Road Trip Virgin No More

[John Becker]

I got devirginized today (11/25/2025). My first real road trip in my 2023 F-150 Lightning Lariat SR: 167 miles from Eastgate (Cincinnati) to Findlay, Ohio.

Short version: everything went better than expected. (Once again, I over-planned. But hey, I’m anal like that.)

I left the house at 8:15 AM with 100 percent SOC. The plan was to stop at the Electrify America in Huber Heights (Dayton).

With rain and heavy traffic, I tucked in behind a semi on I-75 and cruised at 47 mph all the way to Dayton. As I approached Huber Heights, I still had 84% SOC running at 3.1 mi/kWh. No need to stop. So I kept rolling and pulled into Findlay at 11:30 AM.

The original plan was to recharge at a Tesla Supercharger after lunch. As I got close, I checked the Ford nav for chargers and discovered zero Tesla locations were showing up. Weird, as I previously checked the Tesla app.

But right where I needed it, Reineke Ford popped up at $0.51/kWh. It was literally around the corner from my destination.

Unlike EA, the Joule Ford charger wasn’t plug-and-play. I had to scan my credit card like a gas pump, but it worked flawlessly.

After lunch I headed home, drafting another truck at 62 mph most of the way to the Huber Heights EA. I used the 44 kWh remaining of the free 250 kWh that came with the truck.

I got home at 5:30 PM in time for dinner.

Total round-trip efficiency: 2.5 mi/kWh.

Yep, I turned a 334-mile round trip into an all-day adventure. (Hey, I’m mostly retired and have the time.)

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[PJnc284]

For the Tesla Superchargers in Ford nav, you need a 25 or a 24 that's received the most recent APIM update. No ETA on rolling out the update for 22/23's.

 

[RickLightning]

And for the Ford charger, you could have activated with FordPass since it wasn't a Ford Charge charger that works with Plug & Charge.

 

[John Becker]

And for the Ford charger, you could have activated with FordPass since it wasn't a Ford Charge charger that works with Plug & Charge.

I did take a quick look at FordPass at the time. It wasn't obvious to me what to do. I didn't see a button telling me to "press here to begin charging." But the credit card scan was easy.

 

[RickLightning]

I did take a quick look at FordPass at the time. It wasn't obvious to me what to do. I didn't see a button telling me to "press here to begin charging." But the credit card scan was easy.

Open FordPass.
Click on Energy symbol.
Scroll down and click on Find Public Charging.
Click on the charging location you find.
Click Charge Here.
Pick the charger you want, then click Start Charging.

 

[John Becker]

Open FordPass.
Click on Energy symbol.
Scroll down and click on Find Public Charging.
Click on the charging location you find.
Click Charge Here.
Pick the charger you want, then click Start Charging.

Thanks! That is easy.

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