I’ve noticed on my current road trip coast to coast along I-10 that the Ford Adapter performs poorly compared to alternatives. For example: I am stopped at a Tesla station, ambient temps are 88F and I’m in direct sunlight. After 9 minutes, my ford adapter is leading to my charging derating to...
Reviving this thread to say I have had issues with charging using the adapter in the heat. I’ve seen as high as 115F and the ford provided adapter gets very hot. My charging derates down to 80kW within ten minutes. One location also had magic docks so I switched and immediately went to 110kW and...
I have inadvertently exceeded the max payload by a good bit more than 100lbs. I do not recommend it but if your concern is your truck breaking, it will be fine. In both times I did, it was on long roadtrips where I was moving and there were no lasting issues. As to why? I don’t have the onboard...
I have had a bed cap for a year and it has not changed my efficiency at all. Like others said, a bed cap simply moves the “air pocket” behind the truck. If you really wanted to explore some aerodynamics, vortex generators along the upper and lower trailing edge of the truck could help reduce...
Just had this start happening to me today. Air Dam functions, the shifter functions, and charging appears normal. No issues with temps either. I have full power but get a "Service Soon" wrench shortly after turning the vehicle on and driving. Really unfortunate timing considering I am driving...
Very generous of you to help a stranded driver. The deserts and mountains in the region have always impressed me. Never before have I seen something that made me think of the surface of Mars before. Is the area volcanic? Lots of black and jagged rock formations to be found.
Others have covered the GoM enough, but I'll throw this out: You can beat EPA range but it's all about use case. I have almost always gotten more than 320 to a charge, as high as close to 400 even; however, I have one of the best use cases: sub 40mph driving in temperate climates.
I've...
No issues really with PaaK. Sometimes it doesn't recognize my phone right away, but I attribute those to my phone. Been using PaaK since I bought my truck 2.5 years ago. Like others, I keep my spare fob in a Faraday bag in the glovebox so if my phone is ever busted I can keypad in and use the...
I posted this in the loss of power thread, but after I got this update last night I've been having intermittent loss of my front motor. Anyone else with this update seen something similar? Not sure if it's an odd occurrence or an update bug.
I just got the window update overnight and have now encountered a loss of front motor twice. Both times the truck was at 100% power available but at some point on my short drive to and from the grocery store the power dropped to 56% with no warning.
As someone who's knocked out a few 2,000+ mile trips and has another in a couple of months, here's my best piece of advice.
Know how to use the distance to the next charger and your available battery percent to find a minimum mile per kwh. Then monitor it on the center screen, as long as you're...
I tried this myself last year in Florida and got roughly 350 miles to a charge, probably could have made it to 360+ but I needed it full to go camping with friends. Weather was nice, no wind, and my daily commute / driving is all mostly urban miles at 45mph or so.
The truck isn't magic, at...
The free year was the only available plan but I went ahead and jumped on it. I'm still showing the 3 year trial but I also have a positive order confirmation for another year after the trial for $0.
It's been said before, Ford purposely trims the range down based off outside conditions. This was done because folks would freak out that they started a trip at 320 miles of range and couldn't make it 200.
Your truck is more than capable of doing greater than 300 even in the cold. It requires...
I'm glad I was able to purchase and register my truck in a non front plate state. Even though I've moved since, I maintain my residency there which means I get to keep it. Not going to lie, I feel much smugness driving around California and having the front of my truck be clean. Plus Florida...
I also did a recent road trip with 1.4 but most of it was the hands on variant. I noticed that the truck now gives you a heads up it's going to slow for an upcoming turn. Right above the speed limit I could see a turn icon. Flip side is the truck would brake laughably early (500-1000ft) prior to...
I've never looked, does Fordpass indicate a door open? Or send a notification if a door has been left open for greater than 30 min? I feel like that would be useful to know.
These vehicles look so cool but 2027 is a long time away in what feels like a tougher environment for EVs and New EV companies at that. Fingers crossed.