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Learned on the CT forum that it doesn't have an actual mechanical parking mechanism in its transmission. Turns out this is important for parking on hills with big trailers. Ford got another pickup truck thing right and Tesla skipped it. In the Munro video where they tear down the Lightning...

Speculating why Ford would not want to keep selling the Lightning Pr for $39k. Some people say they lose money on each one, but I think that is unliklely. I do however hink they make _less_ profit compared to selling a comparable ICE model. And the EV is a much nicer truck in many ways...

Probably coming soon on his Youtube channel, but posted on twitter:

Charge networks could encourage charging only to 85% with a couple of simple software changes. A: When charge hits 85%, stop charging. Display a message explaining how charging over 85% wastes everyone's time. Ask them to let others have a turn if people are waiting. B: If people are waiting...

I went with my wife and teenage son and his girlfriend to window shop vehicles to consider to replace my Wife's aging Ford Explorer. We drove a Rivian R1S. The Rivian, like a Tesla, ALWAYS does Regen when you let off the accelerator pedal. I had some experience driving Teslas before and...

Not being a Tesla owner and only having test driven them on a few occasions, it took me a while to fully grok that Teslas don't do blended braking from their brake pedal. They only regen with one-pedal driving when you lift off the accelerator. Apparently some other EV's have tried blended...

I am casually on the lookout to upgrade my Pro to have the larger battery (ER) which was only available via fleet orders, but sometimes available when dealers have undelivered fleet orders, etc. Searching the internet listings, I came across a Lightning Pro "SSV" with the larger battery. SSV =...

The other day, I was attaching my utility trailer to my Lightning, and I contemplated did I even need to be turning the truck "off". I realized that it wasn't even an issue. In the bad old days of connecting trailers with an ICE vehicle, every time you have to hop out of the truck to mess with...

On my road trip towing my boat this past weekend, there were some things I wish I had brought with me: Wheel chocks to use when its necessary to unhitch the trailer during charging in a parking lot that might not be exactly level. I ended up improvising using an extra set of shoes as chocks...

Towed our boat to a family gathering in central MN this past weekend. Previously tested this setup at 0.9 to 1.0 Mi/kWh, but facing pretty strong winds on Thursday, the mileage was crushed down to 0.7 mi/kWh for some stretches of the trip. Even when the wind was more of a side wind (WNW while...

Anybody have/try one of these yet? https://www.evbase.com/products/evbase-ccs1-ev-extension-cord?variant=44107487576307

https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&bounds=56.703276861147835%2C-54.354493375000004%2C17.976604072339065%2C-144.178712125&zoom=4&filters=nacs

Just migrated all my apps to a new phone. Ford app says my truck is 58% charged, but has "0 mi. est distance to empty". @Ford Motor Company, how hard can it actually be to get the estimated range value from the truck to the screen?

Adapter on Ford parts:

Compared to the Cybertruck AWD, the Ford Lightning ER is: Faster Lighter Cheaper Actually available 18 months ago. Larger battery Faster charging curve 20-80% Larger interior. Larger total cargo volume. Bad volume is within a couple of cubic feet. What is a Cybertruck driver going to put in...

Just checked the Tesla site to search for Non-Tesla-enabled Supercharger Sites: 35 39 42 in the US (including 1 in Alaska) 2 3 in Canada https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&bounds=58.42174382925152,- 59.8826512551158%2C20.256847658274417%2C-167.2849950051158&zoom=4&filters=party Total of 436...

KBB Awards Ford F150 Lightning as 2024 Best Electric Truck. https://www.kbb.com/awards/best-buy-awards-2024/#:~:text=too.%20Read%20more-,Best%20Electric%20Truck,-2024%20Ford%20F

Window washer fluid low warning light came on a week or so ago. Finally went to refill it. Could not quite fit a full gallon in the reservoir. @Ford Motor Company please take note of this PET PEEVE for all future vehicles. Washer fluid reservoir capacity should be 1.5 gallons with low...