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So many times people complain about charging issues on these EV forums but never really communicate with the service provider. If you have a problem charging you need to continue to pursue the problem with the provider until they at least understand the problem. These charging service providers...

Get your VIN from your dealer and download your window sticker. The window sticker has your blend date on it, the date your frame and body are connected. Things should happen pretty fast after the blend date. you should read some of the other threads. There is information on how download your...

Most options are modular, meaning all infrastructure (wiring harness, bolt holes, etc) are already installed. A lot of the time you can go to the parts store and buy the parts to install an option yourself but I’m pretty sure the parts department’s can’t get these parts right now or they would...

I got pulled over in Texas small town just off the highway going to a local fast charger for not having a front license plate on my 2019 Niro EV (now sold). Even though it’s a misdemeanor, so many people run around in Texas without front license plates I was really surprised to get pulled over...

I was finally able to talk to a Parsons loan officer. He told me that the loan application is good for 60 days but the rate lock is only good for 30 days, so it looks like I’m going to be waiting a few weeks before I apply. He also said that it has been so difficult working with Ford dealerships...

My Parsons FCU membership has been approved, now all I have to do is figure out timing for submitting my loan application. My window sticker has a blend date of 01/22/23 so I don’t expect delivery until the end of February or early March. I have tried to find how long I can lock the interest...

You can upgrade the Sync 2 system in my Fusion with an aftermarket Sync 3 system that plugs right in. That’s pretty surprising considering you have to replace the touch screen that controls the phone interface, the navigation, the stereo system and the climate control system. The point is if...

I have had four EVs, buying into one major technology advancement after another. The last EV I had was a 2019 Niro EV and I kept it for three and a half years. If I had not wanted something with real towing capability I would not have moved on from the Niro EV. The Niro EV had good range and...

I’m sorry for your predicament and the choices you have had to make but I have to say that my life financially has gone in an entirely different direction over the last year and a half since I made the reservation. I originally made my Lightning reservation primarily as a protest against Tesla...

There is a thread all about loan rates already. Parsons FCU has a 84 month rate of 3.99%. Chase has a 72 month rate of 3.39%.

Currently: 2015 Ford Fusion Energi Titanium 2004 GMC 4x4 Envoy XL SLT 2012 Harley Road King 1993 Kawasaki KLX 650 1992 18’ Celebrity Bowrider with 4.8L Mercruiser I just sold a 2019 Kia Niro EV to help pay for my F150L and I also plan to sell the GMC and Harley. I plan to keep the Fusion for...

F150L sales were over 2% of F-series sales for 2022. That’s really not bad considering it took ten years for EVs to achieve 2% market share in the USA. If 80,000 F150Ls are sold in 2023 they would account for over 10% of F-series sales, now that really would be impressive.

I was just able to download my window sticker. The window sticker indicates that the ADVANCED SECURITY PACK, the ONBOARD SCALE/SMART HITCH and the STEERING WHEEL-HEAT was removed from the order. The OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT/OTHER list also includes the INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONT but I can’t tell if...

I was just able to download my window sticker. The window sticker does show “FORD BLUECRUISE 1.0 (3 YRS)” as part of the EQUIPMENT GROUP 511A package. So it looks like I’m definitely getting BlueCruise.

You still don’t seem to get it. The $7,500 tax credit is an artificial incentive to consumers. Auto manufacturers raise their prices because they know people think they’re getting a deal with the tax credit. That’s why the price hike for the lower trim levels that do qualify for the credit was...

I find this an extremely weak argument for not excepting delivery of your F150L. You should have known that Ford was quickly approaching the 200,000 threshold when you reserved your F150L and that only a select few even had a chance of getting the credit. With the rampant inflation we have seen...

I have been receiving emails from my dealership with a report that indicates my VIN and a Secondary Status date of 1/20/23. I tried to use the VIN to generate a window sticker but no luck yet. The concerns I had last year about not being able to pay for my Lariat ER have pretty much gone away...

I wear suspenders and they really tear up leather seats. My Lariat ER is going to have leather seats and if I don’t have seat covers it won’t be long before the driver’s seat is going to be all scratched up. The seat cover I have been using in my other cars doesn’t let seat heating and cooling...

At the risk of sounding like a commercial, ABRP uses real time weather and topography to calculate range. I was skeptical at first but now that I have experience, I have a lot of confidence in ABRP. I don’t have my F150L yet but I assumed it was going to take real time weather into account to...

On a back to college trip almost half a century ago I rode a 1968 Yamaha YR1 from Arizona to Alabama. The YR1 only had a range of about 100 miles. I had to refuel about once an hour but I was always glad for a chance to get off that bike and stretch my legs. The point is perceptions change with...