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I was forced into retirement a few years ago because of a severe hand disability, and I’ve found a sense of happiness by being somewhere else. Anywhere else. I drove 40,000 miles last year, and I’m not slowing down unless/until my hands force me to. This truck has taken me from Minnesota to...

Good evening, everyone. I pull a small folding camper, and I’m interested in getting something a bit larger without sacrificing too much efficiency. I thought we could use a thread where people posted their towing information to give the community an idea on efficiency with different trailer...

The factory Continentals were replaced by my dealer before purchase at 18.5K because they were half worn. I had them install Firestone Destination A/T2s because of their 3PMSF snow rating, and I’ve covered 20,000 miles so far. They’ve been wearing dead-even, but the front tread blocks were a bit...

It’s been great! We’re about a third of the way through my first boating season with the Lightning, and I’ve been more than impressed. My usual run to the lake is 50-75 miles each way with my 5,500 lb Monterey 224 FS. I tow between 60-70 MPH with my Lightning XLT ER, and my efficiency has...

I just returned from a two-week trip from Minneapolis to Las Vegas and back. I was planning a trip to get out and see the country that would have me back in time to pick up my boys for the weekend. I usually travel alone, but I invited my mom to join me through the mountains because she’s always...

Hi, everyone. Many of us have wondered why the truck has to be running to use the PPO system. It’s a silly requirement for a an EV, but a cooling requirement makes this more plausible. I was pawing through the service manual and saw that both inverters under the bed are liquid cooled. They...

I just finished a 1,250-mile trip towing my camper from Minneapolis to San Antonio. This is the first time towing longer distances with my Lightning, and I powered most of the trip with Tesla’s Supercharger network. The truck was fantastic; this was the easiest long-distance tow I’ve ever done...

I reserved my adapter from Ford, but it won't get there until after I leave on a couple of planned trips. I'm thinking about ordering the A2Z or Lectron adapter to use on my trips, and maybe sell on eBay after my Ford-supplied adapter arrives. For those who have them, how has your experience...

My camper wasn’t supposed to move until April, but this hasn’t been anything close to a normal winter. My boys have been asking to go camping since I got it last fall, so I decided to indulge them with a trip to Duluth last weekend. We left at 100% and made covered 102 miles to the park at 60...

I stumbled across this series of articles from John Voelcker that were published last August. Voelcker is a longtime automotive journalist who's written for Car and Driver for years, and this is a deeply reported piece on some of the recent shifts in the charging industry. LINK. Drivers don't...

I bought my truck in early November, so I've had the chance to get a decent feel for how it performs on my usual driving routine. That included 3,000 miles of road trip to New Hampshire and back, but not much towing because my boat is in storage for the winter. Overall, I’m really happy with it...

I drove my truck from Minnesota to my parents' house in New Hampshire this week, which gave me the first real opportunity to get to know its travel manners. I wrote this for another forum that doesn't have many EV owners, so much of this may be a bit redundant in a group of Lightning owners...

Or maybe it was leaking and not anymore? I pulled off a couple of wheels on my new-to-me truck yesterday afternoon and found this on my rear motor. It's dry with no dripping, so it doesn't look like it's a current thing. Is this something you guys would have looked at, or should I hold off...

I was curious how it would behave when it got down to 3-4% SOC, so I took a short detour on the way home tonight. I was monitoring with the CarScanner app, and the actual SOC was always a few percent above actual. When it got below 5%, the power delivery meter on the left cut down to 53...

A big reason that I traded my Model Y for the Lightning was towing range, so I took it on a 97-mile loop this afternoon to get some worst-case numbers. The nose of the trailer is 5’8” tall, and it was running almost empty, which is about 2,700 lbs. Today is a windy 40º day in Minnesota, and I...

Good afternoon, everyone. I have a deal to buy a Lightning tomorrow morning that I mentioned in THIS THREAD, and I was looking for some more detailed information on how they perform in the cold. I’m located in Minnesota and currently drive a 2022 Model Y, which is my third EV since 2019...

Good morning, everyone. I'm new to the forum, but have been lurking for the last few months. I currently drive a 2022 Model Y, which is my third EV since 2019. I love my car, but I realized last month that it's not giving me enough range with my A-frame camper to be practical. The sorry...