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Thanks for the idea. I now think my problem is that I initially set up the truck using FordPass app on a smartphone. Later I decided that screen was just too small for my purposes, so I installed the app on a tablet. But I didn't uninstall the app from the smartphone. I thought maybe it had...

Thanks, but I don't get any of that tire, battery, etc. vehicle info on my account page (from a PC or tablet), which I think is because I can't get "connected services" to work which I think is because of the battery issue...a real catch 22. When I go to connected services I get this...

LOL. Res ipsa loquitur (a doctrine in common law under which a court can infer negligence from the very nature of an accident or injury in the absence of direct evidence on how any defendant behaved in the context of tort litigation). It speaks for itself. No, not a Musk fan-boy by any means...

One of the first computer jokes I heard from another engineer was - to err is human, to really screw up you need a computer. Yes, you were lucky it happened at home. Some cell service at my home is spotty - ATT pretty weak, Verizion fine. And what ever cell service the Virginia Mileage Choice...

I cannot get my local dealership to respond or answer the service phone line - I left a bunch of messages with no response. Since I had a trip planned for March, and the truck is operating so far, I didn't worry about it too much. When I get back I'll have to drive over there in person and talk...

Exactly. I worked in a systems software group at Bell Labs in the 1980's. We never released a software update to the regional Bells without thoroughly testing it. If I had a dollar for every time I had to cope with a bad Windows update, I'd be a rich man. Reliable updates are especially...

Well the Wall Street Journal and C&D are pretty well connected to sources. Are you? When Tesla went public, that made Musk a fiduciary with duties to the shareholders, to act in their best interests. Not cashing in on the Federal money could be construed as a breach of that duty. But...

It has been widely reported. Now of course the Tesla CEO may put a spin on it saying it was planned all along...so who knows for sure, only he does. But money talks and Tesla is a business after all. "...Though Musk has long toyed with the idea of opening up Tesla's charging network, "no...

Before we go too far down the road of singing Tesla's praises, remember they didn't do it for altruistic reasons, They get federal dollars for doing it that they wouldn't get otherwise, as well as more paying charging customers. So it was a $$ business $$ decision. That said, glad it...

First, consider what the assumptions regarding the 1000 charging cycles are? Those EPA or Ford ranges are estimates and will vary greatly. The miles per kilowatt will vary a lot depending on whether you are towing something, on the highway vs local streets, driving aggressively or like a...

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That explains why Va Mileage Choice did not even give me the option to use the Ford telmetrics when I registered my 2023 Lightning for the program. I've been using the dongles on my 2012 Nissan Leaf and our 2015 Prius since the program was announced. Had some issues in the early days: The...

The biggest complaint I heard about Volt (hybrid) was that the ICE required high-octane gas.

Sorry I got the names confused, I'll correct it.

I can't even get my local Ford dealership service department to answer the phone-sometimes it will ring for literally 10 minute with no answer, return my messages either voice mail and/or AI chat non-sense. I will have to drive over there and talk to them in person. WTF (What The Ford)

Radio, mobile charger, door panels...have fun putting it back together after the race!

There is no reason it couldn't be done from an engineering stand point, it is mostly just putting another battery pack in parallel with the main battery pack to add capacity and adjusting the software to take the larger capacity into account. The main battery is just a bunch of small battery...

Me too. There was one for the Nissan Leaf, back in the day. There are companies servicing fleet owners at present that can swap out battery packs in a few minutes using robotics and a modular designed battery pack. That is also a big thing in China (Nio). That takes care of a couple of EV...

From the article: "...Inside the device would be a small motor, fuel tank, exhaust system, and electronics needed to hook it up to an electric truck...." From the published Patent: "...In a further non-limited embodiment of any of the foregoing electrified vehicles, the generator includes an...

I was pleasantly surprised that the Pro I bought with the 12" screen/console had real nice big buttons to push for climate etc. I can't imagine trying to go through multiple menus just to adjust something with climate control. My complaint is the radio in the Pro with no AUX in handy (maybe...