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Today, I retested backup power transfer by my Home Integration System, and for the 6th time in a row since 1/9/24, it worked. Power came on with 1'20" of cutting grid power. TLDR; the estimate of how long the truck can power your house must include some considerations not shown on the...

I have a problem with audio routing in Apple CarPlay in my Lightning Lariat ER. I picked a broad topic title so as not to restrict the topic to my particular problem since I think earbud wearers might suffer from the same problem, and perhaps the problem exists in Android Auto, too. I'm...

Interesting, fairly in-depth article in IEEE Spectrum on "flow" batteries that use replaceable charged nano particles. You pull up to a "gas" station, the spent fuel electrolyte is removed and replaced with fully-charged nano particle electrolyte. The article claims a much higher energy...

Sorry if this has been covered in another thread. In the past, back in May 2023, when I tried the rear camera view while driving at highway speed, it would turn off after a minute or two, so I thought it useless in highway driving situations. Last night, while highway driving at Interstate...

After trying to cure the FordPass CONNECTION LOST by powering down and rebooting my FCSP and HIS backup system, I have started to receive multiple alerts via the FordPass app of an "Outage Detected." The only problem is that there has been no power outage at the times around each of these...

Today when I went to load some stuff into my truck bed, I noticed a plastic strip at the back inside top edge of my tailgate is popping out at one attachment point (see picture below). I tried pushing the bulge back in with my hand, even stomping on it with my foot. No luck. Does anyone know...

I was driving home from Austin last night and was on the home stretch on a northeast section of Loop I-410 headed west. There was no one in front of me for a quarter of a mile or more and no one behind me (fortunately) for about the same distance. I was in one of the middle lanes of a highway...

Update: After my OP on 6/15, I discovered on 6/16 that the light that was remaining on relative to the frunk was the curved edges of the front lightbar on either side that illuminate the frunk (poorly) when open...

Promises, promises, promises .... Where's the beef?! Toyota claims solid-state EV battery tech breakthrough (electrek.co) Ten to eighty percent in under 20 minutes?!

Since I usually only drive on very short trips around town (< 10 to 15 miles roundtrip), I normally charge my truck to only 50%. The FordPass app has been very reliable in general about respecting that limit. But a couple of weeks ago, I accidentally charged my truck to 100%. In trying to...

Since the "advanced" intrusion/inclination sensor system had to be removed from my 2023 Lightning, I thought I'd at least add the basic VSS (Vehicle Security System) module (ML3Z19A361A ) for the Ford Perimeter Plus Security System. Just installing the VSS module without the other options adds...

Another dumb newbie question from me. Since Ford removed the intrusion/inclination detection feature from 2023 Lightnings, I am considering having a Viper alarm installed that provides those features. I was wondering if installing a third-party alarm is likely an excuse to void part of the...

I "trained" for 16..5 years on a 2007 Honda Accord Hybrid, so I usually get 99% to 100% brake coach scores on my Lightning. :) Last night I went for a 34.2-mile drive that included about a 50/50 mix of Interstate and street driving with quite a few stops. The trip took over an hour. During...

I'm not very far into learning everything there is to know about my truck. But a simple thing I especially like is the Speed Limit Reader. I've read the posts that say the feature used automatically with Blue Cruise can be a PITA, and lots of folks turn off automatic speed adjustment by the...

Would love to hear from other Texas buyers out there what their dealer charged in processing fees. Here's my bill for my Lightning Lariat ER with Tow Technology, Max Tow Package, Spray-in-Bed Liner, and Plastic Floor Tray and Mats. The "Other Fees" is what I'm wondering is typical for Texas...

Sorry if I missed a pre-existing thread on this. If so, just point me in the right direction with a link. I was chitchatting with my neighbor, who has a new Tesla Model Y. He mentioned he's not worried about Texas summer heat in parking lots, etc., because his car will use some of its battery...

MotorTrend published an article yesterday on the ups and downs of the Lightning truck scales. The article notes they've been removed on all Lightnings built after 9/5/22 but concludes by saying Ford plans to bring them back at some point (nothing about retrofit). The article title puns on...

I think you get one or two free reads of Times articles a month. Sorry if it's behind a paywall for you. Seems like Dyer basically doesn't like Musk and thinks Musk's behavior and personality will eventually sink the ship. He confesses to initially being a big fan of Musk and Tesla. He talks...

Seems to largely depend on your state, but the Ford Lightning EV costs less to run than the F-150 Hybrid and the F-150 ICE vehicle (no surprise). CR ought to have a chart of how many miles you'd have to drive to recover the difference in purchase cost depending on the model! Consumer Reports...

I've gotten a bid from Sunrun to install the Ford Charge Station Pro and the Home Integration System and have signed the contract with the option to cancel up to the installation day. Yet nowhere in the contract do they state exactly what they're going to back up. I've told them if they don't...