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The primary reason I sought out an EV was because of the sometimes reminders of the reasons we bought an EV just pop up and hit you in the head. My wife has a 2017 Honda Pilot which is a great car and one that we use if trips are longer than one day away. Before our 1800 mile trip last...

EVgo starts building Tesla Superchargers under license

just and FYI for those (including me) disappointed in the discontinuation of our great Lightning, I note that Silverado EV and Cybertruck sales have completely cratered in the 1st half of 2026. The cybertruck crash didn't surprise me, only so many people want an ugly spaceship with a ton of...

Had my 23' Lariat coming up on three years. We don't lose power very often but each time (half dozen) my Lightning (Sparky) has keep us going with a cord to a generator connection to our house. Hook up takes only minutes and we're up and running. Of course with we have to go without AC but...

I rarely have people in the back seat and created a "throne" for my dog to lay. (see: Throne for my dog ) but sometimes he wants to stand up an his paws can get caught in the rear cupholders. I finally decided to make a modification to make it easier and safer. I am a woodturner so the...

I'd had some troubles getting key detection working but that's in another thread. It works now but the following occurred while trouble shooting the KD issue. Key detection was now working again so I went out to the truck to add PAAK again. Didn't have my key fob with me and realized I...

I know many curse the horns honking when the Lightning detects a truck running without a key present. Fortunately FMC allows us to disable it. But, I for one, like it but recently mine quit working. I have disabled it and turned it back on and it does nothing. I have PAAK enable but it...

Installed an OBDLinkMX+ scanner yesterday and downloaded software for my Samsung phone and my Chromebook. WOW. Overwhelmed at all the info presented. Will be perusing this this technical forum extensively but have a lot to learn before downloading FORscan. Thanks in advance for all the help...

Interesting study. Based on vehicles in Germany so not sure if it has validity in the US but interesting never-the-less. It’s time to pull the plug on plug-in hybrids

Trapped at a Tesla Supercharger: A comedy of errors and lessons learned from a first EV road trip

Got this today in FordPass. probably not interested but curious as to what the offer is.

The study found that an impressive 8 out of 10 of the used EVs tested retained over 90% of their original battery capacity....BUT... Unfortunately, they didn’t share the average mileage required to retain this capacity, as they virtually tested all used EVs that came through. Nonetheless, this...

oh oh Devasting Fire at a Major Ford Supplier Will Disrupt Business for Months

power stopped and power company expects repairs in a couple hours. Thanks to Pro Power I had us back with power in just a couple of minutes. I love this truck!

Ford Second Quarter Sales press release :oops::oops::oops:

Study: EV Batteries Can Easily Outlast A Typical Gas Car’s Lifespan Great to hear....again. results like these continue to come out.

Don't see any good news here. Lightning sales down 16.7% from April 2024 and down 43% last month Ford Motor Company April 2025 US sales

more evidence that EV batteries are going to outlast the car itself. How A 217,500-Mile Tesla Model 3 Battery Compares To One With 3,000 Miles

Lectron's Tesla Supercharger Adapter May Be In Big Trouble better buy yours now!

Ford Authority dropped this article a few days ago. Ford F-150 Lightning Range Drops During Canadian Winter: Study the study by the Canadian Automobile Association compares the loss in range during cold weather for 13 different vehicles. None of us expects the Lightning to do very well...