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I am aware of people who have used the Ford Charge Station Pro to charge Tesla vehicles. It typically requires that you physically modify a J1772-to-NACS adapter so that it fits the FCSP's CCS plug. I believe I saw a reference to someone who was producing an adapter specifically for this use...

My understanding is that the factory running boards are tied into the approach lightning system: the boards should deploy when the approach lightning comes on. They should retract when you close the doors. Opening the door after that should deploy the boards, and closing it again should retract...

the Beast is my Rapid Red '23 Lariat ER, while Anubis is my wife's Grabber Blue '23 Mach-E GTPE.

The only commercially-viable aluminum ore is bauxite. Turning it into aluminum is relatively expensive, because the process requires a large amount of energy (about 15kWh per pound produced). Recycling existing aluminum requires much less energy (less than 1kWh per pound), so about 80% of US...

You may want to re-read my post -- I didn't write what you think I wrote. I said "15% of all Fords assembled in the US are exported". In other words, about 6 of every 7 (or roughly 85%) of Ford vehicles built in the US are sold in the US, while the rest -- about 1 in 7 or roughly 15% -- are...

I think Ford's executive team is aware of the Chinese EV threat. My understanding is that Ford is the US carmaker with the largest international presence -- roughly a third of Ford's revenue is from non-US sales, and about 15% of all Fords assembled in the US are exported. I see a very clear...

I've been going to Wade Ford in Smyrna for more than a decade -- between my wife and I, we have purchased 4 vehicles there. They treated us well with our ICE Fords, and they've treated us well with my wife's Mach-E and my Lightning. When we were shopping for the Mach-E, the GTPE we eventually...

This is from financial analyst Douglas McIntyre of 24/7 Wall Street. Overall, I don't consider him a very credible source, and he is likely just pushing an anti-EV bias on his readers. To give you an idea of his credibility, a 2014 report found that roughly 84% of 24/7 Wall Street's predictions...

There are many partisan opinion papers on the pro- and anti-union side, but relatively little in the way of clearly unbiased research. The little I can find suggests that unionization (or not) has very little to do with build quality in and of itself. In head-to-head comparisons (meaning...

I find this interesting as well. My understanding is that Ford builds two types of Lightning battery modules: an 11.95kWh module and a 16.43kWh module. All trucks contain 9 modules, but: 98kWh usable SR has 9 x 11.95 for 107.55kWh total and ~8.9% reserve 123kWh usable ER has 3 x 11.95 + 6 x...

Take a look at your billing details, with particular attention to kWh used, any added taxes or fees, and bottom-line price. Compare that to similar bills in past summers, and see what has changed. Here in Georgia, rates are up, just like they are nationwide -- in general, electricity prices are...

My understanding is that the Lightning is capable of maximum efficacy in any combination of Normal or Sport mode, and 1-pedal or 2-pedal driving. Actually getting that efficiency may be easier or harder for an individual driver based on their driving habits. So pick the mode that works best...

A lot depends on what you see happening in the future -- are you assuming that you will be permanently unemployed, or will move to a different line of work with significantly less pay? If you have more vehicles than drivers, it might make sense to sell a paid-off vehicle for cash (which can be...

There are still risks with garage doors: If the garage door lacks a weather seal, or if the seal is worn or damaged, the door can act as a pinch point just like a conventional door or window. Even with a weather seal, the garage door can exert significant force on the cable: While charge...

I personally wouldn't plan to run a charge cable under the door. This is against electrical code (flexible cords may not be run through doorways or windows) for a reason. I have certainly done it temporarily -- sometimes you do what you have to do to get from the plug to the charge port. I...

I have a '23 Lariat ER and have observed the same thing in both directions: an immediate drop in state of charge within a few minutes of unplugging, and a slightly longer-term boost in state of charge shortly after I start driving. They both seem to be temperature related. They don't seem to...

This is unfortunately pretty common at Electrify America -- their chargers are often older, frequently in need of maintenance, and generally in poor condition. Individual chargers vary greatly -- one charger could be in top form, while the one next to it is mostly-broken. In my experience, the...

My overall average, over 28 months and just shy of 38,000 miles, is 2.4 mi/kWh. My "typical" drive is a 75-mile round trip commute. Much of this is on Interstates where traffic speeds can be a 10 MPH crawl one day and a 70 MPH sprint the next, and the rest is on local roads with speed limits...

If the musty smell happens after rain or a car wash, then it is probably a leak in the moonroof. Changing the cabin air filter won't really help with this. If you're still within the 3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warrant, then a leaky moonroof is a warranty issue. You may want to see if...

As a broad generalization, the truck gets the advertised EPA range estimate at about 55 MPH, give or take a bit. If you generally drive slower than that (for example, mostly back-roads or in-town where speeds are 30-45 MPH), then you'll get better range. If you drive faster, you'll get...