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Heat pump and NACS

I'm not a huge fan of the 6000EX but it's not terrible. I prefer the MPP unit. Both have fairly high idle consumption and you need to make sure they will charge the batteries with the inverter OFF. Skip the power queen batteries and get EG4 Server rack batteries as well so you can use...

Seems odd that Ford would only offer the heat pump on this single trim. Maybe it's a supply chain issue? or a UAW issue? or another "quality control" issue? 2025 might be the magic year with heat pump and NACS connector.

What if you don't want to finance at all??? No shipping assistance?

That price did include all taxes and registration fees but I came to the same conclusion as you so I offered them $60k OTD which they would not accept. The truck is still available AFAIK if someone wants to buy it.

I'm in the process of comparing the 311A from the 2022 XLT EXT RANGE vs the 312A on the XLT EXT RANGE. Also, this truck is technically 10 months old now so there that much less warranty. As best as I can tell, it was ordered by a large fleet company that "flipped" several trucks for profit...

Mutliple sites say the $4000 USED EV TAX CREDIT can only be taken once every 3 years. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/ev-tax-credit-electric-vehicle-tax-credit#:~:text=Vehicle must weigh less than,Internal Revenue Service. This of course does not apply to new EV purchases. I reread...

The dealership won't lose any money (unless maybe there was intentional fraud on their part). The burden will shift to the tax payer after the purchase and if they don't qualify at tax time, the tax credit will be added back in as income. (this is the same mechanism as obamacare) Again, the...

The burden will be on the taxpayer and not the dealerships. Dealers will continue their shady practices and push the tax incentive on every customer. When the customer files their taxes, the EV tax credit that was taken at the time of purchase will be effectively "added back in" to the tax...

This is incorrect. The income requirements will still apply and you can only claim the credit once every three years.

I'm still up in the The used vehicle tax credit only applies to transactions $25k and below.

yes, I have enough tax liability. If I were to buy new, I would wait til year end and try to score a deal on a 23 or just order a new 24.

yes, it's now a used vehicle that esstentially hasn't been driven more than a couple hundred miles.

Found a 22 XLT with EXT range battery and 9.6 pro power. It's a package 310A truck with 18" wheels that was ordered for fleet sales. Approx 10 months old with less than 300 miles on it for $62,622 OTD. A new XLT EXT range with 312A package rings the bell at around $73k but comes with the tax...

Actually, it looks pretty simple to use the Lightning as a battery charger for an existing battery bank. Will Prowse has discussed this several times. He just got a bad truck and returned it. The powerwall seems to complicate the issue whereas a more DIYfriendly battery bank would be easier...

So you're more looking for a redundant system rather than integrating the Lightning into your existing system. Again, since the original topic was how to integrate into an EXISTING solar setup, that was the angle I was going for.

Ridgeback, so you're saying you already have a system in place that powers your home in the event of an outage but you want to add a second system to your setup so you would have TWO systems in the event of a prolonged outage. Seems overly complicated to me. Why not just let the Lightning...

Again, the original thread was about integrating the Lightning into an EXISTING solar system. Using the Lightning as a battery charger seems like the cheapest and easiest way to accomplish this goal. YMMV

The title of the thread was integrating the Lightning into an EXISTING solar setup. Assuming your existing setup already has batteries, just use the Lightning as a battery charger for your existing battery bank using the EG4 Chargeverter. The 7.2 30 amp output really isn't enough to power...

I'm gonna argue this point. I think we will see a combination of cheaper battery prices and increased battery energy density over the next several years. Ford just teamed up with CATL and their new Lithium chemsity (LFMP??) is being made now and is claimed to have 15% more energy density...