Announcing: Expanded Charge Settings – Take Control of Your Charge

[Malimal]

Hey @Ford Motor Company are you going to let us know if existing trucks get this as an OTA update?

This.

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[potato]

I'm sure Ford is making it harder on themselves too by doing stupid things like encrypting the traffic across the busses. Yeah - I'm about safety but it's not like anyone is tapping into a Ford truck. So Ford - leave the stupid BS behind (all the encrypting did was cut off people trying to make 3rd party products for your owners) and focus on delivering some add on value. Its software, most high schoolers and college kids could likely deliver it for you.

I believe encryption is an important security feature to prevent attacks like this: Thieves are now stealing cars via a headlight 'CAN injection'

Obviously their software has lots of room for improvement... but I do hope they will continue to improve, and back port features to earlier model years when possible. The problem is there's not much financial incentive to do so. It's mostly to generate goodwill.

 

[Andrewbens]

@Ford Motor Company Will our 24/23/22 Trucks be receiving these new features?

 

[FloridaMan655321]

Hopefully the Ford AI was off over the weekend and will reply on Monday morning that of course older trucks will get the update. I really really really hope the locking thing is going to the older trucks and not 2025 only (other stuff seems software only, not sure on the locking part). Thankfully most DC chargers are in decent locations, but with the adapters at Tesla locations, it would be nice to have peace in mind that it will be locked when walking away.

 

[Phil3315]

Can we get a one time departure feature instead of having to go back and delete the times that you aren't departing after setting the time once?

Absolutely! This should have been in there 2 years ago. We don’t always plan our lives out weeks in advance, and we don’t leave for work at the same time every day. I’d like to be able to initiate the battery preheat the same way I do the vehicle temperature remotely

 

[GoodSam]

I’d like to be able to initiate the battery preheat the same way I do the vehicle temperature remotely

I think if one presses Start on FordPass, the truck will start charging to 100% (unless you are already there) and that (if plugged in only?) would warm up the HV battery system, besides getting the cabin climate conditioning going as well if selected. But maybe folks do not want to climb their charge any higher, so that would not work @Ford Motor Company .

 

[TaxmanHog]

I think if one presses Start on FordPass, the truck will start charging to 100% (unless you are already there) and that (if plugged in only?) would warm up the HV battery system, besides getting the cabin climate conditioning going as well if selected. But maybe folks do not want to climb their charge any higher, so that would not work @Ford Motor Company .

In a 15 minute period the SOC will usually increase by ~1 to 2 % depending on amperage, my experiences with an 80 amp FCSP.

Also a good reason for those who chose the 100% life to set max at 95% that way there is enough head room for the final 1 or 2 % while also warming the battery and cabin. with the {Start Charge} & {Start Climate}

 

[Albern]

I believe encryption is an important security feature to prevent attacks like this: Thieves are now stealing cars via a headlight 'CAN injection'

Obviously their software has lots of room for improvement... but I do hope they will continue to improve, and back port features to earlier model years when possible. The problem is there's not much financial incentive to do so. It's mostly to generate goodwill.

On the software side, companies will normally price in ongoing support for a certain period or ongoing as a product scales and as priorities or regulatory requirements change. I wouldn't expect any less from Ford to have figured this out when they stood up the team.

 

[Brons2]

I think if one presses Start on FordPass, the truck will start charging to 100% (unless you are already there) and that (if plugged in only?) would warm up the HV battery system, besides getting the cabin climate conditioning going as well if selected. But maybe folks do not want to climb their charge any higher, so that would not work @Ford Motor Company .

You misinterpreted the post you responded to, this was about climate control and battery preconditioning at a set departure time. Yes when the truck is plugged in (although you can set climate off plug if desired). But it's assumed you were already plugged in and charging, or at the charge limit you've set.

Setting a departure time or starting climate does not "Start charging". The two things are unrelated.

Setting departure or turning on climate will not cause the battery to climb above the set charge limit, in fact I lose SoC since I usually have the Lightning plugged in on 120V, the L2 charger is for my wife's Mach-E as she drives a lot more than I do.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Setting a departure time or starting climate does not "Start charging". The two things are unrelated.

Setting departure or turning on climate will not cause the battery to climb above the set charge limit, in fact I lose SoC since I usually have the Lightning plugged in on 120V, the L2 charger is for my wife's Mach-E as she drives a lot more than I do.

Incorrect to a degree, I've noticed as stated a few posts above the SOC increasing, I've measured the energy flow at 18kW, which is 9KW higher than just the load requirement of the PTC ~9kW, the BMS is sending charge energy to the battery during Departure Time events.

 

[faster]

You misinterpreted the post you responded to, this was about climate control and battery preconditioning at a set departure time. Yes when the truck is plugged in (although you can set climate off plug if desired). But it's assumed you were already plugged in and charging, or at the charge limit you've set.

Setting a departure time or starting climate does not "Start charging". The two things are unrelated.

Setting departure or turning on climate will not cause the battery to climb above the set charge limit, in fact I lose SoC since I usually have the Lightning plugged in on 120V, the L2 charger is for my wife's Mach-E as she drives a lot more than I do.

I've noticed that my SOC is generally higher than expected during cold MN winter mornings when I get into my truck. However, this isn't always consistent—occasionally, the SOC is lower. I suspect this inconsistency might be related to cold temperature since it primarily occurs during the winter months. I don't think I ever noticed this in the warmer months.

 

[Blochead21]

Hey @Ford Motor Company are you going to let us know if existing trucks get this as an OTA update?

@Ford Motor Company are you guys actually going to respond to anyone’s questions or are you just going to make random announcements and disappear in between?

 

[Gimme_my_MME]

@Ford Motor Company are you guys actually going to respond to anyone’s questions or are you just going to make random announcements and disappear in between?

I mean I'm not gonna defend them or anything but they did say some words here ( https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...argers-connected-navigation.24397/post-472164) that is kinda maybe a response

 

[Firn]

You misinterpreted the post you responded to, this was about climate control and battery preconditioning at a set departure time. Yes when the truck is plugged in (although you can set climate off plug if desired). But it's assumed you were already plugged in and charging, or at the charge limit you've set.

Setting a departure time or starting climate does not "Start charging". The two things are unrelated.

Setting departure or turning on climate will not cause the battery to climb above the set charge limit, in fact I lose SoC since I usually have the Lightning plugged in on 120V, the L2 charger is for my wife's Mach-E as she drives a lot more than I do.

I'm pretty sure the "Start" he is referring to there is the start option for the charging.

 

[CD4TNF]

Good changes to the 2025. I can see the charging slider simplifying the charging decision for new folks. Thank goodness it finally has the kW charging speed, level 2 amps, and completion time in one spot. That sounds more intuitive to change the charge settings when the truck is charging under the Live Charging screen.

I'm thinking on a road trip I'd actually take a phone picture of this screen to document how fast the truck was charging and how long i expected to spend there.


I like the Charger plug locking behavior described. That makes it so impatient folks don't unplug the truck before it's ready during fast charging.

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