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Any chance you could update the post with part numbers? Any other bits and pieces needed?

Meh. I'll worry about it when I see some reports of it actually happening.

Ohhhh I would be concerned about using a cheap adapter, particularly in hot weather. 180 kW is like powering a whole street full of houses. You are passing a LOT of power through those tiny connections. The potential for heat damage is very real, and the teardowns that I've seen indicate some of...

The name seems like an odd choice; doesn't really have any automotive connotations, positive or negative. Some models like "Escape", "Thunderbird", "Mustang", "Explorer" etc. kind of have "fast" or "fun/adventure" connotations, but "Fathom" does not. For me at least. I grew up reading nautical...

You could abuse it, but please don't. I think that would fall under killing the goose that lays the golden egg.

Of all the numbers there, the % state of charge is the most accurate. The 320 rated range and the 253 guess-O-meter estimated range are both known to be quite inaccurate. You could achieve 320 mi if you drive in warm weather on city streets/back roads only. You will not get that at real world...

Are you sure it's Gen 2? Or is it a newer UWC with a switch inside for "compatibility mode" that allows non-Tesla to charge? I know the early versions of the TeslaTap adapter had some circuitry to get around the fact that some Tesla level 2 chargers were "locked" to Tesla vehicles. I don't know...

Or add solar, if you're in a house. You can make a lot of your own electricity at home. That's kind of the ace in the hole for driving electric.

I respect designs that are distinctive. So many vehicles are cookie cutter designs nowadays. Particularly CUV/SUV but also trucks. So anything that actually stands out and is recognizable, I applaud. Even the Cybertruck. Though it doesn't appeal to me at all, they get full marks for actually...

State of health is a number reported by the truck when you use an OBD reader. Not visible in the truck or the app normally. It's supposed to give an idea of how much degradation the battery pack has, but nobody knows how it is calculated so it's of questionable value. In my opinion. I charge...

I ignore the guess-O-meter myself. It's known to be wildly inaccurate because it's impossible to predict the future. The reduced charging rate, on the other hand, does indicate something wrong. First off, try a different EVSE (charger) to determine whether it's something with the truck or...

ChargePoint doesn't do P&C here. Only Tesla and "Ford Charge" which is dealers I guess? Never seen it. Anyway it's not P&C related. I have had success using the Ford app to activate ChargePoint both L2 and DCFC but not recently and not at that specific location of course. ChargePoint has a WIDE...

I have an EVDance J1772 extension cord. 40 amps I think. It's been fine the times I've used it, when something is in the way and I can't get close enough to my regular charging spot. I actually got it expecting ICE or other parking issues at L2 chargers on the road but it turn out I almost never...

And yet people gush over how superior the tiny NACS connector and cables are lol. Tesla has some great engineering but it seems like their overall philosophy is to do the bare minimum. Nothing is overbuilt.

Interesting theory. You could test that with a gun shot. Magnum rifle, 12 ga, etc. Something loud.

On your phone you should be able to go to Settings -> General -> CarPlay -> your truck -> Widgets and nuke it from there.

The fundamental problem is that Ford views the app as a gee whiz add on feature to be upsold, rather than a core extension of the vehicle's UI like modern buyers have come to expect. It is an afterthought.

In addition to the OBD dongle + app like CarScanner to get the BMS module's best guess, many of us have added a Bluetooth battery monitor such as the Ancel BM200. Then you can read the voltage at least. This may be more useful since you can read it while the truck is shut down. If you need to...

Well you know with this new fangled lead acid battery technology, we have to give new manufacturers like Ford who just started making cars some time to figure it out. Oh wait

Still pretty much useless then, unfortunately. Most use cases are intermittent loads or low power. Fridges, power tools, small appliances, A/C, heating w/thermostat, charging your devices - all intermittent or low power. I wish the engineers would consider the real world when designing features.