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I dealt with this last week, and the culprit was Smartcar.com. The app A Better Routeplanner uses it for live data from the truck instead of an OBDII connector - and I thought it was rather neat until that lovely lockout. ABRP contacted Smartcar who are telling everyone it’s Ford’s fault because...

I've heard this as an issue on the ICE models, but on the Lightning? Any links to share? You don't need to unlock it to open it without another level of security. Or even take the entire damn tailgate. This Reddit links shows the way they broke the tailgate open to take the lights. I...

I’m very interested in this. There are at least three dealerships I can think of immediately that would fill in some very convenient gaps in CCS/DCFC maps around me. And they’re all pretty close to interstate junctions. Of course some of them need to realize things are shifting and getting left...

The thing is, this is difference between whether or not this vehicle - and to an extent the entire fleet of available EVs - is suitable for certain drivers or passengers. Accessibility needs to be considered whether someone suffers from a physical and visible disability or a chronic but...

Personally, I'd say every standard NEMA connector is horrible, but there are far more power outlets in the US than there are EV connectors. There's way more scope for a change to occur in the coming years. He's been one for at least his entire adult life.

I completely agree. I think sometimes there's a default to a presumption that we're screwed because of an industry standard or even a government mandate on a standard; but the idea that an EV connector won't change in two decades is kind of absurd. It'll change. It'll improve. It'll suck for...

I said in the post "no EV should come with only resistive heating" - why not both? The instant heat is wonderful, but it's not practical to have a resistive heater blowing at all times: my main point is consistency and efficiency. The typical heat pump is over 100% efficient until you get to...

I don't know anyone who wouldn't want this functionality, but then again I must not be socializing in the same echo chamber-y circles as he is. Teslas in Europe have been produced with the (Euro-spec) CCS connector for years. Considering their vertical integration efforts, the cost of...

Except it's not a consistent setting. The truck has a worse memory than I do. Yep, precisely! "If it actually worked consistently" is becoming my default when thinking about gripes with this thing. ? Don't get me wrong, I really like it. Its flaws are relatively superficial but really...

My biggest gripes: The frunk beep. Center screen d e l a y s doing anything. It's almost unusable to the point I try to set anything before I go anywhere and just not touch it whatsoever. Lack of info on the instrument cluster, in any mode. It infuriates me that calm mode is the only one that...

Feelings about Tesla and their CEO aside, the CCS connector is too big and unwieldy and theirs isn't frustratingly unusable. I've seen people struggle to get CCS connectors and their wires wrangled in away I've never witnessed with the Tesla connector. Standardization on their connector would...

Maryland here, in nearly three months I’ve still only seen mine and one other… once. Still weird and somewhat uncomfortable when people are trying to talk to me about it ?

3.5.2 installed automatically on my 6/30 build on September 13th. Still no PaaK option here…

It did the thing. I wonder if it disappears after a moment, sometimes I don’t look at that initially either as I’m preparing to leave. also, yeah actually sport mode is definitely punchier than I remember. That said I’d used it for two launches and that was it!

? never seen that come up. The center screen is disappointingly laggy (and may be my biggest complaint about the whole vehicle) so I've kind of been ignoring it as much as possible unless CarPlay's on. Barely even using the cameras because of how many taps it takes to get to them. Utter nonsense...

Out of all the interesting ideas in this thread the one thing I'd do in a heartbeat would be to turn that damn frunk beep off!

I haven't really paid enough attention to it (on/off tests) but... is there much of a noticeable difference with sport mode? I think I only knocked it on once and mostly noted it didn't come back on by default at power on. After almost 1100 miles - 1PD has been decent for me in normal mode but...

Most dashcams with an internal camera are going to be capable of picking up near-IR light, and might even have their own near-IR illuminating LEDs that could cause issues with BlueCruise. I’d be tempted to see what an IR cut off filter could do in terms of reducing impact of the BlueCruise...

@TruckPowered Exactly what I want to do to my Antimatter Lariat ER - thanks for sharing the stats! I do have two questions for you though: Considering cameras and sensors, is there any impact to BlueCruise/etc with the tent installed? And, what’s the locking situation for the tent on the rack?

Steep downhill all the way? ? Mine has been showing about right but I’ve been intrigued at a few 3.2mi/kWh trips and whether it’s actually right.