10K Miles With The F-150 Lightning. Pump It... or Dump It? 

Like a Tesla it's not possible to change it in the vehicle but on the charger itself. If you have the Ford Charge Station Pro, you can adjust it on that. I use the simple 30A mobile Level 2 that Ford makes and therefore I'm drawing at the highest rate the truck will pull. Most of the newer charging units such as Emporia have a way to either adjust the amp draw via the app or the charger setting itself. That;s about all I know. Sorry I can't be of more help. So awesome to hear about Lightnings being used for grounds maintenance from a fellow BC Lightning owner! I use mine for my garden and pruning services Thank you so much for the feedback!

You got me wondering about this great question. What amp of breaker is your NEMA 14/50 outlet hooked up to in your home/biz, and what type of charger are you using?

@@truckedupevs 2 of the EVduty chargers are 30amp on a load share, so if I have 2 vehicles charging it drops to 15amps. That set up is on a 50 amp panel. My 48 amp EVduty charger is on a 60. That panel and the panel is 200amp. Im lousy with the technical jargin. Great gardener, crappy electrician . : )

@@sheldonridout8799 Haha! Me too, unfortunately. So, you're pulling 6kw even on the 48-amp that's hooked to a 60-amp breaker. Hmm. The max you could pull off a 48-amp charger @ 240v is 12 kw, so yeah, 6kw is low. the EVduty has no variable setting, or an app related to it? There's no doubt Ford is still not there as far as matching this Tesla feature, but supposedly, the truck adjusts the draw depending on conditions is all that I've read. Not very helpful, Ford 🤔 However, I've never had anything above 30a at my place, so my draw rate is typical. I'm going to pin this to the top of the comments to see if our amazing Trucked Up community might have a solution for us. Thanks again!

@@truckedupevs Thanks for translating. The chargers should automatically adjust to the max charging rate the vehicle will allow. I have 2 Tesla Y's. 2014 Nissan Leaf. 2 2012 Azure Dynamics Ford Transit Connects. 2023 Ford E Transit. My kids both have Chevy Bolts. They all receive the max the charge the chargers provide. The Lightnings stick to 6kw weather it be my 48 amp charger or the 30amp chargers.

I’ve got just about 20k miles on mine and I love it. I’ve had a few screen glitches and connectivity issues but otherwise no mechanical issues on the drivetrain.

Thanks, Kurt for the great feedback! I am hearing more and more of this. Lightnings are holding up extremely well.

More to come! Thanks for the feedback!

Woohoo! So happy for you! It's an amazing feeling, isn't it? Thank you so much for joining in the discussion and supporting the channel! Comments like this make the whole process much more rewarding. Grizzlies are the best, along with Emporia. I, unfortunately, have the Ford 32Amp mobile Level 2, but will be upgrading to either grizzly or Emporia in the near future. HELLO GRIZZLY! I"M OVER HERE, EMPORIA! LUCRATIVE SPONSORSHIPS, PLEASE!!! (hehe) Soooo envious of your upcoming charging/home power rig! I went standard range and, of course, not an option for me. Please keep me updated on how the experience goes.. Keep in touch!

I'm still in the running for one, and with Cybertruck being around the same price for close to half the range and no mid-gate, Silverado EV RST or Trail Boss gets my interest tweaked also. However, dollar for dollar, nothing comes close to the affordable work-truck nature of the Lightning...yet 😃 Thanks for the awesome support and feedback! Love the input!

"DING!" "WTF was that?" *Looks through screen, finally sees tiny text on top of screen* "Trees on your left."

@@truckedupevs haha

All excellent points, and great idea for a video! Thank you so much for supporting the channel!

Nice! Congrats!

Thank you for the comment and for watching! That's a weird one regarding turning radius. I had a Ford Ranger with a suspension lift and off-road tires to handle where I often had to go - and the turning radius in that thing was about the same or worse than my Lightning. However, GM has always done a great job on that front both with their trucks and vans.

Thanks for the great feedback! EV trucks/UTEs have a way to go, but we're getting there, as long as the legacy automakers don't see a way to profit more by doing less. I do have an order already in for the Silverado EV and will consider future vehicles as they come to market. Hope you'll stick around for the ride!

