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Wow, that's impressive! Hopefully the repairs to your truck won't be too bad.

It really doesn't take much to total an EV nowadays, and it still surprises me. I grew up in an auto body shop and the cars I used to see get repaired would 100% be totaled, with probably half the damage today.

So basically just covered the entire glass section with PPF? If it was leaking that would sure do the trick, just have to make sure to never try and open it.

Yup sounds like the coating got scratched unfortunately. Regardless your advice still applies whether glass or not, definitely be careful with these.

I feel warmer just looking at that!

I agree the 1mi/kWh figure is a pretty safe estimate, but there are so many variables that could come into play. Elevation, wind, air density, all could hurt or play in your favor. Plan your route well though and you should be OK, might be smart to bring a generator!

Wow, I'm going to follow this thread too. I've done engine swaps, even FWD>AWD swaps, but I could never imagine doing an EV battery swap! Best of luck and I'm excited to see what happens.

That F-1 has just the cutest little air intake! Smaller than your V8 hah

That has to be the most impressive mileage I've seen on an EV tire. I helped a friend buy tires for their Tesla and they were going out after 20k miles, and that was a car not a truck!

AZ used to have insane reg deals for EVs, less than $50/year in some cases. Unfortunately a new Lightning will set you back about $1000 or more for the year.

I wasn't aware that you could turn off the road sign detection, that's really good to know. I don't normally use cruise control but I've had this exact issue before and it drove me crazy!

I've been in a similar situation, and in my case it was a lot better to stick with the payments because the new car I had was fairly underwater on. The cost to just walk away was more than 9 months of payments, and since I needed a car anyhow I chose to stick with it. If you were really close to...

I used to have a similar issue, my solution was to put some hockey pucks to the left and right of the cable, so that it wouldn't get pinched by the door and the seal. Experienced no damage to the door or the cable, but I made sure to bring it in after every charging session.

Reminds me of when I was a kid and I left one of my favorite Star Wars toys (small Imperial Shuttle) on the back bumper of my parent's Ford Explorer. They drove something like 40 miles and it never fell off.

Definitely look up some RV campgrounds along your route (or adjust to include some). I've stopped at a couple in the past to get some emergency electricity, and they're usually happy to help for a few bucks. Make sure you have the right plugs for your charger, though!

I also suggest checking the back vent (between the cab and bed). Also it might be worth doing some test washes (just the front, for example) and see if you can isolate what part of the truck it's happening at.

I just checked our inventory and we're currently backordered, could be some supply issues going on with this adapter. https://www.autonationparts.com/parts/ford-adapter-ev-charging-network-vrk9z10e826a?utm_source=forum&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=*000108862*Forum_F150Lightning

The nice thing is you can order whatever tires you want! That said, most EVs do use specific types of tires designed for the EV power output and the rolling resistance to account for the added weight. I put a set of traditional tires on a Tesla and they wore out in about half the time, but were...

Definitely from some upgraded audio, nothing factory about that.

I ended up ordering a bed-mounted camping tent. I had points expiring and figured that's the most useful thing for an outdoorsy person like me. I say that of course, with it still in the box, but it looked cool!