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AC really isn't the problem actually. It's relatively minimal in impact to your overall range to run the AC. Heating is actually more of a concern as batteries are less optimal at cold temperatures. I believe these things just run the AC in reverse for heat pump mode for efficiency. Not sure how...

I'm in Atlanta so I'm even further away than you. I reserved right after the launch video as well as a current F150 owner. *Shrug* Luck?

I wish the invite had more details. How many trucks will there be? Will we be able to check out the interior? Since it's at a speedway, will there be test drives or a ride along? *gasps* I'm registered for the NC one. I'd be extremely disappointed to make the drive 4-hours there only look at a...

I feel the same about agate black and antimatter blue. They need to bring back blue jeans.

Super lame if we can’t even get inside much less get a ride. Did you register on that Ford tour website too? Details on the event sucks. Email didn’t say anything nor does the webpage for registration. Why even make a time slot reservation if it’s not for a ride, drive, or even touch and feel.

I just got an invite to see it on the 16th. 4-hour drive... On a workday... Hmm... I'm all in if it's a test drive / ride along. If it's just a touch and feel.... eh. Hello F-150 Lightning Reservationist, You are invited to an exclusive, limited-capacity, All-New, All-Electric 2022...

I'm not an electrician either but that's what I believe the transfer switch would do. Isolate house mains from grid and apply converted power from truck to house mains. There'd be some sort of sensing on the grid lines and some sort of hysteresis prior to reverting to grid power if reversion is...

Ah, there goes another assumption that I made. I assumed that the 80A charger had a built in transfer switch to isolate the house from the grid during an outage. I also assumed that the power conversion from DC to AC would be done within that same unit. It sounds as if you're suggesting it's not...

That's about the only logical use case. Tow it to a campsite within ~100 miles and charge the truck at the campsite for return trip. This would also mean there'd be no reason to use the onboard inverter to power the camper as you'd already have campground power. Using the truck to power the...

Ah I guess I don't fully understand how it works. I was assuming the direction where the truck powering the home's power feed during a power outage was leveraging the truck's onboard inverter. My assumption was that one would have to opt for the larger inverter output for the home backup...

I believe they'll offer it for the SR models too. I'd imagine Ford would rate the SR lightning for 6k lb towing without the package (like the current ICE models without towing options and base engines) and 7.7klb with the tow package. As I said in my previous posts, I'd get it not to tow more...

I'm not expecting to save much. Maybe a couple of hundred dollars off the purchase price and the cap on doc fees (normally ~$700 in my area) for a grand savings of about a grand. Better than nothing considering that it's easy to join mustang of america at $35/yr. Alternatively, you could just...

I don't see the point unless you're really all in on the home backup feature. I own a backup dual fuel generator with spare gasoline and propane on standby for emergency situations. Worse case scenario, the included 2.4kW would power my fridge and freezer just fine. My other point is that I've...

I'd the tow package for the extra cooling system. What all that really includes hardware wise is unknown for now but that'd be my only must have option for a Pro model.

Lifted trucks will inherently have more drag along with added unsprung weight of the larger wheels and tires. It'll probably be significantly noticeable considering that the engineers decided that do away with fog lamps and stuck to aero wheels for every extra bit of efficiency. I'm sure it's...

Just take a look at the combustion engine F150s. I'd expect similar packaging. XL's, STX, and XLT 300a all get the black door handles and mirror caps. Moving up to the XLT 301a or 302a gets you chrome or color matched (sport package) handles although color matched or chromed mirror caps aren't...

The powerboost is a fine truck. I am adding the lightning EV to the stable as I can not do without an ICE truck. Like smartphones , there’s going to be nicer shiny ones every few months. If you have the means to do short cycle upgrade, do it by all means. I am confident that lithium tech is...

Glad you got it all figured out.

I have the 400W inverter in my 2015. It's a modified sine wave inverter that doesn't operate anything with an AC motor well if at all. It'll power a laptop and my milwaukee chargers fine though. Key has to be on, and engine running. If auto-stop start is enabled, my socket shuts off when the...