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I live in Las Vegas where it gets hot in the summer. When I was interested in buying a Lightning, I test drove several in June when the temp was already over 100. Every time the sales rep would pull a truck around for me to drive I noticed the fans were really loud. Mine is too.... It's...

'22 Lariat ER I have made the trip several times, but the stretch from Kingman to Phoenix always makes me a little nervous. I feel like if I am driving into a strong headwind, I'm gonna have a problem. We sometimes take the wife's Model Y just so we can use the chargers in Wickenburg and not...

Thanks again for the post. I will try to remember to grab some stats when I make the trip in June and then share my experience. I don't have a "fear of making it" problem... I know I will make it just fine... It's just nice to hear how others have fared in the same stretch of road. I will say...

Nice write up! Can you talk a little more about your Vegas to Phoenix leg? I made the trip a couple summers ago ('22 Lariat ER) and I remember the stretch from Kingman south made me a little nervous. Granted... it was my first road trip in the truck so it is understandable. What did you...

I had been hearing about the recent update to the Lightning charge curve and wanted to check it out myself. I have trouble figuring out which software version I have let alone having any clue on how to look back at previous updates. So... If you want to know which update brought this goodness...

When I read your response, I thought to myself "I miss the east coast"... Then I read "western TN". How is the charging situation where you are? Desert Southwest can be tough if you don't plan accordingly. If a charge station is down, you're gonna have a bad time.

There is a charger I used a couple times in Southern Cal that has the chargers on the side of the parking spot. It was super easy to use, but still took up two chargers. I used a traffic cone to block the parking spot of the charger that wasn't available. I had a Tesla driver come ask me...

My recommendation is to try charging at each of the charging station operators at least once before you leave if you can. This way, you aren't struggling to figure out how to get the charge started while on the road. You may have already done this, but I get frustrated each time I have to try...

Well thought out and great post. Use case... and geography are key factors. I live in Vegas, so the temps are good and our occasional road trips are to So Cal or Arizona. Good enough charging either way. I 100% agree that access to the Tesla network is a game changer. I love my truck and it...

I have noticed that when we take our Model Y to superchargers here in Vegas, that when the cable/handle is hot when I plug in the charge is going to be slower. The charger near where we live is a popular one, so it sees lots of traffic. My guess is the heat is partially due to the ambient...

Congrats! Youtube... Youtube is your friend. You can find some great how-to videos out there. And as long as you can get from A to B, don't sweat knowing EVERY feature. Enjoy when you learn something new after months of ownership. In my last truck, I didn't realize it had rear heated...

The drive through the desert today was uneventful. Charged in Baker and. Hesperia. The temp was a little elevated mid way between 50%-75%. The EA stop hit 179kWh which was awesome. Slowly climbed down to 120. Charge stop was 12 minutes 60%-80%. Next stop was a Tesla charger. Peaked around...

I am pretty sure that is the electric motor temp. But I like where your head is at.

I was listening to the "Now you Know" podcast. That was just the title of the episode.

My forum skills are lacking it would seem. The post has two fuzzy coolant pictures. Awesome.

I have been noticing my battery temp higher than normal this year. But... I live in Vegas and it has been only slightly cooler than the surface of the sun for weeks now. Today I took a 32 mile drive and the temp was reported by the truck at 110. When I started the drive, the battery temp was...

Took a trip from Vegas to Southern California a month ago and noticed elevated temps in the battery. Stayed in the "normal" range, but like others said... it took a while to come down. It has been 110+ here in Vegas for a while now and even when grabbing the truck from my garage (when plugged...

We have a '23 Tesla MYLR and a '22 Lightning Lariat. The experience is very different between the two vehicles, but both have positives. I 100% agree that the Ford software is miles and miles behind Tesla, but Carplay makes a huge difference. Waze alone has saved me time and time again...

100% on the people-hauler comment. We are a family of four and the kids almost cry when we say we are taking the Tesla Model Y instead of the Lightning. Don't get me wrong, we love our Tesla too, but the Lightning is like riding on air with tons of room. I am curious to try the same drive...

I am posting this under “road trips” even though it was so short it doesn’t really qualify. I always wondered what a trip up the mountain would look like in our EV, and I just couldn’t find anything out there with specifics. I could find stuff like “It will be fine” or “I made the drive without...