[Dan]

Anyone know if you can use a generator to charge the lightning?
I would think so. I have a small 4k watt running on propane.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Anyone know if you can use a generator to charge the lightning?
I would think so. I have a small 4k watt running on propane.

Most likely. People have used generators to charge EVs for years. However, YMMV. Remember that to charge it using the included Ford Mobile Charger, your generator will need to provide 60A 240V power and have a NEMA 14-50 outlet (or adapters) to charge at L2. L1 requires 15A 120V and a standard outlet. Some generators have trouble running certain equipment because they don't provide enough initial peak power.

 

[ZSC100]

Absolutely just select the proper level 2 charger to plug into the generator to not overload it. For instance don't wire up a 6kW Level 2 charger to a 4kW generator.

 

[Bandit]

What he said☝.

I used a big generator to charge my Mach E last fall

and last week I added 1.4 miles of range to my Lightning using a small battery powered EGO generator with 4 x 7.5ah batteries.

No problems.

 

[208]

It works just fine. Just pay attention to the math. 😎

 

[patrickenterprisesca]

I used an Energizer 4600/3600 inverter generator and it didn't do a thing. I'll try my 6500 watt and let you know if it worked.