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There is a monthly subscription you can sign up for. If you are charging more than one or two full charges in a month then it's probably worth it. The catch is, if you just plug in, Plug & Charge will not give you the subscription rates. So you need to activate the charger with the Tesla app...

Yeah, the traditional auto makers are all stuck in a 10-15 year old mindset where the app (and software in general) is just an afterthought, a fancy option. Whereas in the real world of 2025 it is absolutely core functionality. We are connected to our devices nowadays and a big, expensive...

That's kind of the beauty of the Lightning implementation. Both the 1PD and 2PD are so seamless it isn't immediately obvious that you're getting maximum regen/efficiency whichever one you use, so fill your boots. I'm team 2PD myself, but if I did a lot of stop and go traffic that would probably...

We had a free DCFC for a couple of months here, so I did a few charges there, many in cold weather. My 23 XLT did not do any preconditioning when routing to the charger via Ford nav. Battery temp stayed the same (well below freezing) and no noticeable increase in coolant heater power compared to...

I'm sure if they were allowed to make such a statement they would. It has probably not been decided.

Not sure why everybody is talking about Plug & Charge. It's EA and Tesla only in the US, nothing to do with FPL.

Yep, happened to me once, and there have been a couple of threads on it. I think there was some fuse you could pull to reset something but I can't recall exactly. Fixes itself after a while. Annoying driving without a speedometer. I have an OBD dongle connected so I can show the speed on the...

The photo shows the filter for Level 2, "up to 22 kW". So it would include any L2 chargers including any Tesla destination chargers equipped with a J1772 connector, as I have personally used in Canadian national parks for example. Some can actually do 80 amps (19.2 kW) so getting close to that...

They certainly exist. I plugged into a couple in national parks here in Canada for overnight stops. Tesla hardware with a J1772 connector. Edit: Here's an example. See photos https://www.plugshare.com/location/245036

I believe encryption is an important security feature to prevent attacks like this: Thieves are now stealing cars via a headlight 'CAN injection' Obviously their software has lots of room for improvement... but I do hope they will continue to improve, and back port features to earlier model...

And just a data point. Lightnings sit for months cold soaking without being plugged in on dealer lots. I haven't seen any direction to dealers to keep them plugged in or anything. I believe they are engineered for that and it's not harmful. Precondition the battery if you need the performance...

Just to further confuse the issue. Mine does what you say and doesn't appear to work like taxman's. I have not yet seen a battery temperature above freezing when I get in the truck. If it's -12 C outside, battery temp is -8 ish. I assume the few degrees difference is leftover heat from charging...

From day one I've rolled my eyes at that big clunky mechanical shifter. It's only there to give a familiar feel on first driving impression for people coming from traditional trucks. I would much rather have a knob or buttons somewhere, and additional cup holders/storage in that area instead...

In my experience if it's just a little bit of power reduction, like up to 15%, you have both motors and should have normal traction. If you're seeing 65% or less available, then you probably don't have the front motor and the traction loss will be very noticeable if it's slippery. That's only...

For me it always starts off pretty toasty then backs off after 10 or 15 minutes. It would be nice if it didn't back off as much as it does. As you say, it's barely detectable after a while.

No, they are the same. 240V AC. Tesla used the word "destination" just to distinguish between them and Superchargers. General comment on destination chargers: They can be set to "Tesla only" in which case they will only work with Tesla vehicles, or maybe a TeslaTap brand adapter (they claim to...

Yes I use it on my XLT

It is not the same for my Lightning. Mine has certainly been colder than -4 C when I get in. If it's -10 outside, I can expect about -7 battery temp for example. As reported by CarScanner via OBD. Unfortunately I don't have any way to monitor power usage like taxman to see if it's ever really...

Maybe it depends on software version/updates or something. My 23 XLT certainly does not maintain the battery above freezing. It's usually at ambient or a few degrees above if it was charged during the night.

Yes it's all speculation until we see some real world tests. But they've said the generator is 130 kW. That should be plenty for towing even at highway speeds uphill, I would think. But we'll see. I still think the Ramcharger could be the "killer app" that could potentially be *better* than...