Agree with ya,
an interesting thing the Lightning can do that No ICE truck can - I recently help move some concrete blocks for a buddy, and where we needed to drop these was up a steep slope in his side yard. I always drive in One-Pedal and when we backed up that steep incline, and watched in...
fun at the store: my wife likes to take the Lightning for groceries - she will hit the frunk-open button as she approaches the truck, inevitably some older gentleman will offer to 'help' the lady when they see the hood up -but then: "Where's your Engine ?" will suddenly be said...she likes to...
My truck came with this little storage area, it is super handy as you say for tie-downs and the pins for the hitches, and adapters for truck plug. I wish it was a bit bigger though. lol.
The poll question assumes the answer - why assume it is an "upgrade" and why influence the poll with that term built into the question?
I am glad I got my Lightning while I could,
I am grateful for the amazing capabilities of this truck.
I plan to drive it 8-10 years, and by then, in 2032-2034...
I live in the 'Salt Belt,' and the rotors will start to dust rust pretty quickly.
I don't see any harm from shifting to N as I drop off the hwy and slow for the transition into the city and lower speed. The whole process is less than a minute. The Once a Month Routine seems to work to keep...
Imagine complaining "the vehicle is TOO reliable", how dare a customer purchase such a reliable vehicle, what are they thinking!
They should continue to buy unreliable vehicles, so the dealership can forever charge them...lol
To me the practical issue that EREV's solve is towing.
Current...
Ontario's Ultra-Low-Overnight rate recently went Way Up ...to 3.9 cents/kWh plus fees and delivery.
To get an average cost of Utility, I took a year of billings, and divided by the total kWh for the whole year, and got 7.95 cents per kWh (in Canadian $, ie about 6-cents/kWh in USD).
Even with...
if you shift to N there is no regen at all, zero.
The first Monday of each month - I shift to N as I depart from the hwy going into the city, so my 'real' brakes actually come on and clean the rotors lol.
One pedal all the rest of the time. love it.
I believe Ford is 'doing what they need to do' keeping the Electric drive train alive and on assembly lines - in the form they need to to be to sell them in the market they cover, - so that later when better cheaper lighter, faster charging batteries come to the market, at the price point that...
When I got the truck a year ago, the Service Ontario agent informed me I could get the GV plates and they cost the same as regular truck plates, with free annual renewal and you can use HOV lanes even if alone in the truck - assuming your in the south where they have HOV lanes...
If ya can't take the weather, better get out of NW Ontario lol.
The car port had only one place that fit with the lay of the property, so it ended up where it is. I wanted to build a smaller car port right on one end of the house, for my wife, but she didn't approve of the way this would make...
The Stats, as best I can tell, so far, and these will change over time, but seems the best information we know currently:
In general
EV fires are reported as 25/100,00 {ICE 1530, Hybrids 3475} by the US NTSB.
OF EV fires, 20-30% are reported as during charging or immediately after charging...
I've been integrating my solar assistant into Home Assistant last few weeks, and building out automations for the property. I hear that HA can grab data from our Ford App - I hope to integrate the charging required into my overall energy management system.
Like the OP, I was able to harness AI...
as a kid my first "job" was pushing a lawn mower down the street Saturday mornings to the gas station and filling up a gallon can (Imperial gallon, 4.55L) got change from a quarter. Then walked house to house to see who wanted me to cut their lawn.
The hotter it was, the more takers I got...