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@davehu Driving an EV between Dallas and Houston is the easiest drive you can possibly imagine. There are Electrify America Chargers in Ennis, Madisonville, and Huntsville. That is more than enough locations to easily make it either way. The challenge is what happens once you get into...

If you have not done a road trip in the Lighting yet, I am all about trying something new and getting a feel for the truck. It drives very comfortably, and is a great highway cruiser. I did not take the Amarillo to Trinidad, CO route since there I was not interested in charging to 100% in...

I did use the truck's navigation, and I also scheduled vehicle departure in the morning for preconditioning. I got the max charging rates out of the truck while on the road. Still does not change the fact that the initial max charging rates you will see are in the 160kW range before they...

I wanted to share a couple of details on the return portion of the Denver to Houston road trip I took over the past 10 days. If there is ever a way to learn about your truck, it is by taking a long distance road trip and charging multiple times in a number of different environments. On the...

Tesla Supercharging will always be a last resort, back up charging option for me. I did a Scottdale run from Denver in my Taycan Cross Turismo last month, and am in the middle of a road trip to Houston in my Ford F-150 Lightning right now and have not encountered a single issue or delay at any...

You are correct, Sir! There also has to be a better way for me to share that being prepared and monitoring range and battery levels is crucial when going long distances in cold weather at highway speeds without having to read what I wrote in the first long post!

I left Denver at 6am and rolled into Norman around 7:30pm. It sounds like a long day, but the truck is pretty comfortable, so it did not seem like it. I made stops in Flagler, Colby, Hays, Salina, and then Blackwell, OK. I tried to make the Colby to Salina run without stopping in Hays...

I hear you on this one, and will see what I can do on the next winter road trip.. I left my house at 6am last week when it was 6 degrees outside, and I had the truck sitting outside over night. I set the precondition timer to leave right at 6am, so not sure what the battery temp was when the...

As background, I currently own a Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo 4s, and have owned a sedan version of the Taycan and an Audi e-Tron previously. I used to be a Tesla guy - owned a couple of Model S' and a couple of Models X's before switching to CCS compatible vehicles in late 2019. I have done...

It boils down to economics. While the Feds may help cover costs to install new chargers, there needs to be on going revenue derived from charger usage to provide for maintenance. A charger in the middle of no where, like Lubbock for instance, will struggle with weather extremes and low...

Exactly! "What do you mean I should have a NEMA 14-50 plug installed in my garage to get faster charging speeds at home? No one told me that before I bought the truck!"

Bwhahahahha. That is pretty funny. I guess the trick is that if you live in a state that is not on board for EV adoption - like Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, West Virginia, Wyoming, or Louisiana - or live in a remote part of the US like the eastern Montana or the Dakotas, then you...

Not trying to rip on you, but your blanket statement is not accurate. I have driven large swaths of the American west, American midwest, and American southwest in an CCS compatible EV and have NEVER been stranded. For the past 3 years I have done a once ever other month drive between Denver...

This. The Tesla cables are notoriously short and will not accommodate most EV's where their charging ports are currently. I have two EV's - a Porsche Taycan and a F-150 Lightning and both will struggle using a Tesla supercharger. Ain't no way in hell the current Tesla cable is going to...

@BostonJeff I feel bad for you, my man. You don't have access to a Time of Use energy plan where cost of electricity is cheaper at certain off peak times of the day? I live in Denver, and our provider has set up Time of Use, so charging my Lighting at off peak times is $.07 a kWh.

I am in 95% agreement with @Texas Dan. I am, however, not so sure that the US legacy auto manufacturers like Ford or GM really want a zero emissions future. if they did, they would have followed Tesla's model, and Rivian for that matter, to help build out proprietary long distance driving...

Unfortunately, it is impossible to separate Elon Musk from Tesla. If the Tesla board of directors were smart, they would move Elon Musk to the sidelines since he is currently a significant drag on the organization. I would love to have a couple of Powerwalls for my solar array, but am...

I have owned four different Model S' and Model X's. I have also driven a Model 3 and a Model Y. Only the Model S has any decent driving characteristics. The other three models drive like junk. I thoroughly enjoy both EV's I have now, so not denying myself of anything Tesla - been there...

Awwwwwww, look at you, the perfect example of what happens when first cousins marry. I guess you wasted $20k to buy an electric truck when you could have bought a traditional ICE truck. Thanks for helping work on trying to slow something you don't believe in.

We need Tesla to survive, but the company is hurting itself by keeping Elon Musk involved. The pricing adjustment on the least expensive, easiest to make vehicles had to happen since Tesla has taken a major financial hit by not distancing itself from that flaming douchbag. At this point, Musk...