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Yes. Several ways, but the simplest is to treat the HV DC battery like it is a solar array - feed this to a suitable AIO inverter that can accept the 300-400 VDC input connect to PV input on the inverter. To recharge the EV battery pack is easiest done with the original charging system from the...

Anyone else considering a pre-emptive swap out of the coolant valve BEFORE it gets stuck, while you're 300 miles from home...the "known problem" part gets my attention, as does the $100 part. For those of us with a shop, tools, lift, time - why wouldn't we plan this sooner than later?

If a SR truck can be upgraded to ER, freeing up the SR battery pack, then we add the SR pack to an RV trailer between the frame rails, and then install the bed mounted 'charge while driving' plug...

Very interesting to see if this works out, and what it takes to make everything play nice together. Keep us posted, following along.

Except this was not a random sample. Replies were from members motivated to respond, not a random sample that could represent the whole.

I expect the new EV plateform targets a completly different segment than the Lightning. They built the factory for the Lightning, and as long as these are selling, they will build them - trying to recapture the cost that is already sunk into that facility. The next change to Lightning will come...

Question: If you do this modification to a 2023, using the 2024 as-built, does this affect future OTA updates for your truck, since Ford will expect is still has the 2023 configuration? - ie do you disable the automatic OTA updates to avoid problems in the future?

A rough approximation of Forum members = about 21,000 from what I can see. but the survey had only 200 replies. one member in 100. That seems surprisingly poor to me. Perhaps the Admin know how many members are actually active on the forum, and the survey response of active members is a far...

My last truck was similar curb weight, and went through tires on about the same schedule I see lightning owners reporting here. Just a cost of being heavy I guess. The difference with the lightning is the nice even split of front to back weight, especially in winter driving. This truck is...

Everyone has their own preferences, and that is okay by me. Our Ford Escape Hybrid has the rotary shift - I don't care for it personally. Backing up the truck to park or to hook up to a trailer, get part way, decide to pull ahead a bit to get a better angle - yeah I like the centre console...

Brian, just want to give you a shout out - thanks for what you do here on the Lightning forum, much appreciated.

I bought the truck last January - and even on the OEM tires it was night-and-day better than ANY truck/winter tire combination I have ever had. -I put this down to the combination of weight on the rear, all wheel drive, smooth power and lack of transmission shifts. Like @FirstF150InCasco...

When you have it ready I want to be an early adopter and test it out. I have 45kWh of LFP packs ready to go, they fit perfectly three x 15kWh side by side across the bed, a 12kW inverter fits right on top, and (importantly) the tonneau cover can remain in place and closed over the whole works...

not Ford doing that $ bleeding - SK ON has the warranty on the battery packs.

is there a correlation between early-build-battery packs and module replacements? ie, did the battery manufacturing side have more issues with 2022-2023 builds than 2024-2025 ? (correcting for age/mileage differences, I wonder if the battery fabrication and QC measures have shown improvement...

it is interesting to often see discussions about union vs non-union workers; and yet rarely see any discussion at all about monopolies vs antimonopoly policies for major industries...

Thanks Chad !! I checked out your suggestion for Item 1 and sure enough that was the ticket. So much better now. Just need to deal with Items 2 and 3 now...

Had the truck since January, driven 38,000km so far, (24,000 miles) What would I like to see them change/update: 1. When I am backing up, the cameras come on automatically to show me the rear view, often I need to pull ahead a bit and steer the front to get a better angle for backing - the...

Funny how talk of "all the EV's being added will cripple the Grid" goes right out the window when the conversation changes to some Mega data centre instead. Go figure...

Yup ! too! Corvette WRX Warlock Tremor Raptor All the noisy (stinky) turbo diesels too. We need a name for the silly grin that comes across your face as you Silently leave those vehicles behind ya, in your dust. What can we call that smile: The Lightning Grin? The EV smiley? The Gapping-Grin...