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Good info, thanks. But it sounds like OP knows what he's doing with charging, and this thread was more of a heads up that even Tesla's well known reliability is not 100%. Some temporary issue made him unable to charge at a station that should have worked. Always have a plan B.

Yes all true if you're using a 5-15 plug. But if you have an EVSE with a 30 amp plug, then it signals to the truck that 30 amps are safely available, and the truck still only asks for 12. It's a limitation of the truck, well documented.

Are you able to fast charge at other providers (not EA)?

Has been covered earlier in the thread, but the gist is the Lightning will only charge at 12 amps on 120 volts, no matter how many amps the outlet could supply to some other load. So you'd only be using 12 of that 30.

DTCs are a symptom. Not a cause. Perhaps the tech did some module reset or update while in the process of clearing the DTC but clearing the code itself cannot fix anything. You could try disconnecting your 12V battery for a few minutes. Cold start of all modules sometimes helps with random...

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/car-scanner-elm-obd2/id1259933623 That's the link for my App Store. Hopefully it redirects to the US store for you

I would strongly suggest turning off that "Destination suggestions" switch too. If you've ever heard a "bong bong" double chime for no reason when starting the truck... well, that's the reason

I think I give Ford an appropriate amount of blame. ? They are the ones who made the decisions to outsource development, knowing full well that it leads to maintenance headaches down the road. I do have a software background. Yes the software is mostly usable and I don't regret getting the...

It is on the list though. ? It's a symptom of the general problem that the UX is not well thought out. There are quite a few "no brainer" features that are not included, like one time departure time or manual control of preconditioning.

All of the above is great, very creative, but for anything below 7.2 kW you're better off just plugging something into the bed outlet and use the built-in 120/240V inverter. Even if you need DC it's still going to be way safer and probably cheaper to use some external converter I think. For...

Anyone who deliberately takes any vehicle, electric or not, anywhere near salt water needs their head examined. In my opinion as someone who grew up on the water. Launching a boat, OK you can't avoid it, but every time I see people playing with their 4x4s on tidal mud flats or beaches I have to...

I have one from EVDance (bought from their store on Aliexpress) that works fine and comes with a storage bag. I tested it, and a friend used it for a couple of weeks before he got his EVSE installed properly. I can't vouch for its long term durability though.

Do these stations show as available to non-Teslas in the Tesla app? That is the One True Source of whether or not it "should" work.

Parked in my driveway, the tires on the sunny side are usually about 2 PSI higher. Temperature definitely makes a big difference

I would say A2Z, TeslaTap > Lectron, OEMs. From what I've read, not from experience. I've only tried the OEM one once.

It's fine. The cold doesn't hurt anything. It just slows everything down (speed of getting energy in and out of the battery). You'll be fine with fast charging. I park outside in northern BC, Canada for what it's worth. It does get chilly here.

I wouldn't worry too much about it. They aren't kept plugged in on the dealer lots. If you do plug it in you might get a bit more efficiency/range out of the battery if it's warmer but it's not a big deal.

4 or 5% for long highway trips for me. Attached screenshot is a cross country trip in my 23 from BC to Ontario and back in early April, so cool temperatures that would've been ideal for a heat pump. I have another 2000 km trip where the trip meter said 4%. I did one trip in -30 C that was 17%...

That's the real answer to all the various "how do I get high power out of the truck" questions that pop up. It sure would be nice if Ford would open up the interface to allow third party devices to pull high voltage DC power direct from the battery like the HIS. But I suppose the possible...

There are so many variables... unless and until we see a test with two trucks driving the exact same road at the exact same time, to rule out "minor" wind/speed/temperature variations that actually have a major effect on efficiency, I don't know if we can draw any solid conclusions. The heat...