Does using pro-power affect battery warranty?

[PreservedSwine]

Just curios.
if I’m using pro-power - say an average of 1,200 kWh/month, that’s quite a bit of battery usage unaccounted if Ford warranty is in miles and years.

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[Maquis]

Nothing stated in the warranty regarding that.

1200 kWh per month is a metric crap-ton of ProPower usage!

 

[RickLightning]

No, it does not affect warranty. You might want to read your warranty.

 

[Calvin H-C]

1200 kWh per month is a metric crap-ton of ProPower usage!

It certainly is!

That's more than we use to charge BOTH my wife's Lightning and my FFE. This is from our current electric bill, which is somewhat typical:

The vehicles only charge during The "Overnight" rate period, so the 975.66 kWh is mostly vehicle charging (plus about 400-600 watts of base use and the occasional use of the clothes dryer after 11 pm). This has been the lowest this year, with March being 1321 kWh and most about 1100.

 

[hturnerfamily]

'Miles' and 'Years' have nothing to do with 'usage'...

 

[Maquis]

It certainly is!

That's more than we use to charge BOTH my wife's Lightning and my FFE. This is from our current electric bill, which is somewhat typical:

The vehicles only charge during The "Overnight" rate period, so the 975.66 kWh is mostly vehicle charging (plus about 400-600 watts of base use and the occasional use of the clothes dryer after 11 pm). This has been the lowest this year, with March being 1321 kWh and most about 1100.

I’d kill for for a rate of $0.028!

So how do you get more out of ProPower than you put into it? Free charging at work?

 

[Calvin H-C]

So how do you get more out of ProPower than you put into it? Free charging at work?

I'm not the OP that typically pulls 1200 kWh per month.

I was only saying that we don't even use that much to drive two vehicles in our typical month - that it really is a butt load of ProPower usage.

Though, if someone can figure out how to pull more out than they put in, I suspect we all would be interested.

 

[PreservedSwine]

Thanks for the replies, wanted to make sure i wasn’t missing anything in fine print.

'Miles' and 'Years' have nothing to do with 'usage'...

I believe miles are Fords attempt at measuring usage. Although energy consumed per vehicle will vary due to conditions and use, and kWh’s will vary slightly.
I find it curious that all charging cycles, if done to replenish energy consumed via pro-power, don’t enter into the actuarial equation when forming the warranty. I suspect there will be a few creative Lighting owners who will find some clever way to exploit this omission.

 

[Maquis]

I'm not the OP that typically pulls 1200 kWh per month.

Duh!

 

[detansinn]

It's been noted that Tesla's warranty does not cover this kind of usage -- despite having outlets, etc. Ford does.

 

[Runaway Tractor]

Just curios.
if I’m using pro-power - say an average of 1,200 kWh/month, that’s quite a bit of battery usage unaccounted if Ford warranty is in miles and years.

Free DC Fast Charging then using it to power your house each day?

 

[Aminorjourney]

I'm just curious as to what devices you're using to pull 6-7 kWh an hour for 8 hours a day (assuming that's a standard work week).

I'm assuming we're talking on-site work where the truck is being used for powering tools etc. But again, 55 kWh a day?

 

[Calvin H-C]

I find it curious that all charging cycles, if done to replenish energy consumed via pro-power, don’t enter into the actuarial equation when forming the warranty.

Same here - I hadn't thought of this until you brought it up. It's another one of those unforseen consequences.

Years ago, I had a vehicle from another manufacturer that was past its bumper-to-bumper warranty, but still had power train warranty. I started to have an issue where the speedometer and odometer would cease to function in hot weather. I wasn't keen on spending money on trying various things that might not work, as my inquiries about it were answered with a list of "it might be" things.

Not expecting a positive response, I called the manufacturer and asked if it might be covered under the power train warranty. Naturally it wasn't, but I offered this explanation why it might be in their interest to cover it: our power train warranty had about two and a half years remaining, but the mileage limit would be reached in about a year. If the engine or transmission needed work beyond the mileage limit, but not the time limit, but this problem meant that the car still showed we hadn't reached the mileage limit, it would still be covered.

It didn't convince them, and the power train didn't fail, so it was a moot point. The problem never worsened, so everything worked except in the hottest weather.

Keep using your ProPower to your hearts delight!

 

[Henry Ford]

Federal law requires an 8 year/100k mile warranty. Manufacturers are free to extend the warranty but they can't limit it.

 

[RickLightning]

There is an owner that charges his Lightning for free at work, then charges his other EVs with the Lightning.

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