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You may want to look for a 2024, lots of posts indicate Ford Deleted features on the 2025. My 2024 XLT has the locking rear diff option, and many of the other options - bed scale, 360 cameras and exterior lights, key-pad on the door, etc. I suggest checking features, you may save some money...

I built 12 packs so far - to store Solar, run my home (and my business next door) and charge the truck - when there is sun. For low sunlight winter I have a utility connection that has only one use - powering EG4 chargverter AC-DC chargers to top up the ESS during low overnight rate 11pm-7am...

I have been monitoring the extra energy needed for winter trips, compared with these same routes from last summer. Even with the heat pump, and pre-conditioning on plug before departure, I am seeing 25-30% extra energy required in cold weather, and then there is the effect of snow on the roads...

This is consistent with what I see here in NW Ontario - yeah we get cold weather here. A buddy that is interested in getting a Lightning asked me if I park it in the shop during cold weather, especially if I have no plans to go anywhere - but even at 3kWh per day, at ULO rates (3.9 cents) it...

2024 and after have PPOB "ON" while truck is "OFF"

I have an offgrid homestead set up on 30 acres, good deep well, septic, 20 acres of forest. Bought the place in 2001, and for the longest time I "really wanted" solar, but the costs were just far too high at the time. That all changed pretty recently - 2020 I got excited when the cost of PV and...

Me either, but I expect after 8-10 years when I am ready to replace the Lightning, there will be new, better options, likely including Ford. I read Hyundai/Kia are planning to release the first solid state EV's by 2028-or so. I like to imagine the "second generation" Lightning appearing by...

CA has 40 million poeple, ND has 800 thousand? CA has some of the highest cost Electricity, but Tesla is the #1 in sales? Ford F-series includes the Lightning.

sometimes it seems like people assume a lot when they see the lighting, but at home between my wife and I we have the '24 Lightning, '23 Hybrid Escape, a 2010 Mazda Tribute (camp-mo-bile) and I also still have my 2500 Ram when needed -ie company truck generally for towing heavy long distance. No...

I continue to be surprised by how many free chargers are in the area, including a couple level 3 50kW free chargers, if I'm not in a hurry.

reply - "It will take under 4-SECONDS"

merci beaucoup!

I like the idea of 'charge while driving' - however not really interested in using a generator. I have a SR and a favourite lake that is right at my limit for the round trip from the nearest charging location. Rather than a generator, I am working on a battery pack that fits in the bed with the...

If you consider the US personal auto fleet is approx 300-million cars/Lt trucks, of those 4-million are currently EV/PHEV. New car sales are 14-15 million units per year...of those 1-2 million are EV/PHEV units. even if 100% of new passenger vehicles sold from now on were EV's - it would take 20...

Correct - there is no nation at 100% EV fleet. Even the countries with "95% of new car sales are EV's" generally gloss over the 70% of the active on the road vehicles remain ICE, and it will take a long time to fully replace ICE with EV's even with the very high EV sales in say Norway. A search...

L-NMC 9.5.5 cells supplied by SK-On used in the Lightning are rated at 240Wh/kg Sodium cells by CATL's Naxtra brand are only 175Wh/kg (other brands are even lower at 140Wh/kg) 37% heavier for the same energy content. The voltage curve for Sodium cells is very wide (4.1v down to 1.5v) while the...

Norway - often quoted for their high 95% of new car sales are now EV's - but a deeper dive shows EV's are maybe 30% of the actual cars on the road, and we all know Norway is a small population. China - often quoted for their 45% of new car sales are now EV's in a much bigger population, but...

Sad to see the Lightning sales never caught on, too bad really since the truck is a wonder of modern engineering - software could do with some work yes. I bought the truck at a great price, (same as the 5L ICE) and although badged XLT, it came with a lot of optional features like bed lighting...

The places with high gasoline prices, but low utilty electric prices are a no brainer for daily communiting and running around. Our "ultra low overnight rate" 3.9 cents is amazing deal. My last ICE (Ram2500) weighed more than the SR Lightning, and cost me $150/wk for gasoline (plus exhaust...

And - it gives a silient way to back up your home if you need power during a grid outage!