New to me ride. 22' Lightning

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drnickriviera

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Picked it up a few weeks ago. 22' XLT with extended range battery, and max tow package (10k lbs). 17k miles. $36.5k (Cheaper than equivalent ICE model in my area) Seriously impressive truck. Never had anything this quiet and smooth. This will be our 5th ev, so i'm used to EV quite, but this is another level. Scary fast. We were concerned about the slower charge rate of it, but we drove it from Chicago to Memphis and most times it was ready to go after a pit stop and some stretching. Think 171kw is the fastest i've gotten. I now have it set in android auto to correctly see Tesla Superchargers so it should precondition the battery when heading to them, so maybe can hit the max 180kw next time. Having access to Superchargers is a game changer for travel. Trips that would have been very difficult a year ago are easy now.

The frunk freaked someone out at home depot the other day. Bought a drain auger in a fairly large box, 2x2x1.5'. Fit with room to spare.

About the only thing we don't like is that it sits too high. Some have said it sits higher than an ICE F-150 and that Ford wanted to protect the battery and motors. I'm looking at air bag struts to get it to sit a bit lower and have the ability to raise it up when I'm hauling stuff to the landfill. Anyone have any experience with airbags?

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It is mainly the bed rail height. It comes to my armpit and makes getting anything out of the bed a pita. I put lighter stuff next to the cab and have to get up on my toes to reach the bed. Should also help with aero and therefore efficiency.
 
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No idea about airbags, but I don't like the idea. Seems like something else to break. I would likely reject a truck having them, unless reading up on exactly how they worked soothed my mind. I'd be more inclined to go with inset steps on the rear bumper.

Nice truck. If I were to get an electric, that tops my list.
 
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very nice! when i went to pick up my Mach-E, my buddy and I checked out a Lightning. I was impressed by how practical it was both on the interior and exterior. Little stuff like measurements built into the tailgate so you can easily mark wood, drywall, etc. gave me confidence (not that I'm a construction worker or contractor) that Ford wasn't simply making this a gimmick. You can actually use it for work.

Do you have V2H capability? The battery pack is large enough that the Lightning can legitimately power a home for a while.
 
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drnickriviera said:
It is mainly the bed rail height. It comes to my armpit and makes getting anything out of the bed a pita. I put lighter stuff next to the cab and have to get up on my toes to reach the bed. Should also help with aero and therefore efficiency.
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I noticed very little change in fuel economy when I lifted my Lexus GX. The biggest difference was larger wheels/tires. I had A/T tires on it for a while but swapped them for lighter Michelin Defenders.

Still have the lift but fuel economy is improved as is ride quality despite going from a 17” wheel to a 20” wheel.

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Fenixgoon said:
very nice! when i went to pick up my Mach-E, my buddy and I checked out a Lightning. I was impressed by how practical it was both on the interior and exterior. Little stuff like measurements built into the tailgate so you can easily mark wood, drywall, etc. gave me confidence (not that I'm a construction worker or contractor) that Ford wasn't simply making this a gimmick. You can actually use it for work.

Do you have V2H capability? The battery pack is large enough that the Lightning can legitimately power a home for a while.
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I did look at V2H, but haven't heard too many good things about the company that sells and installs the inverters for ford. Plus I have a battery solar setup, so I have two options. The truck has pro power, so it has a 30a 240v plug in the bed. I could just plug that into a generator inlet box to power the house. Or use it to convert back to DC and charge my solar battery bank

For their first ev truck, I think they did a good job. Hopefully their next gen truck will take it another notch up.
 
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Fenixgoon said:
Do you have V2H capability? The battery pack is large enough that the Lightning can legitimately power a home for a while.
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Fords V2H capability is a fucking joke. They praised it as something special but then put the bulk of the cost on the owner. It's not even a thing now on the the current Lightnings.
 
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bbhaag said:
Fords V2H capability is a fucking joke. They praised it as something special but then put the bulk of the cost on the owner. It's not even a thing now on the the current Lightnings.
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Ouch that's a damn shame. That's a unique capability with the larger vehicles
 
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Until somebody comes up with an affordable way to do V2L automatically it just doesn't make sense. It really isn't a big deal to run an extension cord out to my ev6 the twice a year my power goes out and I can power all the things I NEED just doing that for $40, bought a really nice thick extension cord. If I really need too my ev6 has two 1800watt outlets I can use but the power hasn't gone off long enough to need to power my fridge along with my tv/reciever/internet/laptop/entertainment shit the important things.
 
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drnickriviera said:
Picked it up a few weeks ago. 22' XLT with extended range battery, and max tow package (10k lbs). 17k miles. $36.5k (Cheaper than equivalent ICE model in my area) Seriously impressive truck. Never had anything this quiet and smooth. This will be our 5th ev, so i'm used to EV quite, but this is another level. Scary fast. We were concerned about the slower charge rate of it, but we drove it from Chicago to Memphis and most times it was ready to go after a pit stop and some stretching. Think 171kw is the fastest i've gotten. I now have it set in android auto to correctly see Tesla Superchargers so it should precondition the battery when heading to them, so maybe can hit the max 180kw next time. Having access to Superchargers is a game changer for travel. Trips that would have been very difficult a year ago are easy now.

The frunk freaked someone out at home depot the other day. Bought a drain auger in a fairly large box, 2x2x1.5'. Fit with room to spare.

About the only thing we don't like is that it sits too high. Some have said it sits higher than an ICE F-150 and that Ford wanted to protect the battery and motors. I'm looking at air bag struts to get it to sit a bit lower and have the ability to raise it up when I'm hauling stuff to the landfill. Anyone have any experience with airbags?

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That seems like a really good deal to me. 17k miles is nothing.
 
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NICE rig. I took a 2024 Lightning Lariat for a test drive about this time last year. (local Ford dealer has a "take a test drive, get a free turkey" promotion every year) I was hella impressed with the acceleration and handling of the Lightning. I drive a 2019 F150 Lariat with the 3.5 Ecoboost and 10 speed transmission. It's a freakin dream to drive...and the Lightning made it feel like a Yugo...I just couldn't justify the $85K sticker price for it.
 
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Greenman said:
Doesn't the lightning have a 240V outlet built in? A cord and transfer switch will get you hooked up for $500 if your handy.
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The article explains why it costs so much. To sum it up the author lives in an older 1950's home with only 100 amp service. The F-150 can draw up to 80 amp so that exceeded the 20 or 25% amp draw that most code requires.

So not only did they need to upgrade the main sub panel in the home to 200 amp service but one of the more substantial costs was also upgrading the main line from the pole to the home.

I don't know. I'm not an electrician I'm a farmer so just read the article.
 
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