I've owned many vehicles including a new F-150 ICE. This is still the best vehicle and truck I've ever owned. I would absolutely buy one again. I'll own this one until significant battery technology advancements are made. Today, you'd buy the same tech as my 2022, but for 75% of the cost I paid.
Prior to having the Tesla adapter, I went to Corpus Christi to stay the night on the USS Lexington with my son. We charged to 90% in San Antonio and got there with less than 20% SOC. The plan was to charge at one of the stations at the various dealerships who had them on our way back Sunday...
The immediate drop you see when starting it after a charge could be caused by a cell imbalance across different cells in the battery. It can limit the total output voltage of the battery which will result in a drop in the calculated SOC after beginning to draw from the battery. Assuming the...
Thank you! I've been losing my mind for a little less than a week now. It seems like a software update lost or changed my headlight setting. Strangely enough, when I just turned on the truck, there was no light indicating which headlight setting was selected. I had to start turning the knob...
Even if they pay the ransom, it can take a week or two for them to contact and negotiate the ransom with the cyber terrorists since they are often over seas in a different time zone and in no hurry to help their victims. Even then, once they have the private encryption key, it can take weeks to...
They created a case for me and someone on Ford corporate's end reached out to my dealership who was providing repairs/recall work. My dealership contact was much more responsive and squeezed me into an earlier spot on the calendar when they had previously been booked out for a couple months...
Not to confuse things more (maybe I'm adding clarity), but I've messed around with the braking score a lot during my commute. I use 2 pedal driving. When I take my foot off the gas, that's when the brake score session begins. I can press the brake pedal, then release it to coast, then press...
There was a post during flood in the past where a guy showed a video of him fording water up to his bumper and he reported no adverse effects. I've seen others post what Ford's official guidance is, but don't recall specifics. You'll be mostly fine until you aren't.
Studies show that coasting to a stop will net you a farther distance after acceleration or going down a hill than regenerating power (slowing down via the motor) and then using that power to accelerate again on flat or uphill terrain. That means that your driving behavior determines the most...
Here's an article citing multiple studies that show two things.
1. If it's not inconvenient, keep your batter roughly between 20% and 80% state of charge.
2. Charging a little bit more often in between small discharges leads to improved battery life than multiple small discharges followed...
I just placed an order. Used the promo code SADDLEUP23 to get a 20% discount and then used Ford points to pay the rest. Waiting for my second email to tell me that it's backordered. Our freezing rain doesn't seem to occur until around February, so I can wait. Maybe this influx of orders will...
If you get to choose the highest mileage EV with 3 battery replacements and extrapolate the performance to all EVs, then it's only fair that ICE owners get to do the same. https://www.everlance.com/blog/10-highest-mileage-vehicles
Counting via memory, I've seen at least 10 unique lightnings in the greater Austin, TX area in the last year. I always try to wave and get their attention with mixed results.
I used this: https://www.amazon.com/Cordless-LIVOWALNY-Soldering-122%E2%84%89-1022%E2%84%89-Temperature/dp/B0BVB9XBBM/?th=1
It got a lot worse than this picture.