Footprint of 131Kwh battery vs 98 kw battery

[biers]

I had my SR swapped for an ER yesterday. Would be nice to have the 2nd charger for 80A but I wouldn’t pay more than a few hundred for it. I haven’t DC charged yet as I’m waiting to get down to less than 30% but I did confirm I can get over 500hp out of it according to Car Scanner. Will post an update in the other thread once I see DC speeds.
but to confirm - exact same shape and size battery pack

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[MountainAlive]

I had my SR swapped for an ER yesterday. Would be nice to have the 2nd charger for 80A but I wouldn’t pay more than a few hundred for it. I haven’t DC charged yet as I’m waiting to get down to less than 30% but I did confirm I can get over 500hp out of it according to Car Scanner. Will post an update in the other thread once I see DC speeds.
but to confirm - exact same shape and size battery pack

Nice. Where did you get it swapped? And was it a used pack for discount?

 

[biers]

Nice. Where did you get it swapped? And was it a used pack for discount?

Picked up a used pack off eBay. Had it swapped out at a local independent EV shop in Portland, OR. WattWorks.

 

[PJnc284]

Picked up a used pack off eBay. Had it swapped out at a local independent EV shop in Portland, OR. WattWorks.

That's the guy with Out Of Spec right? He seems to be a good resource to have close.

 

[RLXXI]

I can tell you mine errors out once things get real cold, like < 20°F. It will also randomly error out if I have preferred charge or departure times set.

Interesting, I've never used departure times. I'll usually charge up and run it down to about 20 or so, plug in charge up and unplug it. Takes about a month and a half or so between charges. It just works.

 

[chl]

Picked up a used pack off eBay. Had it swapped out at a local independent EV shop in Portland, OR. WattWorks.

Interesting.
I recall someone on the Leaf forum may have said they upgraded their battery there (24kWh for a 72kWh).

I bet they could add another charger too?

 

[PJnc284]

Interesting.
I recall someone on the Leaf forum may have said they upgraded their battery there (24kWh for a 72kWh).

I bet they could add another charger too?

Could probably do a lot more than that. Anyone up to make a lightning limo lol

 

[ClevelandBeemer]

Interesting, I've never used departure times. I'll usually charge up and run it down to about 20 or so, plug in charge up and unplug it. Takes about a month and a half or so between charges. It just works.

Fair. That said, the truck is meant to be plugged in daily. In the Great Lakes region where I live plugging in daily has the added benefit of keeping the pack above freezing and gives me the ability to precondition the pack before trips. Keeping the truck plugged in also keep the 12V at a higher SoC. Finally the most important reason I charge daily is that my truck is my homes source of backup power.

 

[chl]

Could probably do a lot more than that. Anyone up to make a lightning limo lol

Yes I remember people putting a second 24kWh battery in the back in the early days, have to see what the second battery is in this video...it is loading slowly to my browser...ok, wow, that's a wild modification!

Now Leaf owners are getting plug and play packs from China/Japan with 3 times the 24kWh of the originals that fit in the same space as the old one, giving the Leaf easily a 200-300+ mile range.

My Leaf still has about an 85% capacity, and that still works for my needs...plus the tariff situation makes getting the upgrade packs more expensive now, so maybe in another few years I'll think about an upgrade.

Actually I am more likely to buy an Aptera when they go into production (hopefully later this year), the just got a new CEO with a lot of experience in the auto industry - hopefully that's a good thing?

 

[bmwhitetx]

All trucks with the ER batteries had dual chargers... Then the Flash sized battery (123kWh) came along with only 1 charger, ...

Actually, only ER batteries for 22-23 had the dual charger. But starting in 2024, all trucks (SR, ER, Flash, Lariat, Platinum) had the single charger - including the original Job 1 Flash which had the 131 kWh battery. Job 2 of that year introduced the 123 kWh battery.

Only Fleet Pro and Fleet Flash could get the dual charger as an option. It's all in the 2024 Order Guide thread.

 

[RLXXI]

Fair. That said, the truck is meant to be plugged in daily. In the Great Lakes region where I live plugging in daily has the added benefit of keeping the pack above freezing and gives me the ability to precondition the pack before trips. Keeping the truck plugged in also keep the 12V at a higher SoC. Finally the most important reason I charge daily is that my truck is my homes source of backup power.

Down here in the tropics it's not so much a worry, had the ac running full blast today and my commute is less than 2 miles. I also use it as back up power in parallel with a home solar system, augments storage as it were. It's actually back up to our back up to the main back up whole home gen.

Living in hurricane alley as I do sort of made me a prepper.

 

[chl]

Actually, only ER batteries for 22-23 had the dual charger. But starting in 2024, all trucks (SR, ER, Flash, Lariat, Platinum) had the single charger - including the original Job 1 Flash which had the 131 kWh battery. Job 2 of that year introduced the 123 kWh battery.

Only Fleet Pro and Fleet Flash could get the dual charger as an option. It's all in the 2024 Order Guide thread.

Yes, that's right, it was more complicated than I remembered...

I guess they decided that except for Fleet customers, there wasn't really a need for 2 chargers on the larger battery trucks. Ford has the driving and charging data used to make that decision I suppose.

 

[21st Century Truck]

Yes, that's right, it was more complicated than I remembered...

I guess they decided that except for Fleet customers, there wasn't really a need for 2 chargers on the larger battery trucks. Ford has the driving and charging data used to make that decision I suppose.

...and I thank the stars every month that, the way I use the truck, I just lucked into a leftover 2023 ER back in 2024 when I beat my Mach E to death and traded it it. Got the truck and I then found out about the dual onboard chargers... and it took me another 5 months to get and then mount my 80-amp FCSP but it's SOOOO worth it. 2 onboard chargers rule!

 

[chl]

...and I thank the stars every month that, the way I use the truck, I just lucked into a leftover 2023 ER back in 2024 when I beat my Mach E to death and traded it it. Got the truck and I then found out about the dual onboard chargers... and it took me another 5 months to get and then mount my 80-amp FCSP but it's SOOOO worth it. 2 onboard chargers rule!

Glad it worked out for you!

I wonder what Ford has planned for their "Universal EV Platform."

I put in my FCSP wired for 80A for the future, but maybe the future has changed?

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