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

[PJnc284]

Well for giggles I went to give it a try but think I got a goofy stall. No preconditioning since google seemed to think the station wasn't compatible but it was fairly mild today so shouldn't matter much. Looks like I was getting 500 amps (peak of 180kW) for about 5 min before the station decided to derate me and dropped to 420 amps (~150kW) for a couple minutes. Did pick back up to 180kW for about 1min before the truck dropped the requested amperage to < 400. Went from 14-43% in 15min with the Supercharger billing for 38.149kW. Battery temps started at 64 and was 86F by the time it finished.

Used Car Scanner Data recording for charts below
ChgOAR- current requested
ChgOA- current delivered
HvbSOC- state of charge
HvbMaxT- max temp of battery
Charger Power- speed

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[cdherman]

So my brother who has the truck sent me a pic of him charging at 336 amps the other day. I told him he was full of it, but it looks like its real.

One of my work colleagues diched his Rivian for a Lightning. All good signs.

Nice to see.

 

[VAF84]

I was seeing peaks of 180kw during charging back in October 2023 in my old 2023 LER. I also wonder if some trucks already had this.

 

[carys98]

Has 10.3 been spotted recently? I haven’t seen anyone post about getting the update. I had a bunch of modules updated at the dealer recently but I DC charged afterwards and peaked at 450A so I’m still behind.

 

[PJnc284]

Has 10.3 been spotted recently? I haven’t seen anyone post about getting the update. I had a bunch of modules updated at the dealer recently but I DC charged afterwards and peaked at 450A so I’m still behind.

What network? The station needs to support the 500 amps like a Tesla Supercharger or EA 350.

 

[carys98]

What network? The station needs to support the 500 amps like a Tesla Supercharger or EA 350.

It was a new Tesla V4 station (by the Bass Pro in Cary, NC). I was using CarScanner and the station was offering 500 but I stayed locked at 450 so I’m sure it was the truck. It was about 65 degrees and I was around 27% SOC so it should have been in good condition to hit the peak.

 

[PJnc284]

yeah earlier in the thread someone confirmed it working on a standard range so you should've been getting 500 amps assuming it had the correct updates. Any idea what modules they updated? You can check with @Mike G or @rugedraw to see if you still have any updates available. I updated all the modules on mine back in October and have been seeing 500 amps so I would think you'd have it available.

 

[Maquis]

I was seeing peaks of 180kw during charging back in October 2023 in my old 2023 LER. I also wonder if some trucks already had this.

I hit 183 KW in May of 2023.

 

[LUXMAN]

I had CSP23B50 done to our SR trucks in December and after seeing the video on "State of Charge", I decided to see if it worked.
Our trucks are on software update 10.1.1

at 26% SOC, I was pulling 500amps and 170kW on a V3 supercharger.

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