New to Ford Lightning

[Freemarket]

I bought a 2024 ford lightning a few weeks ago. Have been working through the flat spot in the tires issue for the last week and an half. Original test drive had some serious vibrations. After a few services (along with specific requests from me), dealer agreed to replace the tires. I asked for AT’s and we landed on the Bridgestone Duellers. Just got it back today. I’m mostly happy with it (95% of the vibrations are gone) but…..

The truck has 140 miles on it now and a week ago it shows 278 at 100%, a 2024 Platinum. Dealer may have put 20-30 miles of test drives in service on it, now showing 253 max charge.

What are my next steps? I’m concerned about the battery drain and potentially that it’s been sitting around for months at a low charge causing irreparable damage. Shouldn’t I be close to 300?

Any one, would love to know your thoughts, similar experiences…..

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[potato]

You can search "guess O meter" or "GOM" for plenty of discussion on the topic. LOL. The estimated range is rarely accurate. It's based on recent driving habits. So if you've been doing lots of slow speed city driving it will be higher; lots of high speed highways and it will be lower.

Most importantly, EVs are significantly less efficient in winter. You lose 30 or 40% of range if it's really cold. Without knowing your location or the conditions you're driving in, it's not clear how much this part affects you. But the lower range in winter is always a popular topic this time of year