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  1. A2Z NACS to J1772 overheating

    I just received a new A2Z NASC to J1772 adaptor. My Lighting faults out after 2 minutes due to overheating. I'm using this on my Tesla Wall Connector hardwired to a 60 amp circuit. One of the 2 top pins at the NACS side of the NACS to J1772 gets REALLY REALLY HOT. The charge output slows...
  2. How can I display % of charge remaining at destination.

    After a year owning my Lightning I still canā€™t figure out how to display estimated battery charge remaining at a destination like our Tesla displays. Is there a way to display this on a Lightning when either using Ford Nav or Apple CarPlay Apple Maps or Google map?
  3. Hurricane Milton and EVs.

    We have 2 homes in Florida affected by Hurricane Milton. Both lost power. One had power restored 2 days ago and the other is still without power. We evacuated our primary house which is 20 miles south of Tampa to our cabin which is 125 miles inland. The eye of the storm passed right over our...
  4. HURRICANE HELP needed with monitoring power via app

    We just lost power with Hurricane Milton. Iā€™m running house off the Lightning 240/30amp fine using generator inlet. I expect the power to be out at least 2 days. I canā€™t seen to find ability to monitor prower output on the App like I believe I was able to do 6 months or so ago. Is there a...
  5. Historic wave of tariffs on 'strategic' Chinese imports

    "Electric vehicles are a key focus of the announcement, with duties there set to quadruple in 2024 from 25% to 100%. " https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/president-biden-unveils-a-historic-wave-of-tariffs-on-strategic-chinese-imports-090001241.html
  6. Ignorant Sales people amaze me

    I dropped off my F-450 at the dealer for an AC issue and my wife followed me in her Tesla. As we were leaving a sales "person" approached us and started a conversation. He asked how my wife likes her Tesla and her reply was she loves it. He then said he can't get into EVs. The green thing...
  7. Dog turned on rear seat heaters

    After a 3 hour trip the dog in the back seat was getting unusually restless and tried several time to come up front. When we arrived I found the rear seats were very very hot. The dog had hit the seat heater buttons. To add to this we have a cover on the rear seats which retained the heat...
  8. 1st time using ProPower to power house during power outage

    During a wind storm last night at 11:16 pm we lost power while at our remote cabin property. I was able to connect my trucks 240v 30 amp output in the bed to my generator inlet that I had installed a few weeks ago. About a month ago I installed a generator interlock kit and generator inlet at...
  9. Would like these Tesla features on my Lightning

    As an EV owner for almost 9 consecutive years plus a current Tesla Model Y and Lightning owner I miss and wish the following features were on my Lightning that are included on the Tesla. Don;t get me wrong, I love the Lightning just these features would make it so much better. Apple Watch...
  10. Found Frunk Open this AM

    Woke up this morning and found the frunk wide open in my driveway. My fobs are at our cabin and I don't have a FOB at this house. I am using my iphone as a key. Does anyone have any idea what could have caused the frunk to open?
  11. Headwind effect yesterday

    We drive a 125 mile trip between our cabin and house about 3-4 times per month. This trip normally uses 45% of our battery capacity. Yesterday we had an average of probably 20-25 mph headwinds and we used 60% of battery capacity with our ER Lightning. Thatā€˜s a whopping 33% increase in energy...
  12. 2023 IRA Tax Credit buyers report

    Please post here if you bought a qualifying vehicle for a Federal Tax credit in 2023 and if the dealer provided a report stating the vehicle meets all the requirements to qualify for the credit. I bought a new Tesla and a Lightning this year and I didnā€™t receive a report or document stating...
  13. “Battery Saver Mode” ?

    On my 2 week old 2023 Lightning, when I try to access the truck in Ford Pass it occasionally gives me a message to drive the vehicle to reconnect Ford Pass and exit battery saver mode. Just now I got the message. The truck was driven for about an hour, just 5 hours ago and parked in our...
  14. Sync froze power button etc

    I activated Connectivity for nav and I introduced sync screen issues. -Power button became unresponsive -Volume knob was unresponsive yet volume on steering wheel worked. - nav screen is black - apple car play failed So I disconnected the 12 v battery for a minute and all screen functions came...
  15. Navigation Connectivity. How do I turn it on?

    When I try to use voice prompt to enter a navigation destination by name (airport name etc) it tells me to enable it on the Navigation Connectivity settings screen. I can't find this anywhere. In Ford pass all connected services, including Connected Built-In Navigation show as Active but...


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