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We're kinda beyond needing prewarming in San Antonio, TX. Temperatures are in the high 80s and not much rain in sight. According to our local newspaper, we historically don't get these sorts of temperatures until mid-May and the headline of the article was something like "San Antonio To Skip...

The update was installed this evening after my Sync screen showed it downloading for over an hour! My truck was just sitting in the garage running in Full Accessory Mode, plugged into my FCSP to charge the LVB. The Connectivity screen and the Wi-Fi icon at the top of the Sync screen both show...

As an owner of an HIS unit that has mostly worked ~reliably since 1/9/24, I think it's important not to overlook the BT aspect. In an electrical outage, you'll have no Wi-Fi until the truck provides backup power. Communication between the truck and the FCSP to negotiate power transfer is...

It's always possible that a stray projectile broke your taillight. I don’t know how urban your Amesbury parking lot was, but things happen in suburban and rural areas. As a kid playing street baseball, someone in our gang hit a “home run” into a neighbor’s house window. As a teenage juvenile...

Don't know how hot it gets where you are in Oklahoma. We hit 114 to 116 deg F quite a few days in July and August last summer in San Antonio (and will probably see a lot more of that or worse in the future). I kept my truck in an insulated garage where it never got hotter than 85 to 90 degrees...

Source: What Norway’s evolution reveals about the EV charging market | McKinsey (in part)

I could never qualify for the tax rebate because of my wife's income as an M.D. What bugged me most was the price increase with Ford simultaneously removing features because of the chip shortage. At my age (78 now), I figured it was a losing proposition to wait for something better that might...

That's the thing about economics. Circumstances and human group behavior don't always take society in a direction it wants to go. When I think of economic trends, I always think of everyone rushing over to the same side of the boat. I didn't like 10% annual inflation either before our current...

I've forgotten the exact price increase for the 2023 Lariat ER with the "stuff" I wanted. It was in the range of $8K to $10K.

I agree. That's why in my original post to which you were kind enough to offer helpful suggestions, I wished Ford had diagnostic software that could evaluate the readiness of the FCSP/HIS/truck states to perform a power transfer without having to do one. The FordPass app purports to tell you...

Thanks for all the helpful advice. My computer is on a UPS, but there's lots of stuff elsewhere on many circuits throughout the house. Perhaps I should put the router and the cellular modem on a UPS, though. I didn't interpret the installer's tech advice on gas generators as anything other...

If it's just a hype cycle, how come Ford is so stupid then to be massively changing its business priorities? I love my Lightning, too. It's the best vehicle I ever owned. But it's a luxury vehicle, and my Lariat ER with Max Tow Technology is way out of the price range of the average U.S...

Quotes from the NY Times article on Ford's earnings report: Ford Reports Quarterly Loss but Says Sales Grew - The New York Times (nytimes.com) and

I thought the article was a balanced explanation of what actually happened. The Lightning was hot, hot, hot, and Ford was going to build 150,000 per year. And then the bubble popped. The article simply explained why the bubble popped. It did have a paragraph or two by a Ford exec explaining...

As someone who's read a lot of regulations (not the NEC's, though - radiation and laser safety regs), all I can say is, "How true!" Maybe someday, though, generative AI will be able to read any regulations and explain to the average Joe/Joeline what the regs mean in plain English in their...

NY TImes Business Section Article: How Ford’s F-150 Lightning, Once in Hot Demand, Lost Its Luster - The New York Times (nytimes.com) It's behind a paywall (maybe you get a free article?). But here are some "fair use" quotes. The guy loved the Lightning and said he'd like to buy one again...

A final chapter in my Ford FCSP/HIS unit installation saga? Today, our public utility inspected my FCSP/HIS unit, and backup power transfer actually worked on the 1st try. So, the unit is officially "commissioned" to be connected to the Texas electric grid. Unlike yesterday, when a warm-up...

Suffering the same mileage discrepancy in the vehicle health report. Actual mileage: 2,246 miles. Reported in vehicle health report as of yesterday (2/5/24): 1,524 miles. It makes me worry if Ford can't identify and correct silly stuff like this, whether they are also getting the more...

I wondered how long replacement battery parts would be available for our Lightnings. Like if it's 12-years-old and the battery craps out, what's the chance that a replacement part for a not overwhelmingly popular vehicle will be available (at an "affordable" price! ? )??? I'd always thought...

How many miles had you put on your Lightning before you had the problem?