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I used the Ford NAV in my Lariat on a trip from Ithaca to Maryland. It took me down some sketchy roads, including gravel roads in back of a farm in the reverse direction from the paved road I had just taken to the turn off for the farm. I still turn it on once in a while for the fun of it...

I'm too chicken to push it to the limit. I almost always recharge at 30% or higher. At home I rarely drop below 50%. The great thing about having an EV is that I skip the gas stations and when I get home I just plug in and walk away. No more range anxiety in a 60+ mile radius.

Temperature makes a huge difference. I got home yesterday at 34 degrees showing 50% charge and 120 mile range on my '23 ER. Heat was set to 65 and seat and steering wheel heat were on. Earlier on the home charger it showed 219 at 80% in the AM but then I did a Trip Departure prep 20 minutes...

There are 3 chargers offered for 2023 model buyers. - Mobile - costs $500, typically as part of the window sticker - works with 110 volt wall outlets and 240 volt 30 amp L14-50 outlets (4 pin). I had to ask the dealer for the an L14-50R to L14-30P adapter (that was supposed to be in the kit...

My tiny trailer's 4 pin connector will not fit into the 4 pin connector on my 2023 Lightning Lariat ER. The trailer has a standard flat 4-pin male connector. It has worked with 7 to 4 pin adapters and other vehicles. It looks like the Lightning connector still has a single pin that goes into...

There was another thread here that said it was fused for 30A. You could also call Ford and ask. https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/lightning-7-pin-trailer-charging-output.18527/?form=MG0AV3

OP complained about what the truck displayed. The display and what you actually get can be very different. The truck does some calculations including variables such as Temperature. I don't know if it also "learned" your mi/kWh and takes that into account (do you have lead foot and travel at...

I love Blue Cruise on wide gentle curves but don't trust it. I keep a finger on the steering wheel and watch for the "Resume Control" message, especially on rural highways, but even on areas where it worked previously. Just can't trust it. Sounds like the fix for "Resume Control" or "Keep...

So you have to be ready to override this feature if you use it. I had it show 80 as the speed limit and try to go to 85 in a 40 mph speed limit zone. I was on Rt. 80. I have one road I drive with a speed limit of 35 but everyone runs at 45-50+ on it. It's nice to have adaptive cruise...

Also look for utility sheds near by. I found outlets in back of buildings and where they store golf carts used for property management. Also, suggest to the facility that they install some L2 chargers, hopefully at reasonable rates.

The home Tesla chargers are L2 equivalent to "Destination chargers" and there are L2 adapters for Tesla to J1772. I got to test the Llacelee (Not QIAO) at a restaurant.

ABRP also shows estimated charge at way points and end, but the plan usually has me arriving at 10% charge which is not what I usually want.

Before getting anything, check with your electric company to see if they care and if they have discounts for charging at certain times with certain brand chargers. In my area you get $0.02 discount per kWh between 11pm and 6am, but only if you use one of a limited number of charger brands. One...

The real question is what are you trying to solve? If you want to charge at home the simplest thing is to add a J1772 charging station or simply a 240 volt outlet you can use with the charger that came with your car. (BMW did give you a mobile charger...?) Since you already have FCPS wired...

If ramps don't work well you might want to check out a "Pickup Truck Bed Crane" (Harbor Freight?)

Share Pictures or video if you have it opening and closing!!!!!

Nice to see the numbers. Did the Chevy have a tonneau cover? Looks like the Ford had a tonneau which might add to the MPGe. (Do we need a new abbreviation? MPkW or MPk ?)

The lates software update has also been playing havoc with mi/kWh estimates. I've gotten "This Trip" numbers as low as 1.4 for the first couple miles then up to 2.0 for a 15 mile trip... then I'll get 4.1 on the next trip. The "Trip 1" counter shows me averaging 2.3 over longer distances that...

I've opened it all the way and then manually pulled it down part way and it stayed. It was not intentional. I'm curious why you would only want to open it part way?

I saw my 2023 Lariat ER do something like this, though not as extreme when on a 7kW charger, one time. I usually don't bother watching it. The Ford app shows a steady number that decreases as the charge state goes up. I recently was charging at an EVgo and it went quite fast but while I had it...