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Lateral tension has caused faults for me before at CCS chargers. I'd definitely recommend your pulling further forward next time. You have lots of space. The short cables are an issue for a variety of reasons, but this is a big one. Glad you got it working!

And somehow I still can't see my SOC on the main screen. 🤣

You don't need the app at all. If you have an adapter, just pull the cable out (they aren't locked in any way), put your adapter on and plug in. The verification happens through the charger's internet connection. If it's a magic dock and you don't have an adapter, push the dot on the handle...

As big an advocate for EVs as I am, at-home charging is almost a necessity to have a great experience IMO. I'd have a hard time recommending an EV to someone who doesn't have that option. I haven't visited a public charging station anywhere but on a road trip, and it's fantastic to never think...

If you're only using 10-20% each day, why not set your charge limit to 80%? Then you charge 60-80 each day instead of 80-100. Still getting all the juice, just not taxing the battery as hard...

It will be a nice addition when Ford adds open Tesla SCs to Nav. I wonder if they're having to work out a way for people to filter them out if they don't have adapters... Ford's nav is generally garbage, though, so I'm not holding my breath.

In general there are risks like any used vehicle, but I wouldn't necessarily call 37k miles "high mileage" even for a two-year old truck. That's less than 20k per year which is regular for lots of people. As you say, if you were able to ascertain how it's been treated, then great, but honestly...

I've seen variability from 30ish cents all the way up to 75 cents. Tesla's variable-rate pricing is where I believe most will eventually land.

Totally use-case dependent, and for me I'll use it a lot like my EA Pass - activate when I'm heading on a road trip where I'll charge more than once, cancel it and not activate again until the next time. I don't road trip enough where I use either of those that it makes sense to have an...

You should be able to plug and charge through Fordpass, but if that isn't working or you want to subscribe and save a few bucks you can use the Tesla app to activate a charger prior to plugging in.

It absolutely appears to be a flaw - whether it's a design flaw or a production flaw where the latch is installed incorrectly, you shouldn't be able to remove the NACS device without depressing the switch.

Yeah, that's a tough route with current charger infrastructure. As an FYI, Murdock Chevrolet did install EVConnect chargers late last summer. It's not fantastic because of its kW - they top out around 60kW. But a heck of a lot faster than anything else! As a Western Kansas native, I hear you...

The advantage is that you can charge there whether it's in the navigation or not. It'll be more user-friendly once they're included in the nav and part of route planning, but I don't trust Ford Nav by itself anyway. That's a Ford issue, not a Tesla/NACS adapter issue.

Yep. I used an EVGo at a Flying J a couple weeks ago and had the issue. Brand new station with pretty stiff cables and the way I parked left a little lateral tension. Started charging fine but faulted a couple minutes in. Went back out and reworked it to put less stress and it charged fine...

This is definitely an issue (with all DCFC for that matter). Too much lateral pull makes for poor connections.

My understanding is this is how the Silverado is doing it. I don't know the ups and downs of 800v charging outside of enabling higher speed/amperage

The Tesla Superchargers at the Lawrence turnpike service area, Topeka turnpike service area, Abilene and Russell are all compatible. There is an EA in Topeka and an EVConnect in Maple Hill that are good options. Manhattan has a DCFC but it's limited to ~70 kW. Further west there are good DCFC...

Even at 72% that's pretty low. Not sure why you saw that. Ford's navigation app doesn't yet have the Superchargers listed.

First thing I'd do is take the dongle out and reseat it. It's a bit tough to get it fully seated sometimes and that will cause a fault.

I've had my Lightning a year - my wife didn't care much when I got it, but there was no way she was getting one. A year later, were picking up her Rivian R1T next week. In truth, she wasn't ready for one last year. Infrastructure has come a LONG way in the areas she typically drives over that...