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That is a screaming good deal. If you factor in a generic number for even the modest fuel savings of say $60 / month you're effectively paying $225 /month for a fully capably F150.

11 kWh is so fast for level 2 honestly. Unless you're using this for very specific cases as a fleet vehicle I almost can't imagine a scenario where 11kWh isn't enough but 17kWH is enough. You're just struggling on 1.2kWH right now --once you get level 2 setup you'll realize 11kWH is plenty...

I think this is why the DIY guys recommend ground mounted or something in your backyard. If you can get on the roof--- sure, but for most people that's a big project and comes with real risk. . And I wouldn't except most solar companies to be around in 10 years when you need a new roof. I...

Depends on your interest in all of this but if you're serious the return on investment here would be maybe 4-5 years. I think the biggest thing to figure out is where you'd put the panels. Garage could be good. The system in his video seems like ~4k for everything. It's a 16kWh battery so...

You'd have to run the numbers. But you have an interesting use case. If 98% of your charing is at home and electricy is that expensive- what is your average daily KwH use? If you get serious about solar from what I've looked into DIY is absolutely the way to go. Do you have a lot of space for a...

Outside of maybe macro government politics, there is no ---"war on EV's". Market prices fluctuate. These level 3 chargers are not cheap, the companies have to regain some capital. On very long road trips (>500 miles), gas becomes very comparable if not cheaper than EV at current. But...

Can't tell you how many guys I've seen in 70k+ GMC Sierra AT-4's give me a jarr about the price of lightning..... If only the knew there was a trim level out there that was not much more than mid-size Tacoma's... A big blunder IMO was not advertising the hell out of the affordable PRO option...

Agree 100%. Weird solution for a 3% use case probably. I just fundamentally believe this is a consumerism issue, not an engineering issue. Something tells me when ford hashed all this out 8 to 10 years ago they realized most people, most of the time (yes even truck drivers), would not need...

30 pages wow. Amazingly ---my truck still started this morning. No issues. This feels like the engineering team and the sales team are at a crossroads. And ultimately sales matter. F150 Lightning EV is a well engineered truck. It does 95% of what it needs to very well. I wish it was a...

Honestly looking at the Ram Charger I feel like all the specs are just bizarre. 70+kWh battery? Why? If you're going to give it an EREV why not give it a 30kWH battery for around town or daily driver? Seems VERY costly. "Can power your house for 30 days at 10kWH / day". Again kind of a...

I had a ton of hesitancy getting an SR over an ER to the point I didn't even look for SR for first few months. Now that I've owned it for 8 months, there have been maybe 1 or 2 days where an ER would've been 'slightly' more convenient. I.E., about 12 minutes less at a charger. I think the same...

Farley is dialed in IMO. Keep selling GAS to keep the cash coming and appease the stubborn USA, but throw every expendable dollar into EV. It's just superior technology for 95% of use cases. Yes we still need Superduty and ICE, but how much more juice can R & D really squeeze?

Thanks got it. Figured I was missing something simple.

Hey all. I keep trying to update my target charge % on my phone (and truck) for home charge. It's at 100% and I want it at 90%. The app will "think" about this setting for about 10 minutes and then just revert to 100%. It's done this for about 2 weeks. When I try to change the 1-time charge in...

At this point the "rumor but also reality" about the discontinuation is probably hurting it more than anything. They haven't said they are discontinuing it but the production line IS halted. So it's a bit confusing to new consumers. Truth is in the middle. I probably wouldn't be looking to...

Agree here. This all seems so over-analyzed. We're approaching something like 2 million EV's sold a year in the USA. I trust that all the manufacturers have done extensive testing before offering 8 and 10 year 100k warranties on these things without putting these batteries through their paces...

I agree with this completely. It's just a learning curve. Until you get one you just don't understand. Even myself. Perfect example is L2 at airports. What's the average time someone is parked at an airport? I imagine it's something like 72 hours. Why in the world would you need L2? Even for a...

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Not complaining. Again, I love my truck and I think anyone here is Pro EV. Just offering a counterpoint to the OP who is suggesting the infrastructure and charge rates are not an issue. They are. My state has 0 NEVI sites installed and no updates since August. I' m not going to hold my...

These threads always end up with everyone just talking past each other. Ultimately both of these things are true: 1. You probably can bring an F-150 Lightning anywhere in the continental USA. There is enough infrastructure to do this. 2. The current USA infrastructure is severely lacking for...