I need a darn flow chart for charging

[LightningShow]

Why is it so complicated to figure out when the damn truck will charge or stop charging? Seems like no matter what i do the truck does something different than expected. Last night i plugged in at a DCFC and set the one time limit to 80%. The truck notified me when it reached 80% BUT KEPT CHARGING. The stupid part is that it told me it would keep charging in same the message as telling me it reached the charge limit. If i set a charge limit just stop freaking charging when it gets to the limit.

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[Maxx]

May be it was trying to save you idle fees at DCFC. Or it was trying to protect it’s own tires from being slashed by pissed off folks waiting for the only working charger.

Off course I am kidding, no one gets more annoyed by bad design than me.

 

[TaxmanHog]

How long did you wait past the 80% set point?

I used EA-Wrentham Friday night, I set my limit to 80%, the system does not immediately stop, takes about 45 seconds to a minute before the EA terminal acknowledges the truck has commanded the session to stop, even with the Sync screen showing the 80% goal has been met and the projected EST time to that SOC clearing the DCFC station appears to keep plugging along but did stop and went to the idle timer.

 

[RickLightning]

You guys have a feature that the Mach-E doesn't. We cannot set one-time limits, nor can we set a DC charger at all in the app. You have to manually stop it either at the car or in the app.

 

[LightningShow]

How long did you wait past the 80% set point?

I used EA-Wrentham Friday night, I set my limit to 80%, the system does not immediately stop, takes about 45 seconds to a minute before the EA terminal acknowledges the truck has commanded the session to stop, even with the Sync screen showing the 80% goal has been met and the projected EST time to that SOC clearing the DCFC station appears to keep plugging along but did stop and went to the idle timer.

I don’t know how long, time wise, but it was up ti 87% by the time i got back to the truck.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Wow, that is a definite overshoot, I wonder if the setting accidentally reverted to 90% ?

I've seen that happen in a prior session, I was poking around other screen settings, etc, when I returned to the Charge screen my previous 80% setting had changed back to the default 90%, I haven't tried recreating the conditions that caused the change, and avoid poking around too much since that situation.

 

[metroshot]

Mine charges to 90% at a public DCFC which is what I like - never set a limit.
At home, charges to 100% on L2 which is what I want - set to home charge location.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Mine charges to 90% at a public DCFC which is what I like - never set a limit.
At home, charges to 100% on L2 which is what I want - set to home charge location.

In Mass we are charged by the minute vs KWH, so the sweet spot is 10-80% session, though going to 90% is not that bad it just takes more time, sitting in the truck at 1am on a frigid New England night is not too enjoyable unlike SoCal

 

[LightningShow]

Mine charges to 90% at a public DCFC which is what I like - never set a limit.
At home, charges to 100% on L2 which is what I want - set to home charge location.

This is what i mean, i need a flow chart to tell me what the truck is going to do. The weird thing is that the notification told me the truck reached the charge limit of 80% AND that it will keep charging. It knew i had set the limit to 80% but was like “nah, that’s not what i’m doing”.

 

[RickLightning]

This is what i mean, i need a flow chart to tell me what the truck is going to do. The weird thing is that the notification told me the truck reached the charge limit of 80% AND that it will keep charging. It knew i had set the limit to 80% but was like “nah, that’s not what i’m doing”.

Your comments are so off base. You do not need a flow chart. A Ouija board would help though...

 

[LightningShow]

Your comments are so off base. You do not need a flow chart. A Ouija board would help though...

You’re so knowledgeable about the Lightning that you should create the flowchart so the rest of us don’t have to do research to understand what “charge limit” means.

 

[RickLightning]

You’re so knowledgeable about the Lightning that you should create the flowchart so the rest of us don’t have to do research to understand what “charge limit” means.

HA!

Knowledge gained from 18 months of Mach-E experience, combined with that forum. As soon as you figure something out, it changes...

 

[metroshot]

In Mass we are charged by the minute vs KWH, so the sweet spot is 10-80% session, though going to 90% is not that bad it just takes more time, sitting in the truck at 1am on a frigid New England night is not too enjoyable unlike SoCal

Wow by the minute?

I would definitely stop at 80% because charging slows down past 80%.

We get charged per kWh - no matter how long it takes.

And yes, it's sunny, warm and toasty in the sun today (getting suntan for my daily Vitamin D).

 

[nanohead]

HA!

Knowledge gained from 18 months of Mach-E experience, combined with that forum. As soon as you figure something out, it changes...

Same here. 18 months of Mach E, and I try and avoid public charging as much as possible still. At home, plug in, go to sleep, wake up, drive.....

Will have to do more public charging with the Lightning as we commute from NJ to VT most of the winter, 200 miles door to door, but lots of it in 25 degree weather. Hope the ER will make it, but have already scoped out as many (at least) 50 amp and up chargers on or near our route.

Mach E won't make it in the winter.... range drops to 180-190

 

[LightningShow]

Same here. 18 months of Mach E, and I try and avoid public charging as much as possible still. At home, plug in, go to sleep, wake up, drive.....

Will have to do more public charging with the Lightning as we commute from NJ to VT most of the winter, 200 miles door to door, but lots of it in 25 degree weather. Hope the ER will make it, but have already scoped out as many (at least) 50 amp and up chargers on or near our route.

Mach E won't make it in the winter.... range drops to 180-190

It'll probably make it if you drive on the slower side but if you drive faster you'll only need a few minutes at a fast charger to make up the difference. If there's a convenient fast charger around halfway I would target stopping there.

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