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Zprime29, Here’s a thought experiment for 2024 Lightning owners who “need” (I don’t) the 80A charging speed for their Lightning lifestyle. Could a second charger be added? I know most things can be done with enough money thrown at them, but could this be a reasonable modification? Someone...

capt_ramius, I found out the hard way that the 24s (including our Platinum) only have a single on-board charger which limits ANY EVSE charge to 48A. However, Grizzl-E gave me the same (wrong) info that a Ford Charge Station Pro would work (up to 80A) because Ford limited other, non-Ford, EVSEs...

EdRudy, 48A is adequate, but that’s not the issue. Ford’s sleight of hand would’ve been good to know (without having to go digging for the info) before we spend money for charging capabilities we can’t take advantage. CAVUBob

MWOLFF, I feel your pain. I just learned (from the forum guys) what you’re now learning. My thread was called “Lightning Won’t Accept More Than 46A From Grizzl-E Ultimate 80A Charger." I initially thought Grizzl-E was the problem, but the problem lies with Ford. They put out the info about the...

Firn, Lesson learned. Thank you for your comments! This cost us $300 more for the 80A over the 48A version of the Grizzl-E—I’ve made bigger mistakes. The good part that someone mentioned earlier is that we’ll have a little future proofing built into our charging setup. Hopefully this thread...

MrLoganRoss, Yes, I agree that the 48A is adequate. Actually, the mobile 30A has been adequate for the six weeks we’ve owned the Lightning. My plan was to run the 80A Grizzl-E at a reduced rate (48A) due to conversations pointing to better battery health with a lower charge rate. But…I was...

BeeKind, I looked on Ford’s multiple sites this morning to see if I could dig up what I know now about the chargers (EVSEs) and their verbiage still easily leads to the idea the 80A is still possible. They list miles per hour gained during charging which hides what the amperage is, although you...

JRT, looking on the bright side—nice! CAVUBob

JRT, Yup, I know that and still said it that way—sorry. CAVUBob

Dinozero and Firn, The 2023s were a much better price, but as we researched the Lightning, the battery heat pump seemed to be a plus that was only on the 24s. As we did our research on the two chargers Ford offered, it seemed they slanted to the FCSP due to the large battery of the Lightning...

RickLightning, During the Grizzl-E install, the installer tested our voltage and it was actually 251, which seemed off to me. My knowledge of electrics is low. I’ve heard values of 110 to 120 and 220 to 240, but not 251. The installer thought the high value was due to our proximity to the...

Potato, I’m unaware about this idea the Ford Charge Station Pro won’t work either. When I talked to Ford tech support, they led me to believe it WOULD work up to the rated 80A. 🙄 CAVUBob

Michael CA, I’ll attach a couple screenshots from the Grizzl-E web app to show where I came up with the 46A value.

We just bought the Grizzl-E Ultimate 80A charger and are disappointed to learn our 2024 Platinum (ER battery) won't accept more than 46A from the charger. Grizzl-E's tech support sent me a spec sheet for the 2024 Lightning that lists its on-board charger with this label "19.2kW/17.6 kW (80A)...

Maverick92, I’m interested in your offer. How can I contact you? CAVUBob