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Here's another thing: I've got wider off-road tires which just poke out the side and this seems to cause more sand, dirt, etc to be thrown up on to the car. I'm thinking of adding some wheel fender flares and so far my research isn't turning up anything ideal. So, I started wondering if I...

Loaded up the truck with the mower to take to the dealer and get fixed. ;)

Anyone done or know of a model for a lightning bolt as a "stubby" antenna replacement?

There are others around, but I have not seen them (it's a big country :) ). But, yeah, it's still pretty unique feeling. We get different reactions depending on the knowledge level. There are many who are really oblivious to EVs in general and we just fly under the radar as another large...

We live on the Sunshine Coast in Qld, Australia near the town of Nambour and decided to do a drive north to Monto (and Cania Gorge). I plugged the route into ABRP and discovered that the direct route that goes from Gympie to Monto was going to be tight - 10% range left and it wanted me to go 90...

The Tesla chargers here use the same CCS2 and while they have been Tesla exclusive, they're slowly opening up the network to non-Tesla. Tesla has just installed some more superchargers in my area, which could be useful for the return leg on long trips. I'm right at the edge of the major Tesla...

For that particular trip, we did about 180 kms, and used 51% of the battery. Over an hour of highway driving, plus a lot of hills. We were out for about 6 hours and I guess breaks might have been about 1 hour worth, so not the most efficient, but very acceptable for day tripping.

Third party business as Ford does not offer it here. I've got a post elsewhere about it.

As you are now no doubt aware from the other posters, I'm in Australia. My vehicle underwent a RHD conversion to be legal here.

We took a drive today to the nearby Bellthorpe National Park for a bit of a look around. On the way, from a lookout towards the Glasshouse Mountains: We stopped at an old forest logging mill for morning tea, where some of the wildlife (magpie and 2 butcherbirds) wanted what we had...

Try using Lanolin Anti-corrosion lubricant spray underneath before doing the sandy stuff. Then wash everything down afterwards to remove the salt and sand. A technique to help with washing underneath is to pull an oscillating lawn sprinkler through to wash it all off. If you've done the...

Great to see all the replies, I'm getting a better idea of what is possible.

What type of tires do you use? AT?

At 0.7 mi/kWh, I think it would be a bit tight on margin, but I also think I would not be at that level for the whole 70 km. It's a while off before I want to do this, but I might do some tests on real world usage to at least the beach access points first. We have to pay a permit to access...

Yes, at least 70 kms, but maybe more as there are some sandy tracks off the beach as well. An extra hassle is that there's about 50 km of road from the last charger to the beach access point. Plus, while I can start the trip from home at 100%, getting to that last charger will drop me to 80%...

Maybe. Yes, you're driving slow, but I think there's probably extra effort to "push" through the sand, versus what you would normally expend on hard surfaces. But I don't know.

I am trying to get some indication of the change in mileage for the Lightning while doing soft sand (e.g. beach) driving. Anyone got any data on how this affects range? My searching hasn't turned up anything useful yet.

Did an approx 100km drive this morning, starting at 70% and ending at 45% charge. 31kWh/100km, which I thought was ok for my setup and the hilly terrain I was in. Love the colour change at different angles and lighting.

The power hasn't been changed but has panels over it. I haven't got around to popping those off yet. Yeah, the 220V thing is problematic. I'm not sure if some form of adapter is possible - my google searching based on my limited knowledge hasn't turned up anything useful. Username - I assume...

Finally got the vehicle back from the detailers - they seemed to have done a great job. I got to do some more driving around the coast and energy consumption is definitely high, but to be expected with the tires, etc. It's sometimes difficult to not compare it to the Tesla Model 3 which is...