.

I was listening to the "Now you Know" podcast. That was just the title of the episode.

My forum skills are lacking it would seem. The post has two fuzzy coolant pictures. Awesome.

I have been noticing my battery temp higher than normal this year. But... I live in Vegas and it has been only slightly cooler than the surface of the sun for weeks now. Today I took a 32 mile drive and the temp was reported by the truck at 110. When I started the drive, the battery temp was...

Took a trip from Vegas to Southern California a month ago and noticed elevated temps in the battery. Stayed in the "normal" range, but like others said... it took a while to come down. It has been 110+ here in Vegas for a while now and even when grabbing the truck from my garage (when plugged...

We have a '23 Tesla MYLR and a '22 Lightning Lariat. The experience is very different between the two vehicles, but both have positives. I 100% agree that the Ford software is miles and miles behind Tesla, but Carplay makes a huge difference. Waze alone has saved me time and time again...

100% on the people-hauler comment. We are a family of four and the kids almost cry when we say we are taking the Tesla Model Y instead of the Lightning. Don't get me wrong, we love our Tesla too, but the Lightning is like riding on air with tons of room. I am curious to try the same drive...

I am posting this under “road trips” even though it was so short it doesn’t really qualify. I always wondered what a trip up the mountain would look like in our EV, and I just couldn’t find anything out there with specifics. I could find stuff like “It will be fine” or “I made the drive without...

Thank you for writing this up! I have one trip under my belt since getting the adapter and another trip soon. The adapter doesn't solve all the issues, but it is a HUGE improvement.

Which one did you go with?

Fair point... My RAM got a similar range with a 33 gallon tank. I would say my entire trip, including around town in Irvine was around 700 miles. So... figure 50 gallons of gas? Road trips in the truck are far more expensive than when you charge at home, but still a little cheaper than ICE...

The $150 was for all the charging I needed to do on the way down, back, and while in town (irvine) for 5 days. If I had taken my 1500 Ram (previous truck) it would have been more expensive by far. Gas prices in CA were ~$5.00/gallon. A single fill-up on my ICE would be $150 and it would...

One thing I forgot to mention... When driving from CA to Vegas, you will get to Baker and think to yourself you have plenty of charge. Charge anyway. There is a big elevation climb from Baker to the CA/NV state line. If it is also windy, it can really chew through your range. We have skipped...