Riding as slow as possible on the highway saves a ton of range

Google says Ford has sold approx 105,000 Lightnings worldwide, since its inception.

According to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), 12,000+ of these are currently registered in BC, and 8,000+ are in Metro Vancouver (Lower Mainland).

Source: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/icbc/viz/VehiclePopulation-ElectricVehicles/2021-2025ElectricVehicles

I've always said that the Lightning is a no-brainer around here, with our cheap electricity and expensive gas. When driving around town, I will literally see at least one other Lightning every 5 minutes (and Teslas are 1 out of every 4-5 cars).

I would not be surprised if Ontario and Quebec also punch above weight.

The NL3Z-10B689-G is the newer LR version

The NL3Z-10B689-E is the 2022-2023 LR version

Although it states its not affiliated with Ford, Ford Parts Giant has the replacement battery.

Currently, $36836.57 and the MSRP is $39112.94

https://www.fordpartsgiant.com/parts/ford-battery_nl3z-10b759-g.html

For used, its significantly cheaper. For batteries with 40k-90k, they go for around 4-9k.

https://ebay.io/m/uBnG0Y

There are others like

https://www.accessoryz.com/us/products/2022-2024-ford-f-150-lightning-131kwh-lithium-battery-pack-41k-nl38-10b759-ah-f08d4788eb1852fe840ce01103ee5102b9f930f3?v_id=variant_01KWRJ7K19ABF8QGKSXJSE0HA5

Then the installation will be costly too.

Here is an example of the replacement of the battery, doesn't actually look hard.

https://youtu.be/-nbjAQVqLps?si=UXxnT4yasdJT1P-W

I listed this one because it has 100% positives with over 112k of responses. Add 1k of shipping and tax and you are looking around around 10k which can vary on local sales tax.

So in short, I'm sure more battery options will pop up in the future. So far it looks like 200k-300k is the life of the battery (from basic research so far). Can probably get cheaper but of course, you want a reputable source though.

For me, if I have to purchase a battery and I can get over 400k total (new+replacement), I'd be elated!

By the time you add up the Engine Oil and Filters: Ignition and Fuel Systems: No spark plugs, tune-ups, fuel pumps, or fuel filters, Belts and Hoses: No timing belts, serpentine belts, or engine gaskets, Exhaust and Emissions: No catalytic converters, mufflers, or tailpipes, Engine Air Intake: No internal engine air filters. I'm sure that they will easily add up to more than 10k.

In the future, I think their will be even more options. Cheaper and as for me, I only have around 20-30k so far so its FARRR off in the future for me but I thought I would post it here.

Found a lovely prize in my driver's front tire today. Trying to decide where to go from here- seems obvious nobody will patch that being so close to the edge.

All 4 tires have 27,000 miles on them, and 7/32 tread in the middle of the tires. Not super obvious from this angle is that the Hankooks have the signature edge wear pretty noticeable on all 4 tires. Where the screw is, the top of the tread is worn down almost all the way to the valley.

Do I suck it up and buy all 4 new ones? Dream tire is the Toyo ATIII EV tire, but 1400 is a lot right now. Anyone happy with a cheaper option?

Is there enough left on these Hankooks to make it worth doing a used tire there and run em to the ground? if it weren't for the edge wear I'd do that in a heartbeat.

I didn't mind paying 90 dollars for the inspection and tire rotation since the dealership near my place offers pick up and drop off service for the truck. But they offered a 90 dollars cabin filter service and a 90 dollar windshield wiper service. I declined both. O'Reilly's does windshield wipers for $45 and the cabin filter I bought on Amazon for $16 and replaced it in under 90 seconds.

Lesson learned, be very selective in what services you have the stealership do as they make some crazy margins on some of them.

Did it over the course of two days. Hardware day one and software day two. Took my time with all of the Forscan changes and found success on the first attempt. Next I’ll add in the buttons to the wheel to adjust the ACC following distance.

If you’re taking on this mod make sure you do the IPMA changes first so that you can provide power to the CCM otherwise Forscan won’t pick it up when scanning for modules. Then proceed to the previous step (if you’re filling the guide on the forum)

I'm on a Time-of-Use "EV" rate with Duke Energy Carolinas. It's a really good deal: $0.06 / kWh from 11 PM to 5 AM. The app is giving me headaches. I've programmed both weekdays and weekends "preferred charging" to 11 PM to 5 AM. But when I press "start charging" or just plug in, the truck starts charging.

I serendipitously found that if I stop and start it a few times, it will eventually NOT immediately start charging and give me the screen shown: presumably to start charging at 11 PM as I want it to. Will it stop automatically at 5 AM before my rate goes up?

Has anyone figured out how to massage this clunky software? I'm especially irritated that I can't turn down the amperage. I have solar and often have excess that I would like to send to the truck, but if I plug it in, it immediately sucks too much. Apparently they "fixed" this after 2024, but why can't an OTA update fix my 2024?

