F-150 Lightning Vehicle-to-Vehicle Charging a Mach-E

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[julian]

This is actually a cool feature. It is stupid that my Tesla doesn't do this. I have a huge battery in my garage that can only do one thing-move my Tesla. UGH! I love that the F150 I am getting can help bail out a stranger or two that might need a 'jump'.

 

[Griddlez]

So what is that adaptor.. a 4 prong 30 amp (240 volt) to 14-50 nema (w/ neutral)? Something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/Generator-Ad...ocphy=9022395&hvtargid=pla-349051757259&psc=1

I need to pick up one incase I need to save the wife lol.

 

[F150ROD]

It would be a great business with some ER Pros…..

 

[IdeaOfTheDayCom]

So what is that adaptor.. a 4 prong 30 amp (240 volt) to 14-50 nema (w/ neutral)? Something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/Generator-Ad...ocphy=9022395&hvtargid=pla-349051757259&psc=1

I need to pick up one incase I need to save the wife lol.

Definitely worth buying. You never know if you’re going to need one.

 

[Administrator]

So what is that adaptor.. a 4 prong 30 amp (240 volt) to 14-50 nema (w/ neutral)? Something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/Generator-Ad...ocphy=9022395&hvtargid=pla-349051757259&psc=1

I need to pick up one incase I need to save the wife lol.

Photo of the charger.

 

[neririn]

Can I daisy chain the F150-L and Mach-E while the F150-L is on the charger? I will have the 80A charger for the My F150-L as the primary charger in the garage. I am wondering if I can leave this hook up in place and let my wife's car charge as a pass through via the travel charger? I travel a lot for work so my F150-L will be in my garage and plugged in most of the time during the week (so it can provide backup power for the house if needed) It would be convenient to leave it plugged in and just let my wife charge through the F150-L rather than unplugging and running the charger over the truck to her Mach-E when needed. The key would be to not cause too much drain and charge on the truck.

 

[petemill]

Can I daisy chain the F150-L and Mach-E while the F150-L is on the charger? I will have the 80A charger for the My F150-L as the primary charger in the garage. I am wondering if I can leave this hook up in place and let my wife's car charge as a pass through via the travel charger? I travel a lot for work so my F150-L will be in my garage and plugged in most of the time during the week (so it can provide backup power for the house if needed) It would be convenient to leave it plugged in and just let my wife charge through the F150-L rather than unplugging and running the charger over the truck to her Mach-E when needed. The key would be to not cause too much drain and charge on the truck.

You'd have to leave the truck and all its systems "on" to keep the ProPower on. At least that's the case on the Powerboost.

 

[GoGoGadgetTruck]

ok someone check me here - the outlet is officially 14-30 so 30A, right, and the mobile charger pictured is officially 32A (although @tommolog has pointed out that it's actually 30A)... so this is very much something you wouldn't want to be doing for any substantial period of time, but more as an emergency sort of thing, yes?

 

[sotek2345]

ok someone check me here - the outlet is officially 14-30 so 30A, right, and the mobile charger pictured is officially 32A (although @tommolog has pointed out that it's actually 30A)... so this is very much something you wouldn't want to be doing for any substantial period of time, but more as an emergency sort of thing, yes?

The Ford mobile charger is labeled as 32 amps, but testing has shown that it pulls closer to 30.5A in reality. I am sure Ford wouldn't be advertising this if it wasn't safe.

 

[GoGoGadgetTruck]

I am sure Ford wouldn't be advertising this if it wasn't safe.

I don't know how much faith I put in that. It wouldn't surprise me if some marketing person did this and was never checked.

I suppose the breaker not tripping is a hint. still seems very strange to me to be pushing this use case in this way.

 

[VTbuckeye]

The Ford mobile charger is labeled as 32 amps, but testing has shown that it pulls closer to 30.5A in reality. I am sure Ford wouldn't be advertising this if it wasn't safe.

Probably set the charging rate limit in the to-be-charged vehicle to 24 amps. Do nec rules apply (80% rated circuit for constant draw?)

 

[GoGoGadgetTruck]

Probably set the charging rate limit in the to-be-charged vehicle to 24 amps. Do nec rules apply (80% rated circuit for constant draw?)

A Mach-E doesn't offer that option at this time, at least not in any released software. I suppose anything is possible for what's in the car at a Ford event.

It's been requested somewhat frequently by owners.

 

[VTbuckeye]

A Mach-E doesn't offer that option at this time, at least not in any released software. I suppose anything is possible for what's in the car at a Ford event.

It's been requested somewhat frequently by owners.

It could be a problem to have a 30 amp circuit, 40amp capable evse and 48 amp capable car with no way to tell the car to request no more than 30 amps. The car and the evse are each limited, but if there is no option in the car there is no way to match the circuit. Our Volvo gives us choices. Having different EVSEs can give you choices (if they are limited to lower power ratings), but this should be something that can be adjusted in the car.

 

[sotek2345]

It could be a problem to have a 30 amp circuit, 40amp capable evse and 48 amp capable car with no way to tell the car to request no more than 30 amps. The car and the evse are each limited, but if there is no option in the car there is no way to match the circuit. Our Volvo gives us choices. Having different EVSEs can give you choices (if they are limited to lower power ratings), but this should be something that can be adjusted in the car.

Nope, no selections in the Mach-e. The EVSE will limit and you should never use a higher rated EVSE on a lower rated circuit unless you can derate the EVSE via dip switches or similar.

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