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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.

Did you correct the speedo/odo for the change in tire size?

Smoother stops would be nice. Mine has a detectable lurch when it switches to friction brakes. If I try really hard and stop extra slowly I can avoid it but most of the time it's there. It's not bad by any stretch, but it's noticeable. Would be even better if it wasn't.

It has always driven me crazy that it doesn't respect the charging window. If you plug in at a low enough state of charge that it thinks you can't finish within the preferred charging period, then it will start charging right away. Interestingly it will stop at the end of your preferred period...

Electrify Canada as well. Same deal. You won't get a refund of any balance you currently have, but it will be applied on the next charge if you happen to charge there again.

If it's still only rated at 250 amps, you are certifiably insane plugging it in to a Supercharger that delivers 500 amps. I guess it's a good sign if it didn't catch fire immediately?

Your profile doesn't say what year your truck is. Some models have the ability to adjust the max current from somewhere in the charge settings in the truck. Mine does not. To be safe, you would use an EVSE that will only deliver 24 amps when using a 30 amp plug. That way it's "fail safe" and an...

Regardless of plug count. The root of the problem is that most DCFC stations are not pull through like all gas stations are. I'm glad Tesla dragged us kicking and screaming into the world of EVs, but I wish they'd had more foresight when setting the example for charging station design.

Tesla is the only one who truly understood that seamless public charging is REQUIRED to get people on board with EVs. Everyone else treats it like an afterthought.

An OBD dongle + Forscan are needed to change module configuration. For me that includes several things, all of which are important to me: - correct speedo/odo for tire size - glare free headlights - improve seat belt chime Forscan has a terrible user interface that feels 20+ years old, but...