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I guess the frustration from the other users here is with this type of post. “My Lightning ran out of charge, I’m currently walking 50 miles in the snow, my wife divorced me, the dog froze to death in the back seat and my kids were taken from me by CPS because the Lightning just sucks, sucks...

Um, are you talking about the Ford here? I have never sat for “a couple of hours” charging unless you count when it is at home. I think 40 minutes is the max on any of my 2000+ mile road trips, and this is a particularly slow EV for charging. My Kia’s fast charging sessions are so quick...

It doesn’t make sense to buy an car and then sell soon. There is really no such thing as negative equity because there is really no such thing as equity in a car. A brand new car is a completely different experience from a used car, and that is what you have paid for - it might be more than...

I was pretty lucky, I got a Lariat SR just when Ford was trying to get rid of them and got a decent discount off of MSRP. It is really the best for me, all the Lariat comforts including the essential folding mirrors but with a steel roof. Now that I have my NACS adapter I have either saved...

You can tell the difference between a SR Lariat and an ER Lariat by the lack of the sunroof in the SR (standard range). I have the SR and have driven on 2000 mile road trips with it in the PNW without a trailer and it has been no problem. It depends on what you are using the truck for, if...

Yup, it is weird. I have had it lose signficant ”range” just by adding a rest stop to the route that was literally yards from the freeway. You have to watch the battery percentage instead, which is not 100% accurate either. Don’t plan on going below 5%. If I am on a road trip then I...

WTF? Yes in the end it is just a contactor, you can put whatever voltage and amperage you want on it and it will pass through. You could wire it directly to your incoming power lines if you wished for a really high voltage experience. I don’t think that you should. Shade tree engineering...

Although the Webasto Go has a NMEA 14-50 plug, it is only a 32A charger. It does not limit amperage based on the plug, it limits it based on the voltage. It is either 15A or 32A, nothing else. I agree that It is pretty frustrating that a TT-30 does not work as a 30A EVSE, that has caught me...

You forget how horrible gas stations are until you have to get a few cans of diesel for the tractor (in an EV!). Never going back. Would be all EV if there were a single cab long bed EV pickup made by anybody. I have replaced most of my gas tools with electric, including the chainsaw. I...

They tend to leak as it is. Send it back.

Nice review! I wonder what the efficiency of the Lightning would be if they just crammed in enough batteries (which are a lot cheaper now) to match the GM? All that the Lightning needs is more batteries and faster charging (and dog mode.)

Campgrounds around here (in the Pacific NW) are getting fairly sticky about it - not to be mean but honestly many campgrounds electrical systems barely handle normal campground loads safely and are not designed for continuous maximum power draw from many EVs. It is best to call ahead, more...

Um… Remember that it is a pickup. It has the acceleration of a supercar but not the handling or braking ability of even a modest sports car. I have seen a pickup roll and it is not pretty. Porsche might make the car that you need, just sayin…

We have to go through the rigmarole of setting up a home charging location if we want to charge less than 90%, so the software could certainly handle this scenario. The Kia is a little worse, it will automatically route you to a charger without telling you - which is not a big deal except that...

On the Kia Forum somebody posted a picture of their NACS adapter along with what looks like dealership instructions. Interestingly it does not look like any adapter that I have seen before and the box says “Made in Korea” so I guess that HMC is making them - which is a far sight better than...

The Lariat also has power folding mirrors which is one of the reasons that I got it (Ferry). This post has all of the options of the 2023 various trims: Build sheet

I don’t see how an update could be approved for dealer install without being approved for OTA (unless it didn’t work over the air for some reason). If the update is not safe then it is not safe whether it comes from a dealer or over the air. I guess I just have a bad feeling about this...

50’ is way too long for any extension cord. If you insist, look for marine or rv grade stuff like Marinco and keep your amperage well under the cord’s rating. It isn’t just the cord, it is the outlet that is the issue. Good cords are about as expensive as a new outlet install. If the...

Another tip - turn down the heat and use the seat warmers (but don’t put anything over them) and the steering wheel heater if you have one. It takes much less energy to heats the seat than the whole cabin.

One thing I will caution you on the LIghtning is that there are issues with taking it to lower levels of charge. Most EVs will give you some range after zero (often quite a bit) but YouTubers have had the truck die at 5% or so (they can be frustratingly vague about the exact point so I don’t...