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You also have to factor in the outside ambient temperature (as well as the terrain and speed). In warm summer temperatures I get projected ranges in the 370-400 mile range. The GOM range on my ‘22 ER drops a bit when the outside temperature is -18 degrees Fahrenheit.

I’ve seen this movie before. i remember the introduction of the Lightning. I remember putting down a $100 reservation fee. I remember the “Wave” system of placing your order, not knowing when you could actually place the order for your truck. I remember 4 price increases by the time Ford...

When preparing for a charging stop during a road trip what I look for is 1) restrooms, and 2) something to eat, then I look at who is supplying the charging. Walmarts usually meet the first two criteria, and some have had Electrify America chargers in their lots for several years now. I have...

I made a 1700 mile round trip from New Hampshire to Dearborn, MI two weeks ago. I joined the Tesla charging network for the trip, and will cancel before the next monthly fee comes due because I rarely make long road trips or use a fast charger. In general I have found the Tesla charging...

A week after the repair, the new Gateway/modem continues to function as it should.

Update on the Gateway/modem replacement on my ‘22 Lightning. I dropped the truck off Sunday evening at the dealer’s service department, and they began working on Monday morning. It took most of the day for them to diagnose the problem, replace the Gatewy (which was pretty well buried insi the...

On the advice of my service technician I bought the extended warranty, so it should be covered.

The Gateway /Modem is used for WiFi Ford Pass and Bluecruise. When I start to lose Fordpass connection then I know I am about to lose Bluecruise as well. The home cure has been to disconnect the negative 12v battery terminal for 20 minutes. My truck has recently been experiencing the loss of...

I love my ‘22 Lightning’s Lariat ER. It is my fourth electrified Ford vehicle, starting with a 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid, followed by a 2010 Fusion Hybrid, a 2013 C-Max Energy (which Ford also killed) and now my Lightning. I hate the fact that a battery module can fail at any time without...

This is a sobering battery module failure report. One would think that after 113k miles without a battery module failure that the modules would be good for the remaining life of the truck. Apparently that is not the case. Modules can fail at any time and at any mileage. I wonder if Ford knew...

Consider buying an extended warranty. As my service technician said to me, there is a lot that can go wrong on our trucks that can be expensive to diagnose/repair.

I lost connectivity with the modem a couple of times during the summer. The second time happened on the way home after the dealership spent 3 hours reprogramming the modem. When it happened the second time the service technician recommended disconnecting the negative terminal on the 12 volt...

And he didn’t even mention the high rate of battery module failures.

Ford still wants me to start paying for BlueCruise on my ‘22 Lariat starting in August next year. ☹️

Try not to let the battery get below 50% charge. Your service technician will thank you.

I’m good with my ‘22 Lariat ER until the battery warranty runs out. I have already had two battery modules replaced (one at 11,000 miles and the second at 23,000 miles), but an out of warranty module replacement would be very expensive, so will probably change vehicles before 8 years/100,00 miles.

We had another couple of inches of light snow overnight. The charging port cover seems to do a good job of keeping the snow out. I will have to wait to see how it does in an ice storm. And the Ziplock bag is good for storing the cover when not in use!

Even though it’s not officially winter on the calendar we have already had a couple of snow storms in New England. I like to leave the Lightning plugged in when not in use so I can set departure times and warm things up a bit before going out. I wasn’t happy with leaving the charging port...

My ‘22 Lariat was updated to BlueCruise 1.4 about two weeks ago. Ford claims the truck will remain in hands free mode about 8 times longer, but you couldn’t prove it by me. The one thing I do notice is the automatic lane change when I activate the turn signal (while in BlueCruise). That...

If you really want to see your mi/kw drop, try driving a Lightning at -18 degrees Fahrenheit. Then try to charge at a DC fast charging station. The cables become very stiff and hard to plug into the charging port. I learned my lesson last winter. I’m not going out in sub zero weather unless...