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For anyone considering the Vgate vLinker MS, it's proving to be a solid device for both general OBD-II monitoring (using Torque/Car Scanner) and for use with FORScan. Its also less than half the price of the Obdlink MX. ✅ Mobile App Use (Torque/Car Scanner) Connects easily via Bluetooth. Fast...

After seeing an estimated range of over 350 miles while charging to 100% I decided to see if the GOM ever settles down to a reasonable estimate. Readings were taken every 5% of battery consumed. This was mostly 55-60 mph county roads, two longer drives and then some running around so trip...

For those that have run your battery down (and logged it) what was your energy remaining? . In 20,000 miles i have not yet ran the battery down below 18% or so and seeing posts of the battery going flat suddenly when below 10% concerned me. I finally had a chance to run it down low, making it...

As a long-time Torque app user (and fan), I’m starting a new thread to centralize and streamline the discussion around PID listings—especially for those of us using the app with Ford vehicles like the Lightning. ✅ Updated PID Spreadsheet I’ve compiled and cleaned up the various PID listings...

Today’s adventure involved my Lightning, a U-Haul car hauler, and a 40-year-old Oldsmobile that’s been sitting so long it’s now more raccoon habitat than car. It came complete with a small block engine, four flat tires, and a generous coating of nature’s graffiti. But hey, the price was right...

Occasionally there is the feeling that lane keeping is pulling my truck to the inside of a corner. It isn't lane keeping, it only happens if the inside tire is near the inside line and it pulls the truck INTO the line, into the corner. It's very disconcerting, anyone know what this is? BTW, I...

From Ford. I believe this from an older truck, maybe 2008, but the current trucks should be the same.

Sadly I'm victim to the "Stop Safely Now" issue. Red truck icon with an exclamation point and a red battery icon. Disconnected the 12v, no change Tried restarting a few times, no luck. Jumper cables on the way. I did 2 1 hour trips today AND charged so the 12v should not be dead. Yes the 12v...

For those who monitor your car regularly, what temp do you see the battery warmed to when preconditioning for DCFC?

I was tired of rolling the dirty cable up every day so I figured I would fix that. Unfortunately parking does vary in the garage so a simple "curtain rod" style system was less than desired. Instead using Home Depot I hacked together a 14 foot, almost a boom arm, system instead. It's 80%...

Quite a few internet searches later I have still failed to find a vinyl wrap product that is a very close match to Oxford white. My Google fu is as good as my ability to find the ketchup in the fridge, so if anyone can find thread or knows of a vinyl that matches I would love to hear it.

Before anyone says "the app", I cannot use my phone where I work. Its a balmy 1F outside today and it would be great to start the truck before I walk out of the building. I have yet to find a desktop site I can initiate a remote start, or even a FOB option to at least warm it up on my walk...

Hey everyone, we had a great conversation about heater usage the other day, so I thought I’d share my latest findings with you all. Background: I’m conducting some specific tests to assess the impact of tire pressure on efficiency (more on that later), and tracking heater usage is a key part...

Edmunds compares the Lightning to the RST. Happy to see the video, typically the new shiney thing gets all the praise however here I felt they did an honest comparison.

It seems that some (or all?) 2020+ Ford vehicles may come with a built-in Wig Wag function (flashing lights) I found this thread that discusses the feature in detail: 2020 FPIU Headlight Wig Wag Patterns https://elightbars.org/forums/threads/2020-fpiu-headlight-wig-wag-patterns.96728/ To...

Nice cold evening (25 degrees F) and a friend happened to have a kick butt thermal cam, so we snapped a few pictures for fun. The truck had been sitting about an hour and a half and then remote started about 15 minutes prior. Prior to that it had driven 30 minutes after sitting in my 60 degree...

Any good quality scale models? Looking around a 1:36 scale but not picky. I was looking at this...

Is there a relationship between battery charge level and acceleration? I feel like the acceleration, especially when flooring it at higher speeds, is reduced once the battery drops below about 90%. I understand that at very low states of charge (SOC), power is limited. However, I’m...

Recently charged from 50%to 100% and threw car scanner on it while I did so. Here are the results. SOC, SOC displayed, and capacity..........................................Module voltage Average module voltage at 100% soc displayed was 4.09v. Considering a 3.0v to 4.2v range for NMC that...

Anyone have detailed specs on how the BMS performs cell balancing? Current rates, etc. Same for between modules, assuming it balances between modules. And detailed specs on currents, voltage tolerances, etc. We have seen that the truck appears to do balancing between 99% and 100% based on...