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I wonder about some epoxy - for the tail-light pins and the screws - If I need to remove the tail light it will be because it is broken. If a thief is trying to remove it, it better be attached in a way they break it = makes it pointless to steal?

Yeah, I live Deep Rural and hear a few comments once in awhile, but most people are actually quite interested in the truck, what is costs to charge, and how it does in winter. My Grizzl-E Club Charger rate just clicked to paying me 4-cents per kWh this weekend, that math is even harder to beat.

Living rural has certain advantges for sure. I never get the whole 'getting roof top solar approvals' - the panels are a pound or two per sqft what are people paranoid about? it is not like a solar installation will ever crush a roof truss system. (I live in an area with 80-lbs/sqft snow loads)...

yes, there is quite a lot of support in many EU Countries for the low power 'plug-in balcony PV' systems that allow a low input to the grid without connection agreements etc. imagine 1.2kW input from a million homes in a city - wow that actually adds up to something. Not permitted in Canada yet...

I would buy one in a heart-beat.

Good point - do research and plot out the costs of various options. I should have said that in my post. These systems can get pricy.

I have a full PV-Inverter system with 13kW of solar and 178kWh of Battery ESS running my home and business next door. The property always runs on the solar-battery-inverter system 24-7-365. In my setup, I have grid as backup, and very low overnight rate power (3.9 cents plus delivery). To do...

15 months for me since I bought, and STILL looking for any excuss to 'run to the store' 20 miles away...LOL Welcome to the forum I think you will be enjoying the feeling for a long long time.

The interesting aspect: Walmart, Sam's club other EV charging network builds continue - clearly they anticipate more EV's will be coming to the road. and are preparing.

they needed to make something for the dealership to replace...every other part is too solid so the clips are the dealer serviceable parts. LOL.

yeah same. it was too 'over the top'. I have been driving since 1978...had a lot of experiences both good and bad. The Lightning is not just the best truck I have ever had, it is the best vehicle of any kind. Full stop. Power, performance, torque, brute pulling power from a total stand-still...

It still comes down to just these two numbers really: cost of overnight electricity where you live, vs cost per gallon (or Litre) of gasoline where you live. Where I am, in US-dollars per US gallon gasoline is now $4.95 but my overnight charging in USD is 5-cents per kWh...and wait for it...I...

Not Everyone...if you're a N.American supplier who is not directly affected by the middle-east conflict for your supply, you're just riding higer world oil prices ... ie making a lot of money without added cost of production...

Wave at the Gas Stations as you zip by in your Lightning...try to use All your fingers... :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:

Agreed ! The Lightning "Solves the Winter 1/2 ton truck problem" - ie the front heavy rear wheel drive problem. For this winter I put a set of Blizzac V2 on their own rims, and left everything else behind all winter. The best was sitting full stop at a red light with some pickup reving next to...

It is all about the tires, last spring since I got the truck in Feb, I left the stock all season tires on it, and it did well, but in October I bought a dedicated set of Bridgestone Blizzac DM V2 and they (with the balanced weight and all wheel drive) are unbelievable in snow and ice conditions...

Well I've had Ford Tractors before...but not like that !! :crackup:

Thanks - yes it works well, and our over-night rate at only 3.9 cents/kWh (plus delivery) is very competitive even with the cost of solar panels. I live rural, and power outages are not uncommon, we can go several days in winter without grid input if we need to (ie don't use elect dryer). The...

Looks great !

I would say my EV and 70mile/day normal driving moved my 1,000kWh per month to nearly 2,000kWh. ie confirmed, double however as @jamelski points out, the "not-gas" driving is far far less money out of the household overall than pre EV paying for power and gasoline. In places with low cost...