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Our '22 Mustang has already paid for itself with our driving habits. The Lightning will do so within another year, maybe two years if we keep driving the way we have been.

I regularly get 2.5 mi/kWh going 72-73 mph on the freeway for a monthly-or-so 1200 mile round trip road trip. I usually have to pass big rigs or end up going 60 mph.

Ford doesn't recommend putting chains on the front, which is unusual in my experience.

I would be careful with the Ruds. I think they're slightly over-sized for Ford's recommendations (no larger than 15 mm, class S). And they only recommend using chains with the 275/65R18 tire size.

Sure, non-stock it could do a lot. I had a lot more control in the Lightning than I've had in any of my other gassy trucks. IMO, there's far better torque control since there's minimal resistance to applying torque when desired (no rev sag, no transmission interference, etc). It's all...

Yep, as I mentioned in the first post, these data are from 2022. They're the most easily accessible, public data that can be imported into a GIS application without a lot of work and/or signing agreements that I'm not willing to sign.

Great writeup! Note, to adjust the 1-time maximum charge limit: While charging go to the Apps menu, choose Charging (or Public Charging?), one of the options is the One-time limit option and you can bump it up to 100%.

We used to go up the back way of Mt Lemmon at least once a year. Such a great, mostly empty, and gorgeous drive. There's a similar back way up our mountain, but I don't know if the Lightning can make it. Certainly not with the shoes it's wearing right now. We could make it in the Tundra, but I...

This area of the country is probably my favorite. I do like green, but being able to see the geology is just my kind of mental health reset.

Yeah, local DCFC is a bit irrelevant to many (most?) EV owners. I have never even tested my local chargers. The title of the thread maybe should have been, "You're always within 200 miles of a DCFC." Wherever you are in the US, you're within 200 miles of at least one and most likely several...

We did this trip on our stock Hankook AT2s at 48 PSI. As you can see, we didn't do anything too gnarly. Once these are worn out, I'll probably get a second set of wheels and put some more aggressive tires on one and touring tires on the other.

@Zprime29 you asked for a trip report.

I regularly take a road trip on which my first stop is ~220 miles away. Wind, rain, snow, "cold" (usually not lower than 30 ⁰F) don't make that drive any more infeasible. It's also usually the last stop on the way home--I can easily make that drive starting with 85% SoC. The drive home climbs...

I was curious about a statement @Ford Motor Company made in one of their threads that claimed a Ford driver on most highways is within 30 miles of a DCFC. I pulled data from the Dept. of Energy Alternative Fuels database. Those data are somewhat out of date (2022), but still a good enough set...

How do you like the RTT? How does it impact range? We used to go to Moab at least once a year, but that slowed down as it became more busy. The changes are astounding!

Thanks! These were all taken with my Pixel 9 Pro XL. I brought my Nikon Z 7, but was feeling super lazy and never took it out.

My apologies if I stated $0.129/kWh. That should have been $0.129/mile. No free chargers. Average cost per kWh was $0.327/kWh. Our cost to charge during off-peak at home is $0.035/kWh, so the refill at home offsets the higher dcfc costs. The non-free L2s and ICEing of the L2 chargers in town...

Updated the OP with the final day. Final summary: We left home with 13,311 miles on the odometer. We arrived home with 14,321 miles on the odometer. Total distance driven was: 1,010 miles. Total energy used was: 398 kWh (including the 71% or 93 kWh charged at home after the end of the trip)...

It's one of those trips that kids/teens/young adults remember....

I think the color is grey #5309. Or maybe Yet Another Grey. In truth, I think Carbonized Grey Metallic or something like that.