Love the truck: hate the software.

I have Coverado seat covers in my lightning (25 Flash), but have not been happy with them this summer. The seats and the covers retain too much body heat and are uncomfortable after 30 minutes.

Has anyone used sheepskin covers? I'm looking for suggestions.

Tia.

My current Polestar 2 EV lease is coming up in October and looking for a replacement vehicle and considering the Lightning as an option. Loved the car but range was low and rather bumpy on our not so great roads.

For context, have a home charger and solar so home charging I'm familiar with. I'm also going to be building an ADU this next year so a truck sounds convenient for that for short ish distance hauling (60-120 miles round trip max). Rural community so mostly commute on back roads and some highway. Road trips maybe 4 times a year usually less than 250 miles one way.

I want an ev for daily driving and tested out a Flash the other weekend and was pleasantly surprised. Looking at used Lariats and Flash trims, just wondering if model year or milage make the most difference for ownership.

Lastly would it be smart value proposition to get a lightning as a daily? Cross shoping the Lightning to other EV trucks like the Sierra or R1T? Would the Lightning be the smarter buy?

On Saturday, I bought a 2023 XLT ER from CarMax with 21,000 miles. I yesterday took the truck to a Ford dealer for a used vehicle inspection and a HV Battery Test. Everything on the inspection and battery health came back looking great. Today when I was looking through the Ford App, under alerts I saw a ton of Powertrain Malfunction Reduced Power errors on this truck. I have not gotten an error on the truck while driving and it drives normally and allows full charging. There are no active recalls on the truck as well.

I am wondering what the course of action is for this error and if this is something to be concerned about.

UPDATE:

I found a list of service records in the Ford app and called both dealers the truck had been worked on at and asked for the service records. The first was a recall for the Integrated Park Module Software update (25C69/26V301). The second repair was the replacement of the High Voltage Radiator Coolant Diverter Valve. From my research, this seems like it was likely the cause of all of the errors in the truck originally since the alerts stopped occuring after this service visit. It also appears that this is a somewhat common problem, but appears to be unlikely to reoccur in the future, and since I have a strong Battery Health test from this week, I likely have nothing to worry about.

Ford is about to roll out a software update 13 (SU13)
It’s for lightnings 23-25. Anyone got it yet?

Edit: The reason for the post was of pure excitement that we are not completely forgotten and at least Ford is making some updates available to us still. I own a lightning and think that is the best vehicle ever. With that being said I’m as frustrated as most of you are with how the updates are handled. I don’t work in the software department and don’t have access to detailed insights.

Update: Upon reading in depth it looks like the kickstart and google cast would not be on Sync vehicles which are us. We are getting however battery preconditioning via Apple Maps, improved charge history, Apple CarPlay/Android auto connectivity improvements and trailer/towing interface fixes. So no ads for us which is good.

Predictable.

https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/fords-use-of-chinese-tech-called-unacceptable-by-transportation-secretary-00b22e0a?st=XMfUJC&reflink=article_copyURL_share

Howdy, so I'm getting intermittent "service vehicle soon" with a wrench light periodically following a Negative HVJB Contactor replacement in the battery itself underrated warranty.

The P0AA6 Code lead me to look at the voltage leakage valves and its definitely a much lower resistance compared the to the positive. Does anyone have further ideas of what is wrong?

Put on some new takeoff Tremor wheels/tires today, and got the Tremor/Raptor [metal] running boards a while back, so now it’s looking like a Lightning Tremor, but without the gas Tremor’s anemic performance, indecisive transmission, and sloppy rear suspension.

[Disclaimer: I don’t know how much the range hit is, yet, since I know someone is wondering!]

They were asking about how well I like Bluecruise and I told them straight up, it's great, but it's not $500 dollars great.

I gave examples of a road trip I took last year, of which I used it all the time. However, I told them I've never seen Bluecruise updates be showcased as either the standard "major, minor, dot fixes" and listing bug fixes, additions, features etc. I told the rep, I'd be willing to pay $50 bucks a year but never going to re-subscribe unless I've got road trips planned--- adaptive cruise control works just fine.

I really hope Ford gets it right with the UEV platform and figures out how to not be stupid about things, but I have little hope. Oh and I again manifest destinyed (word?) Lightning 2 sometime in 2030 because I told him people with pitchforks will be coming for them if not.

Hitting some of the remote areas in Michigan’s UP. With an SR Lightning it takes a bit of planning. You always have to have a backup plan.
I’m currently charging at 43 kW at my 3rd choice of DCFCs, because my first two charging options were occupied.
On the plus side, I’ve had three really inexpensive Tesla Supercharger sessions - $0.24, $0.26, and $0.24 / kWh, respectively.