Maybe, but it seems @Ford Motor Company and Siemens spend more time pointing fingers at each other than trying to fix firmware and server functionality the past year, doesn't generate much confidence that anyone has a clue or desire to look & fix.
Our Virginia utility (Dominion VA Power) gave me a free-to-me secondary electric meter back in 2010 for a dedicated EV-only TOU line under the Obama shovel-ready 2009 era effort. Thank the Lord I applied to this EV home charging pilot program, closed for new accounts in 2018. At the time, my plug-in Prius could only draw 12 amps and the Leviton 240V EVSE only could push 16 amps. So, with this secondary dedicated EV-only electric meter, as long as I charge on that line only between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., it is a self-managing cheap juice system - no comms back to Dominion Virginia Power needed.
... all I have to do is pay for the QMerit installation + circuit line upgrade from 6 gauge to 3 gauge. The install cost will pay for itself within 12 - 15 months based on my charging use since this July when I bought the Lightning, a 2023 XLT ER with its dual chargers under the hood.
Unless you really need 80A charging, the FCSP can be deprecated for use on your existing circuit without increasing the wire and breaker.Our Virginia utility (Dominion VA Power) gave me a free-to-me secondary electric meter back in 2010 for a dedicated EV-only TOU line under the Obama shovel-ready 2009 era effort. Thank the Lord I applied to this EV home charging pilot program, closed for new accounts in 2018. At the time, my plug-in Prius could only draw 12 amps and the Leviton 240V EVSE only could push 16 amps. So, with this secondary dedicated EV-only electric meter, as long as I charge on that line only between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., it is a self-managing cheap juice system - no comms back to Dominion Virginia Power needed.
Now, my just-ordered free FCSP will almost fill up our Lightning every night at the lovely cheapo rate of 5.3 cents, or the 7.6 cents on the TOU time window "shoulders"
I'll keep my regular 40-amp GRIZZL-E hardwired EVSE on the wall and re-route its existing 6 gauge dedicated circuit to the regular house meter for the occasional day charging for my Lightning or a visiting EV at the standard 11 cents residential rate, as our dedicated EV line TOU meter would charge over 17 cents if plugged in between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
I do not care to even look at the Ford HIS system. If ever needed, I'll just use the POWER PRO 240V bed receptacle to power key house circuits.
RGR. At 1st, with the existing 40-amp GRIZZL-E EVSE I didn't even pay attention to the Ford Charge Pro when I bought the Lightning this July.
Thank you for that information! 3 hours would be great. I have a 40 amp charger and it takes me 10-12 hours. DId you have any issues with having a big enough breaker to handle the 80 amps plus your other appliances in the house? I have a 200 amp breaker for 4000 square foot house. So I would have to upgrade my panel to get a 80 amp charger since that only leaves 120 amps left for the house.
You have a 2024 so upgrading to an 80 amp EVSE would be a waste of money since your truck is limited to 48 amps regardless.
Who told you that? The 2024 has a free 80 amp charging station that comes free with the truck.
Ford has ceased to equip 2024 trucks with the dual 40-amp chargers inside the truck. Now the truck's charger component is limited to 48 amps.
It's just semantics really. Some have a fit if you call what's on the wall a charger but that's how the average person is going to think of it. Technically the charger is in the truck. What you have on the wall is just a fancy power supply (EVSE- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) and the truck takes that power and converts it from AC to DC to charge the batteries. The FCSP is capable supplying a wide range from 6A to 80A so it will work with any Lightning or EV that uses CCS and supply whatever the EV requests up to whatever the max it has configured. In this case, 22/23 ERs can request the full 80 amps while a 24 ER can only receive 48 amps. There are unicorn 2024 fleet ordered Pro ERs out there that can be ordered with dual on-board chargers and can receive the full 80 amps. Haven't seen/heard of one but I'm sure they exist. Just aren't available to the average Joe.
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