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The "Everything Electric" show on Youtube has an interesting interview with Ford CEO Jim Farley. Ford CEO Jim Farley's fascinating 'take' on taking on Chinese car companies... The same interview is also available as a podcast on the "Fully Charged" podcast: "Can Lightning Strike Twice? With...

I've only kept my frunk open for more than a few minutes at a time, until this morning, when I kept it open for a few hours. It came time to close it and move the vehicle, but It would not close. I've only owned my 2024 Lightning Flash for a few months. So this is the first day I tried to...

I’m powering my travel trailer in a campground using the ProPower bed outlet of my 2024 Flash. I’m trying to set the bed outlets to stay on when the vehicle is off. So far, the best performance I can get out of the system is for the bed outlet to power the trailer for a few hours before it...

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I'm working on my 2024 Flash in my driveway. I wanted to run a small Dremel rotary tool. I turned the outlets in the bed on and plugged the tool in. It would not work. I had just been using this tool in my garage and it had worked there. I took it back into the garage to verify that it...

I'm considering using the 240v 30 amp outlet, i.e. the NEMA L14-30R, in the Lightning truck bed to power my travel trailer. The trailer has a 120v 30 amp plug, i.e. NEMA TT-30P. I would make an adapter wired like this: I wonder there is any problem using only 1/2 of a 240v outlet with...

Mike Murphy is a former senior Republican strategist. These days he is a strategic advisor to Republican Voters Against Trump. He is also happens to be an enthusiastic EV owner and promoter of widespread EV adoption. His extensive political experience led him to be the CEO of the EV Politics...

I didn't think to look on eBay for a Lightning when I was actively shopping. Long McArthur has this 2023 posted for less than $60K "or best offer".

From the Ford Video Guy youtube, episode 148 “Ford Model E Program is Dead” Partial transcript: [Regarding how to order Ford Evs now that Model E is dead]: Mach-Es are still ordered just like any other vehicle. You order it. Dealers can get stock. We have stock Mach-Es here that came...

NIO is pioneering EVs that are designed to be upgradeable as battery technology improves. The selling point now seems to be that this is the answer for those who want recharging their EV to be as convenient as filling an ICE vehicle with gas. NIO getting a battery swap That is, if you can...

The title is actually: "The Slowdown in US Electric Vehicle Sales Looks More Like a Blip"

Kansas Ford dealer Long McArthur recently posted a video “How to BUILD and BUY a 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning” This Kansas dealer is saying the website he did the video about is going to be the new way for customers to get their hands on Ford electric vehicles, and furthermore it is the only way...

AP report: "US opens investigation into Ford crashes involving Blue Cruise partially automated driving system" I'm a skeptic of automated driving. Blue Cruise is a Level 2 system, which is described by J.D. Power this way: "If a vehicle has Level 0, Level 1, or Level 2 driver support...

The Long MacArthur dealer in Kansas posted a video April 9 2024. At 1:23:39 he says he is reading from a Ford to dealer communication that announces the recent price reduction for various Lightning models, i.e. specifically the Flash. He says the new base price, exclusive of destination...

What can a person expect when using the Ford.com/finder webpage? I used the webpage to select an F-150 Flash with certain options, like MaxTow package, Oxford White color, all season tires, etc. The Ford.com/finder page doesn't get into all the options a buyer might want to make a choice about...