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Based on this picture form another thread: There seems to be connectors to the CCS module so it’s feasible…

I’m glad someone caught it. It’s all about pit strategy and aero! https://jalopnik.com/joey-logano-penalized-by-nascar-for-wearing-a-webbed-gl-1851287586 Too far if I start wearing webbed gloves to cover up the air vents?

6 for me since 2015, I’d like to say it’s because I have an extra 3 years but I’m pretty sure I broke the first one within a year…in all fairness the charge port door was redesigned after 2016….but I still broke the R1T within 6mo.

Idk, having replaced two ports on Teslas and one on the R1T, I appreciate the cheap manual door…if it wasn’t for the warning on the dash I would’ve probably replaced it a dozen times already though lol.

I’m definitely a forgetful one and have a habit of leaving our unpowered charge port door open. I appreciate being able to simply stand on the running boards and being able to reach over the door and close the charge port door. I would absolutely hate having to walk around to the other side to...

I hope Ford nav updates with SC availability too, on the Tesla it’s super easy and some stretches have a SC another 5-10 miles down the highway so if one is full…next! Don’t get me wrong, the ones by shopping centers still get full. But a lot of the highway rest stop ones are generally empty...

It could’ve finished charging at say 3am and if you don’t precondition that is plenty of time for the battery to be cold again by 8am. At 91% reduction and 31F it was likely cold enough to reduce power at start up but not cold enough to kick in heaters to warm the battery. The Lightning avoids...

Or (as a snowboarder) just dress appropriately. I'm a fringe case but I dress warmly in freezing temps. Fleece lined pants, 3-4 layers. Most of the time I jump in the truck if I'm dressed appropriately I find I don't need HVAC and if the family is with me I'm usually peeling off layers once...

After a while you stop caring and it becomes more intuitive. Not much different than a gas car. I watch my % remaining more than I do the miles remaining. I don't do it consciously but if I just went 100 mile when I'm at 50%, well I've got about 100 left type of situation.

These are always funny questions because it’s to the extreme. I worry about this when I’m gunning to make the best time over distance. Usually 500+miles driving by myself. I turn HVAC off, don't use blue cruise, feather the pedal, etc. I never really worry about this when I’m with the family...

With an asterisk. Go far enough and you can’t even rely on that. Ive driven a day going from 80F to 18F and it was a fun guessing game. Also, unlike some other EVs I’ve owned there is NO buffer when you get to the bottom on the Lightning. I used to run mine to single digit percentages But...

If you pull through - as if you had a trailer - does the spot in front still reach?

I've been an EV only household for almost a decade now and I still haven't learned that... When road tripping with an EV, it's not about maximum range. It's about time to destination. 80 mph is the tipping point. Beyond that, you can certainly recover/charge at a higher rate, but your...

Pretty sure we do that now….or at least I already have. Im willing to bet half of the 2023s have been in the shop for one.

I could be wrong but I don't think any current deployments of of Supercharging enablement on a Ford vehicle as shown in the picture isn't yet available to the general public. So anyone who already has it and can speak to would likely be a part of the EAP program and wouldn't really be able to...

It would be deleted as it would be EAP… But hypothetically let’s say someone did get it as a part of EAP. I’m not sure how such a person would be able to actually test it and provide feedback without access to an adapter. Seems silly to roll out such an update without also providing the tester...

There’s an authentication protocol. If the software on your vehicle doesn’t authenticate properly, it won’t charge. In the same way, Tesla has long been blocking specific cars after they’ve been salvaged and rebuilt. If they can block a specific vehicles, they can block an entire brand. That...

The availability of this seems to be directly linked to the algorithm used for OTAs. Go ahead…prove me wrong

So....going to throw a wrench into your calculations. Having owned 2 of the 5, I can already tell you what's on paper isn't going to be reality. This also coming from someone with a decade of EV ownership and regularly road trips.. The real world variations are far more than you can account...

Weight has an impact but not as much as speed/aero. Generally speaking the extra weight ends up helping in local. With my 8000lb 25' trailer on mountain roads, I often get 1.7-2.0mi/kWh (aka minimal to no loss). That same 8000lb trailer get 1.3-1.7mi/kWh on the highway. If I go rent an open...