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Plugging it into 110v will help mitigate any possible cold issues, but won't necessarily charge the battery very much.

By the time you pay for a suitable extension cord, you will have bought enough copper that could instead go towards funding the copper needed to wire a suitable outlet in your garage. The same amount of copper is needed either way.

At least the Lightning had a good overall score.

I am always amazed when people complain about taxes that are used to directly pay for roads. Roads are one of the most visible shared government infrastructure things we all use nearly every day. Rare to see anybody complaining that we should maintain our roads less.

Same as mentioned above, my personal knowledge of Montana is only from the Yellowstone show where they are always towing big horse trailers around with 3/4 and 1 ton diesels. I watch that and think to myself it is probably not a place where an EV truck like our Lightnings is going to fare well...

Much towing?

For old-school 4wd trucks, the traditional auto transmission parking pawl's effectiveness depends on what traction mode the transfer case and axles/hubs were left in. If you were in fully-locked 4WD mode, then all the wheels would be locked. If you parked with open transfer case and diffs...

Reading some more about the Cybertruck from a tech familiar with Teslas. It sounds like it has two parking brake mechanisms. The first is activated when the truck is put into park. It uses the regular electric-hydraulic power brake actuator to hold the brakes on using the hydraulic brake...

With my Emporia, I just loop the cord over the top of the unit. Mounted on the wall at back of garage between the two stalls.

I ignored the provided holster and just loop 3 wraps of the cable over the unit itself (which seems to be designed for that).

I was unable to find a spec for the exact EPB in the Ford (or the CT), but the typical force an electric parking brake actuator can generate seems to max out around 25kN for heavier duty units. Which is about 5600 lbs. To make the math simple, assume a 12" brake rotor and a 30" tire and an...

Here is a video that explains the electric parking brakes similar to what are used on the Lightning (and I would presume similar on the Cybertruck, except perhaps its a 48v motor instead of a 12v motor). The small electric motor drives a screw that pushes on the brake caliper. There is a gear...

Here is the Munro video where they tear down the Cybertruck motors. I scanned through it quickly and did not see any mention of a parking lock. I would imagine if it had a parking lock, Munro would mention it.

Parking pawls get tested all the time when parked vehicles are dragged onto flatbed tow trucks and trailers using a winch without bothering (or access to the key) to shift the car out of park. The tires just skid before anything gets damaged. To destroy the parking pawl in the Lightning, I...

Additionally, there is this tidbit in the Cybertruck manual: Warning Your Cybertruck may display an alert if the road is too steep to safely park, or if the parking brakes are not properly engaged. These alerts are for guidance purposes only and are not a substitute for the driver’s judgment of...

In the thread on the Cybertruck forum, it was mentioned that the Cybertruck itself can sometimes warn the driver that the brakes may not hold when parking on a hill. That is what started the discussion over there. In the Munro video, they mention that "other" manufacturers do not include the...

I would second the suggestion to check with your power company. They may be able to offer discounted electricity for charging with some chargers that they support. Outside of that, I really like the Emporia. Comes in J1772 or Tesla versions. I am assuming either version could charge the...

Yes, you set the brake AND leave in gear is what I was taught and always do. With the Lightning, you can put it in park and set the parking brake (or it sets itself automatically in many cases). With the CT, it only has the parking brake. No transmission "Park" pawl. Note that the parking...

When you park with a manual transmission, don't you leave the transmission in gear to help prevent a roll away? I always do that even in my manual sports car that never tows.

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...