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Finally received mine today. Placed my order on the first day of availability. I bought an A2Z unit a few months ago, and have been quite happy with it. Having the Supercharger option has been great, and has reduced my anxiety about road-tripping significantly. My biggest complaint is that a...

Yes, the options are thin between Des Moines and Kansas City (there's not much of *anything*, much less chargers). I have stopped at the Chargepoint in Bethany, and it'll do in a pinch. Two stalls, rated at 125 kW if memory serves, but somewhat less than that in practice. There are some Tesla...

Just got back today from a 350 mile 4th of July week journey to Lawrence, Kansas and then 350 miles back to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with a couple of side trips from Lawrence to Kansas City thrown in. I had acquired an A2Z NACS adapter (as the Ford adapter may never show up at this rate), and had...

You don't have to enable one-pedal driving on the Lightning. I don't like the LIghtning's one-pedal mode (it's too "jerky" for my taste), and my wife doesn't like one pedal driving just on principle, so we don't enable it on our Lightning.

I recently charged for free at McGrath Ford in Hiawatha, Iowa. They had two new DC charging units with two dispensers each (along with several AC charging stations) and one charger didn't work for me. While I was charging on the other unit, an employee came over and said, "I noticed you were...

Actually, it may not be you -- I too find that the Lightning's one-pedal driving mode is "jerky", compared, say, to one-pedal driving on a Tesla Model Y. Since my wife finds one-pedal driving "weird", we just use two-pedal driving on our Lightning, and use the Brake Coach to optimize brake...

From an article in CleanTechnica from a couple of years ago: "According to the [Tesla] Battery Day presentation, the 4680 cells and structural battery pack design were expected to increase vehicle range by as much as 54%, decrease the weight of the vehicle, improve acceleration, and be less...

I agree with COrocket that there is a real need for a 500-600 mile (EPA) truck, given range reduction while towing and in cold weather. Obviously, Tesla's 4680's are a disappointment thus far, making Cybertruck a much less formidable competitor than we thought it would be, and GM is pricing...

My Ford dealership experience (Lynch Ford, Mount Vernon, Iowa) has been very positive so far. I was fortunate to work with a younger sales person who acknowledged that EVs are the future, helped me to set up my truck upon delivery "to learn more about the Lightning," and followed up to make...

I predict that Cybertrucks will be rife with build quality issues, the huge windshields will attract high-velocity rocks that will crack them left and right (not to mention cracks caused by the frame flexing), the huge windshield wiper won't work worth a darn (and people will break them trying...

Yes, the Lightning is big, and it reminds me of this every time I climb up into it, or try to park it (the parking gets better with practice). But having all that room in the cab is truly marvelous. And the Lightning doesn't *drive* that big -- it's very responsive and handles well. Also...

Cedar Rapids here. Took delivery on a 2023 Lariat Extended Range in Stone Gray at the end of 2022. I've also seen a couple of other Lightnings in my neighborhood, and am pretty sure they live here. BTW, Eastern Iowa is a bit of a DC fast-charging desert -- it's rare to find anything faster...

Thanks for the post. We recently towed our Happier Camper HC1 (1500 lbs.) with our F-150 Lightning (Lariat trim, extended range battery, tow package) 190 miles round trip on mostly Interstates, and averaged 1.5 mi/kWh, which we were fairly happy with (we've been getting around 2.5 mi/kWh on...

Looks cheap. Truck guys will definitely not like the lack of a binnacle display. But on the plus side, it looks like one could install a nice HO model railroad layout in that huge dash area. :-)

When I mentioned a relationship with the dealer, I was thinking more than just service, although service is an important part of the relationship. I wanted a dealer that could provide financing options (my dealer provided me with a better loan than my usual credit union was offering), handle a...

With a new product like the Lightning, I appreciate having a local dealer I can have a relationship with, and that I can turn to if I have problems. I've read some of the horror stories of Iowa-based Tesla owners who have waited weeks or even months to get their cars serviced after an incident...

I concur with @BennyTheBeaver that my F-150 Lightning is the best, most capable, and most technologically advanced vehicle I have ever owned. And much like other vehicles I have loved in my life, it has a distinctive personality. But, unlike Benny, I was lucky: my dealer (Lynch Ford, Mt...

I have seen three Lightnings in the wild in Eastern Iowa/Southern Minnesota. I've also seen a couple of Rivian R1Ts. Electric pickups are still pretty rare in this part of the world.

Tesla's *engineers* are brilliant, no doubt. So are Ford's. I just got back from a 400-mile road trip in our F-150 Lightning, which included an unexpected near-white-out snowstorm, and the truck performed brilliantly. I give Elon Musk full credit for creating the modern EV industry, without...

I am one of the lucky ones -- my Lariat completed its build on 11/21, is now on the lot at my dealer, and I'm due to pick it up on 12/21. Any advice on what I need to do at the dealer in order to secure the 2022 tax credit? I understand I need to obtain a "Letter of Certification" from the...