Thank you for the support and feedback! I think that's a great approach. There is no point in replacing a perfectly good, reliable truck. I had exactly the same thought process as you - and then my truck died 🤪😪

That's another awesome idea. I don't have the whole Extended Range home power back-up system but I could definitely do an experiment with the house off the standard range utilizing the 240v plug. Thanks Richard!

Thank you for connecting. Love the feedback and input! Hey, if you love your truck and it's working for you, I'm not on of those folk who thinks things should just be replaced when they're working fine. However, if someone would benefit from your truck and you wouldn't take a big hit moving it, and you found a stinkingly good deal on a Lightning, then that might change the picture, IMHO. I'm in Canada and there's few to no deals on Lightnings. But in the States, there's supposedly some of the lowest prices ever recorded on Lightnings, even though they are one of the most awarded trucks in history. I think the 2024s with the new heat pump are going to be a lot more difficult to get a deal on, but 2023s are better equipped with standard features than the 2024s anyway (many things have been removed and turned into paid options in the new model year). It's a tough call. But by the sounds of things, you could literally drive for free! That's a hard option to pass up. One caveat on that though. How far of a drive from Highland to San Francisco return?

LOL! Well, there is that. Thanks for the comment and for tuning in!

You’d never know about it in the Ford because nobody cares. I’ve had less build issues with my 3 or Y than my Lightning. On the Tesla when there was a door alignment issue the fixed it the next day. With Ford they told me they are all like that.

Thanks again, Richard! I can't help you much on this since I only tow a utility trailer with a max weight of about 200~300 kgs payload at any given time, and I'm only going about 50kms one way with the load and then empty return. My average payload in the bed never exceeds around 800kg. In this scenario, my clearance drops less than an inch, if that. I can tell you that I also have no drop from the tongue weight at all in my trailer applications, but again, I'm likely a lot less weight than your ATV. I do drive a lot of FSRs in BC in the back country, and traverse a lot of water bars and narrow mining and logging access points (my Lightning already has some nice 'racing. stripes' from the trees 🙂). I have had no problem and have only scraped the bottom once on some wicked rock crawl points that followed a deep water bar. I didn't even scratch the paint off the armour plating. However, I haven't had a heavy bed payload or towing a trailer at the time. I think a video is in order, going off-road without the lift kit that is forthcoming later this summer, just using the standard stock truck as an example. The armour plating along the entire bottom is amazing, along with a significant gap between the battery pack and the plating. Ford did a lot of smart things with this. However, I would tow in an ATV with a good off-road-capable ATV trailer if it was me rather than loading my bed. Last note on the independent rear suspension and hauling. My standard range Lightning has a max payload of 2,235lbs (1,013kg) whereas the gas version has a payload slightly higher at around 2,500lbs for the 4x4 Ecoboost. Luckily there is no air suspension system that seems attractive at first until one realizes that as the airbags are inflated to create lift, they lose all their cushioning since the air bag becomes like a brick. I hope some of this is helpful - and yes, I want to see any videos you post on RU-vid! Please reach out to me if you post them.

I've done okay with the charging infrastructure on major routes in British Columbia Canada, but I luckily am like you and rarely/never have to rely on it. Nice work on the solar! Driving for free sure is nice, isn't it, being that your solar was serving other needs already. That's a great way to capitalize on the benefits of evs. Thanks again for the great input!

I’ve paid $0.49 per kWh here in Minnesota. Seems really high but had a nice steak dinner while it was charging. Trying to figure out if it’s even worth paying attention to public charging prices because I’m expecting most of my charging to be done at home.

@@sheepcreeksociety7985 If you work it out per mile, I find that @pstoneking3418 is right: DC fast charging is expensive. However, even in the highest priced regions I've charged at, it's at least half the price of gasoline. Either way, I think we're all good 🙂

Not rude at all. Excellent question. Hey, there's always the lottery 😜 It's pretty stupidly priced right now, but no more than the Cybertruck, but with far more range and capabilities. However, I do a lot of off-road access stuff, so the Trail Boss version is what I'm hoping comes out at or near the same time, as the RST and is supposed to be cheaper. We'll have to see. Might be the Lightning for a while. All depends on supply/demand and competitive forces, I'm guessing.

