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My gauges always indicate right in middle regardless of how far I've driven, how much and what speed I've charged or what the temperature outside is. The owner's manual really says nothing about these gauges other than they exist. Are these gauges just a placebo designed to make us think we...

With the lack of demand cited in the scaling back of Electric Vehicle (EV) production plans, it’s easy to postulate that the EV Revolution is being lost. The lack of demand I would postulate is the result of skyrocketing inflation and interest rates, not a lack of interest in EVs. These factors...

Both the A2Z and Lectron websites indicate that the adapters can be purchased now and will ship in January or maybe even in December. The A2Z adapter is selling for $201 and I've seen the Lectron adapter selling for as little as $179. I have no information on when or how Tesla will open the...

I just read an article on Insiderevs.com that said Ford was losing $36,000 per Lightning and was scaling back on EV investment. Most of the posts on that article were gloom and doom and all about how Ford was losing the EV game. The fact is that the game is only just beginning and revolves...

Talking to another EV owner at charging stop about using the Lightning for backup power I heard something shocking (pun intended). This fellow EVer said that he had been powering his house with a generator through the dryer plug during power outages. This is probably a violation of the National...

This last weekend I was rotating my tires per the 10k miles maintenance schedule. As I normally do when I rotate tires, I inspected for nails. I have had a slow leak for a couple of months now, so I did expect to find nails but I was really surprised to find six nails stuck in my tires. All of...

LDPLIP is a Texas state incentive program for EV purchases and leases. The details aren’t posted yet but in past Texas handed out $2,500 rebates for eligible EVs. I hope they allow rebates for all EV deliveries in 2023 since I took delivery in February.

There are many events in Texas. I have signed up to show my Truck at Tanger Outlets in Fort Worth on October 1st and I’m thinking about signing up for a couple of other events that week. I hope you decide to show your truck, the F150 Lightnings are always very popular at these events.

I'm trying to purchase a real manual for my Lightning. I don't want any of those cheap auto parts store service manuals like the ones from Haynes or Chilton. I'm currently looking at manuals on two different websites; Helms and www.factory-manuals.com. The Helms manual goes for $306 and the...

So in all of Texas there is just one Supercharger location with Magic Docks, what’s up with that? I was able to get 122 kW with 20% SOC, which is not bad but it’s still far less than the 170 kW I can get on some EA chargers. I wonder if 120 kW is going to be the norm for charging the F150L using...

A2Z EV Shop is advertising a NACS to CCS1 adapter for $307. I’m not sure what use it will be since Tesla still hasn’t opened up their network to non-Tesla users. Maybe one of our intrepid members will buy and try to use it.

I used this website to buy a service manual for my last EV, Ford F-150 Repair Manuals (factory-manuals.com) . The website has the unique feature of being able to tailor a service manual based on the VIN. So, even though the Lightning is not specifically listed on the website, the website...

Page 274 of the 2023 F150 Lightning Owners Manual explains how to use Remote Parking (if equipped). The manual says to open FordPass and "navigate to remote park adjust to access the system" but I can't find remote park adjust in my FordPass app. I don't even know if my 2023 Lariat with an ER...

WOW! Hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars to be spent on charging infrastructure before 2030, most within five years. New Standards and Major Progress for a Made-in-America National Network of Electric Vehicle Chargers There is so much information in the announcement that it's hard to pick a place...

The F150L has really big mirrors that have to produce significant drag. I’m wondering if Bluecruise will still work if the mirrors are folded. You really don’t need mirrors if Bluecruise is doing the driving. In Texas you legally only have to have one mirror so it shouldn’t be illegal to fold...

The Ford website appears to indicate that new F150Ls will have Bluecruise 1.2 that includes turn signal lane changes and lane repositioning to avoid cars encroaching on your lane. My window sticker says that my F150L will only have Bluecruise 1.0. Is there any chance we can get a OTA upgrade to...

I wear suspenders and they really tear up leather seats. My Lariat ER is going to have leather seats and if I don’t have seat covers it won’t be long before the driver’s seat is going to be all scratched up. The seat cover I have been using in my other cars doesn’t let seat heating and cooling...

I ordered a Lariat ER but when I looked on my order page it only says, "Ford Co-Pilot 360 Assist 2.0". The Ford configurator selects "Ford Bluecruise 1.0 with Active Park Assist 2.0 and Phone As a Key with Tow Technology Package" when you configure a Lariat with an ER battery. When you look at...

The Megawatt Charging System, MCS is being introduced in North America, MCS. This system is capable of charging 3.5 MW, ten times faster than the fastest CCS chargers. MCS is currently intended for electric big rigs but it would sure be nice to have this kind of charging power available to the...

I have presented my EVs at Drive Electric Week events for the last six years and I’m showing at an event next Sunday but there no F150 Lightnings showing at my event, https://driveelectricweek.org/. If you live in the Dallas area, I would love to see your F150L this weekend. Please consider...