New OTA Update Improves F-150 Lightning DC Fast Charging Times

[Mache_Enrique]

Thanks for the great content as usual @tommolog !!

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[Rtashiro]

I was getting 183 kw at supercharger in August of last year. 2023 lariate er. I don’t know if I recieved this update or not. I was not monitoring on car scanner.

 

[TRCarr]

Thanks for posting!

72,000 mostly DCFC miles and maybe 1/3 pulling a trailer. I saw 194 kW recently but since mid Jan have noticed the improvement. All my trips are 900-1,200 miles one way usually CA tip to tip. A dozen trips to Salmon, ID. One RT L.A. to Boston to bring back a boat.

 

[beschneider]

Thanks for posting!

Thanks Tom, As always great info

 

[Ry2023]

Is there a way to check your past otas… to see if you received this? Best speed I’ve seen while fast charging is 178…which was recently . But I guess there’s no way to check amps unless you have the obd2 reading ?

 

[Monkey]

I look forward to this update sometime later next year when my truck will be able to download it…. Then we’ll see if it’s willing to actually install it.

 

[Texas Dan]

I thought I was doing pretty well on my trips to Colorado before this charging rate increase using my Tesla adapter. The new charging curve is nice but it drops off way too much, too soon. I was freaking out having to wait an extra hour to charge with low charging speeds.

The problem is that on the routes I travel there are still not enough good, fast chargers. I have to charge to high levels to get to my next charging location. Even at 70% the charging speed drops way off.

I guess I will get used to this new charging curve but it will require me to change charging habits on long trips. This change makes me even more disappointed that NEVI was cancelled (paused?).

 

[Zaptor]

I remember we argued discussed this back when the the 2024 Tech Specs and Order Guide came out. Many noticed the better Level 3 specs for '24.

2022

2024

Wow, if I am reading this correctly, it seems the SR got a much larger boost than the ER, no?

ER 15-80% drops from 41 to 38 minutes, saving 3 minutes, where the SR 15-80% drops from 44 to 32 minutes, a savings of 12 minutes i.e. 4 times as much as the ER!

Also, the ER miles/charge goes from 54 to 65, so +11 while the SR goes from 41 to 62 miles or +21, so the SR is charging at a rate almost the same as the ER now!

Can someone with more understanding than me please explain why the SR sees so much more of a boost? I get that the pack is (obviously!) larger, but not by these proportions... I'm not mad about it, I'll take what I can get, but don't understand the maths...
Thx
-Zap