Hahaha! Thank you for this. I guess much more of mine was wasted on the aforementioned 'distractions'.

Thanks as always! Really appreciate you watching!

Exactly! Thanks for getting the word out about this great option for so many people.

Not yet. Not in BC anyway. There are some Magic Docks in Eastern Canada but not near me. Ford said it was sending me my free Tesla NACS adapter over 2 months ago but no delivery notice yet. Once that happens, it's road trip time!

@@truckedupevs I own a vw id4 pro s and I used the magic dock in Moses Lk and it worked very well.....hope they open some in BC

That is a great approach. My wife has a 4-yr old Bolt with a brand new battery due to the recall (and now has more range than the car had new!), which she bought for cheap - and it is amazing how much range those little things offer. However, with my work all being short haul/tow and only an average of 25-50km (15-30 miles) one-way to each job site, it made no financial sense to buy another gas truck. Thanks for the insight and feedback! Always love it!

Excellent idea. Ford is working with Google with their Auto OS for some point in the future, but a comparison of Ford's own Trip Planner and maps vs. Google's would make for interesting content. Thank you Richard. Keep 'em comin'!

What an excellent comment! Thank you for this great feedback. Yes, I actually wanted the F150 Lightning Pro for my biz because I could power wash out the interior. Possibly the outright best EV truck for working folk available anywhere IMHO. I'll be doing the next video focused on it and its use case. I love mead! One was supposed to be opening in my region but I'm not sure if it ever got going. I can certainly appreciate the need for a 'scrubbable' truck for your line of work 🙂

@@truckedupevs We have been at it for a while. Layers of red tape to navigate that takes a while and can be daunting. We know of one that fell by the wayside when he finally realized what it would take.

Fair. I've got a good gig, and if that situation doesn't exist for some, wanted to acknowledge that. EV trucks might not weigh in as a great option in many scenarios. My personal view? If one is driving a truck and using it less than 160km (100 miles) daily, an ev truck works. That takes care of 80% of all truck buyers. Still, being respectful of others' situation is important for my channel. If I take my bubble only, it's not always average of a larger demographic. Thank you for the input Gerald, and I'll think more about my word choices. When I'm driving and giving my thoughts, they come out raw, and i want to share those without chopping the crap out of the footage with edits. Keep the feedback coming!

Okay, fair enough.😊

There's not a single current Lightning XLT available in BC, Canada for lower than I bought mine for without incentives. I could sell it tomorrow for what I paid, minus taxes. Love the FUD-chucker bots, trolls, and people like you who can't use Mr. Google - or count. It's great entertainment to experience regression, ignorance and cognitive dissonance in real-time technicolor. The only lots filled with unsold Lightnings are the crooked dealerships who bought crap-piles of Lariats and Platinums when all orders and waiting lists were for XLTs and PROs, hoping to rip off buyers with 'market adjustments' and got caught with their pants at their ankles when smart consumers told them to go pound sand. Speaks droves to the laughable, gouging, American dealer network lobby more than vehicle prices. But hey, people like you can't process anything that contradicts your FUD. It's just fun listening to your 'alternative facts'. Keep up the good work for whoever or whatever you represent, pitch, promote, or believe - or whatever Kool Aid flavour keeps you medicated. Love the RU-vid name by the way - almost as creative and revealing as whacko Elon's poor bastard child's name... Here's a shopping list in my area. Go for it, genius (all the ones below MSRP are dealers using the incentives as nefarious methods to make the prices look cheaper - almost as honest as your posts...): www.autotrader.ca/cars/ford/f-150%20lightning/bc/?rcp=15&rcs=0&srt=35&trim=XLT&prx=-2&prv=British%20Columbia&loc=V0G1S0&hprc=True&wcp=True&sts=New-Used&inMarket=advancedSearch

Thus the reason why EVs crash in value faster than any other car type.

"Automobiles will never replace the horse-drawn carriage" "Cell phones will never replace the dial phone" "Personal computers will never take off." "They'll never make a flying machine." Starting to see where you stand in history?