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Update: Before taking it to a dealer, I removed the side cover in the frunk and checked the wiring. Voila! A wiring harness running to the frunk’s Pro Power outlets had been partially chewed by a critter and a single low voltage wire had lost continuity. Some very careful surgery (after...

Thanks for the “fair and balanced“ assessment of EA. Over the last two years I’ve logged more than 150 billed EA charging sessions. The problem is the roughly 100 failed sessions or sessions when the dispenser was only delivering 20 or 30 kW per hour. Or those sessions that never happened...

Actually, I’m quite happy with my SR Pro. Ten road trips of more than 1500 miles, and many dozens of 250 miles or more, have demonstrated to me that the limiting factor on range is not battery capacity, but my bladder. I’ve come to like the rhythm of stopping every 2 1/2 hours to charge, use the...

Yeah, tho' once I got the hang of it, I really stopped having any problems charging at v3 dispensers - the cable reaches just fine. That said, I am parking in the "wrong spot" and, in essence, taking two. I try to minimize that by using chargers at the end of the row, or in a less-busy part of...

I have a Tesla membership, so my cost was 41¢/kWh. I tend to road trip in spurts, so I turn the membership on-and-off to save a few bucks. That said, on one of my usual 1500+ mile journeys, I save more than a few dollars vs. the EA chargers (and I have Pass+, tho' I am thinking about ditching...

This past Friday, I stopped at the new Tesla Supercharger station at Barstow, California. It is near the junction of I-15 and I-40 - both VERY heavily traveled routes. There are 120 dispensers at the new station! It is entirely v4 and has a couple spots that could accommodate vehicles towing...

Not brave – just an intelligent driver who understands the difference between ICE and EV, and I adjust my driving accordingly. I’ve taken 10 road trips in my Lightning of more than 1500 miles, and dozens of trips of more than 200 miles. Never had a problem, and that is with most of my travel in...

As I am sure you appreciate, there is a loss in the regen trade on up/down grades. There are a number of variables, but it is likely in the range of 9% to 15%. That accounts for most of the difference between the lifetime miles/kWh and this specific trip. All the climbing and descending was...

The calculated M/kWh 166/77=2.16 is roughly what would have guessed from casual observation of the dash display. All the grade climbs were brutal despite driving 50-55 mph on the mountain roads, and there was a net gain of elevation from east to west of about 1200 feet. Winds were not much of a...

This is another one of my EV (and real) desert crossings reports. I enjoy the challenge of finding routes where there is little-to-no EV charging and driving them in my 2023 SR Pro. One of my bucket list trips was to go directly from Las Vegas to Route 395/Lone Pine in California, and doing that...

That is EXACTLY what I mean. I am a former pilot and I like margins (and tend to push them). When on a road trip, I try not to roll into a charging station with less than 8% to 10% because the GOM gets a bit twitchy at very low SOC; I am not always successful :). To be clear, with over 150K...

As a veteran of over 155 billed EA sessions (and a countless number of failed attempts to charge), plus another 100+ on other networks (including a rapidly rising count on Tesla Superchargers) I don’t perfectly agree. The Lightning’s charging curve is ok to 85%, and I often let it go to 90%. But...

Two quick notes: first, I’m embarrassed to say this thread alerted me to some set up choices in Maps that I did not know existed. Thanks for that. Second, I’ve noticed that the CarPlay connection is very sensitive to which iOS and Ford Sync versions are running; generally speaking, it is...

As a Lightning driver with ten, 1500 mile trips in the last two years, I can say that for me, the chief determinant for range is my bladder, not the battery.

I have the standard Pro Power (2.4 kw) on my 2023 Pro SR. I have occasionally used it to power small tools and, in one case, provide back-up power to a small house. It is one of my favorite features on the Lightning. Recently, I started the vehicle and received a series of alerts on the center...

I don't think of it as "good luck." I am a former pilot and am accustomed to doing flight planning; those skills and instincts serve me well when pushing the limits of my standard range Pro. I make good use of tools such as PlugShare (been using it since 2016) and the various network payment...

I am often perplexed by posts on this forum by Lightning owners who are terrified to drive their vehicles beyond the city limits. I have a 2023 Pro SR and have made 10 trips of more than 1500 miles, charged in 11 different states, and regularly cross the wide open West where there are not a lot...

I had multiple faults at v4 dispensers at a new Tesla station in Williams, AZ using an A2Z Typhoon Pro adapter. The station is clearly marked as as open to non-Tesla vehicles on the Tesla app. I was able to initiate a charge, but it immediately faulted out. Rather sheepishly, I ended up at the...

I just got home from my 10th - TENTH!!! - road trip of more than 1500 miles in my Pro SR. I have DC fast charged (more than 250 billed sessions) in eight different states; L2 in three more. These trips have NOT been coastal excursions in areas where there are lots of chargers, but in the wide...

I’m 70 years old - range for me is more about my bladder than the battery. I’ve developed an efficient routine at my combined rest/charging stops. And with access to Tesla and other chargers, I have plenty of flexibility on my primary routes. So, no - I don’t lust for the ER battery and I’m long...