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That is certainly how the Tesla UMC works, and I was under the impression that's how the Ford (Webasto) does it too. The whole point of this discussion is that the Lightning ignores that and limits it to 12 amps on the car side on 120V, no matter what the EVSE says. I mean, none of them "set...

True. I thought you kind of implied it was a necessary safety feature though. In my opinion it's a "misfeature". There are common situations where 120V at >15 amps is available safely - e.g. the campground TT-30 that sparked this discussion, and plenty of smaller generators. It's a bad...

Good info, thanks. But it sounds like OP knows what he's doing with charging, and this thread was more of a heads up that even Tesla's well known reliability is not 100%. Some temporary issue made him unable to charge at a station that should have worked. Always have a plan B.

Yes all true if you're using a 5-15 plug. But if you have an EVSE with a 30 amp plug, then it signals to the truck that 30 amps are safely available, and the truck still only asks for 12. It's a limitation of the truck, well documented.

Are you able to fast charge at other providers (not EA)?

Has been covered earlier in the thread, but the gist is the Lightning will only charge at 12 amps on 120 volts, no matter how many amps the outlet could supply to some other load. So you'd only be using 12 of that 30.

DTCs are a symptom. Not a cause. Perhaps the tech did some module reset or update while in the process of clearing the DTC but clearing the code itself cannot fix anything. You could try disconnecting your 12V battery for a few minutes. Cold start of all modules sometimes helps with random...

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/car-scanner-elm-obd2/id1259933623 That's the link for my App Store. Hopefully it redirects to the US store for you

I would strongly suggest turning off that "Destination suggestions" switch too. If you've ever heard a "bong bong" double chime for no reason when starting the truck... well, that's the reason

I think I give Ford an appropriate amount of blame. 😁 They are the ones who made the decisions to outsource development, knowing full well that it leads to maintenance headaches down the road. I do have a software background. Yes the software is mostly usable and I don't regret getting the...

It is on the list though. 😁 It's a symptom of the general problem that the UX is not well thought out. There are quite a few "no brainer" features that are not included, like one time departure time or manual control of preconditioning.

All of the above is great, very creative, but for anything below 7.2 kW you're better off just plugging something into the bed outlet and use the built-in 120/240V inverter. Even if you need DC it's still going to be way safer and probably cheaper to use some external converter I think. For...

Anyone who deliberately takes any vehicle, electric or not, anywhere near salt water needs their head examined. In my opinion as someone who grew up on the water. Launching a boat, OK you can't avoid it, but every time I see people playing with their 4x4s on tidal mud flats or beaches I have to...

I have one from EVDance (bought from their store on Aliexpress) that works fine and comes with a storage bag. I tested it, and a friend used it for a couple of weeks before he got his EVSE installed properly. I can't vouch for its long term durability though.

Do these stations show as available to non-Teslas in the Tesla app? That is the One True Source of whether or not it "should" work.

Which is pretty awesome actually. In a sea of shades-of-grey compact SUVs, it's kind of refreshing to have something available that is truly different. It's not for me, but I'm glad it exists.

Parked in my driveway, the tires on the sunny side are usually about 2 PSI higher. Temperature definitely makes a big difference

I would say A2Z, TeslaTap > Lectron, OEMs. From what I've read, not from experience. I've only tried the OEM one once.

It's fine. The cold doesn't hurt anything. It just slows everything down (speed of getting energy in and out of the battery). You'll be fine with fast charging. I park outside in northern BC, Canada for what it's worth. It does get chilly here.

I wouldn't worry too much about it. They aren't kept plugged in on the dealer lots. If you do plug it in you might get a bit more efficiency/range out of the battery if it's warmer but it's not a big deal.