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With temps in the 40s-50s I'm guessing since the truck was on, it spent some of that energy warming up the battery pack. We really need a proper camping mode, or at least the ability to keep the truck "off" and power the outlets.

If the 10.3.0 update was applied to your truck, it may have borked the charging locations. It did for me. There's a thread on that: 10.3.0_Removed_Charging_Locations What fixed it for me was disconnecting my 12V battery for about 30 seconds and reconnecting it. Then initiating a charge at home...

@Ford Motor Company great to see these improvements! These are features we've been missing compared to what Tesla and Rivian have been offering. Hoping they're rolled out to us in a timely manner.

Ok, is no one asking about this little item? Which update added this? Have a 2022 and have been missing having this useful piece of info when charging.

As @RocketGhost rightly pointed out, the cooling system is a combination of an AC loop with refrigerant and a liquid coolant loop through the battery and motors. What we're seeing is that overheating during fast charging can be due to a number of things such as refrigerant leaks (my case)...

Just to clarify - the cooling for Max Tow also uses a separate Air Conditioning compressor that uses refrigerant gas ("freon"), which is not the same as the liquid coolant. In my case, my battery was overheating during charging because the AC compressor wasn't running. The "freon" gas leaked out...

You might be having the same issue I had. The Max Tow cooling system had a freon leak and stopped working. https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/psa-fast-charging-derating-significantly-on-hot-days.20209/#post-402220

Good points, just a small correction.... You can buy the Tesla membership one month at a time. You don't have to subscribe for a full year. When I road trip, I'll just buy the $12.99 membership and then cancel the auto-renewal after a few days - it's still valid for the full month. 12.99/10c...

@Lightning105, I was seeing something similar. Turned out to be a refrigerant leak in the AC system that keeps the battery cool - I have the Max Tow package with the separate cooling system. I don't fast charge often, but recently noticed that in 90F and above weather, when fast charging the...

@Green1 I haven't tried it myself, but maybe something like this would work on a 30amp 120v camp outlet going to the Ford EVSE. https://tinyurl.com/32mh7jm8

Nicely done.

I love that they're deploying covered canopies for EV charging. It's definitely appreciated when there's a blazing sun overhead on a hot day or when there's a heavy downpour. But I'm little bit disappointed with the sheer number and placement of the bollards. I've seen so many people ding their...

@TaxmanHog thanks for all the detailed tests! This is fantastic info to help us get optimal results during winter driving.

Maybe a logic error in how the Ford software is totaling the usage. I'm thinking that 800 kWh was actually spread over several days? - I see a big gap between the 11th to the 31st. Based on Ford's other software "quirks", I'm doubting their math skilz.

Totally agree with you on how terrible the FordPass app is. I've said something similar before, but I'll say it again (maybe they'll listen eventually) - Ford's truck hardware A+, Ford's Software F- As a workaround until they fix their crap, you could power off the breaker and open the cover on...

Ford might be doing some more aggressive battery cooling with the recent updates. But that's just a guess. After a road trip in 90F+ temps, I parked it with 16% SoC. Was surprised to find it down to 11% the next morning. The truck was shutoff and pro power was turned off. Before this, my...

You can get that info directly from the VIN number without having to get the window sticker! 8th position in the VIN will be "L" for Standard Range, or "V" for Extended Range battery. Edit: Sorry, misread your post. This method will show you SR/ER battery, but not trim level.

Decided to stop by an EA station to try out fast charging for the first time. I needed to get somewhere, so only stuck around a short time. Charger type: 350 kW "Hyper Fast" (per EA labelling) Truck type: Lariat ER with Max Tow Ambient temp: 58 F Initial soc: 44% Final soc: 66% Charge time: 12...

Sun Run told me if they're not doing the install, then the charger will be shipped 5 days after I receive the truck. :oops: