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This is a very naive idea. Without getting into politics, which we don't want here: 1) Manufacturing has been moving offshore for many, many decades. You can't fix that with tariffs, you need LONG TERM STRATEGIES THAT INDUSTRIES AGREE TO AND THAT FUTURE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CAN'T UNDO. Right...

Whenever I charge at a hotel, I make a point of saying something to the front desk, along the lines of "Please make sure your management knows that one of the main reasons I picked your hotel was the EV charging". If their EV charging has a fee, and it's not competitive, I also tell them that...

I wonder if anyone with a 2025 has looked to see whether they can adjust level 1 like they can level 2.

That longer cord is on a V4 station - or a V3 station with V4 cabinets. Tesla is supposedly converting older stations. I'm not anywhere near up to speed on their progress / plan. The vast majority of Tesla SuperChargers you can use are the shorter cord.

If you rented a Ford or Lincoln, and if the daily cost meets their threshold ($40 as I recall), they should reimburse you for the rental and gas.

EA is indeed plug in and it starts, as well as Tesla, unless you were in Canada where EC isn't Plug & or Charge.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you sit in your truck and go through each and every setting you have. Click on the "i" if you don't understand something.

Soon...

Simply turn off sign recognition. Done.

The NHTSA doesn't care about Sport Mode. They care about Off-Road mode, because it changes stability control that isn't optimal for on-road driving. They think some idiot will (and they are right) keep it in off-road mode on pavement. Ford could simply not maintain that driving mode, and keep...

Is Plug and Charge turned on in your app? Why didn't you simply activate the charger with FordPass? Unfortunately your frustration is 100% due to lack of knowledge. When you get up to speed, frustration is gone.

Exactly. Most of our stops are to charge and maybe eat (at vehicle, brought with us). We have of course stopped at places for a meal, or beer (brewery), and IF there is a free charger, or a charger with costs that are comparable to what we're experiencing on the road, we take advantage. For...

As to how much charge a vehicle can get in an hour, most EVs take 48amps max, including 2024+ Lightnings (except for some fleet vehicles). What will you do to prevent a worker at one of the businesses there from hogging it all day at that cheap price? Will you have a fee for plugged in but...

Before spending money, you need to identify the users of the charging. If there is DCFC on the route, they're not going to stop there. If you are filling a gap, they might with 80amps. Otherwise, it's locals only.

See rule #2 right above your post.

They told the organizer that they WOULD have us go through signals. Then, minutes before we started, they said no. They stopped all the traffic on Woodward to start us out. Lead car, with a Supervisor that scooted ahead and blocked one lane for our Michigan left (u-turns) at each end. 2...

This was a long, but good day. We arrived just before 10AM. Easily parked, on the lawn facing Woodward, but quite a distance away. Tall grass quickly got matted down. Setup our 10x10 pop up, signs on vehicles, and settled into our chairs. From 11 to noon we had a decent amount of people...

Did you put a destination in and let the truck predict the range? 2.2 is not 2.2. It is 2.151. Or, 2.243. 2.151x132=282, not 299... 131? Might be 125 based on temp and state of health. 2.151x125=269....

@Baja Lightning, many of the issues you bring up have been discussed here many times. - First, you aren't adding 1.4kW per hour on 120v, and you don't have a 128kWh battery. The battery is either 131kWh or 123kWh, and charging on 120v, net to the vehicle is 120vx12ampsx85%(15% loss)=1.2kW at...

While worth it for a 34 hour stay, not worth it for an arrival at 10pm and a departure 10 hours later, especially when you might blow the circuit if anything else is on it.