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I'd assume after 10 years your power and torque will be the same in the Lighting, but just the capacity/range will be reduced (might be wrong on that). And yes I've seen that Tesla chart - looks to be about a 10-15% drop over 200,000 miles. I'd rather a 3rd party test or community reports to...

Not to offend anybody, but I think the iced blue silver is awful. I don't know why - maybe it looks confused between silver or baby blue, maybe it's trying too hard to be an EV. One thing I really like about the Lightning is it's not trying overly hard to be futuristic, or extra green, or even...

Very interesting, thanks for the info. Ironically enough, my Honda Civic Hybrid died at EXACTLY 186,000 miles... though likely a coincidence since that was a NiMH pack, and non-plug in.

I really like the metallic white. Just hope it doesn't look too bland with the smoothed-out styling of the Lightning. Still leaning this way though.

Pretty sure the passenger side is just a badge for symmetry.

That all makes sense. So what is everyone's opinion of the look, and/or color choices?

I couldn't put my finger on why exactly, but looking through the available colors, something just felt different about the Lightning than it's ICE counterpart. It just looked more... bland. I saw a Carbonized Gray ICE truck go by in full sun a while back and it was a really striking color, but...

I asked my dealer some questions and thought I'd share. Their stance is understandable but not exactly giving me the warm and fuzzies. It's good to know I can move around if they pull a fast one on pricing, but I'm not sure how that will affect my place in line. I will say they were kind and...

Reservations hit 150,000 https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/09/16/ford-adds-jobs-to-increase-production-of-electric-f-150-pickup-reservations-top-150000-.html

Sure. I'm fairly certain I'll be moving forward with it, I just don't want to be irresponsible with our finances. I also like to overthink everything, so thanks for the entertainment :)

Well, you could replace a whole engine and transmission together and still come out half as expensive as that battery pack. The article I quoted explains that this approach is not feasible - the BMS isn't capable of handling mismatched cells like that. Somehow this company claims they did come...

What's everyone's thoughts on battery pack longevity? I'm not talking about degradation; that's normal. I'm talking about time or miles until failure. Take a look at this article...

Yup, my plan too. Reason for asking is the 80A charger appears to be included with the extended range battery, which Im highly considering for other reasons. I'm also looking into solar PV, and it's worth pointing out that not all systems come with an automatic transfer switch. As a matter of...

I wasn't sure if I could swap them at time of purchase with the dealer. That's what I was thinking anyway. So wait a minute, can you specify charging amperage at either the charger or the vehicle? If so then I'd definitely keep the 80A version with the intent of upgrading my feeder like you...

I'm unsure of the panel rating, that never occurred to me. But it's limited for sure by the feeder breaker and wire. It's a 50A GFCI breaker and 6ga wire that I redirected from a hot tub that was removed. I would need to run new wire to upsize. It's on the opposite side of the house as...

Yeah, I need to do some more research on the home backup power function. As of now I'm assuming a very expensive automatic transfer switch is needed. I already have a generator and long extension cables for sump pump, furnace, fridge, etc... I might just simply use the power outlets on the...

I'm pretty sure I'm going to spring for the extended battery. Current info says it comes with the 80A charger. I have a 50A 240V subpanel in my garage for a woods shop that I was planning to use for EV charging - this was well before the Lightning was announced. I'm also installing solar in...

I'm in! Better late than never. Figure mine will arrive in 2024 :( but I'm pretty set on proceeding with an order when available to me. 11191605 9/5/21 Michigan