NORTH CAROLINA TO MAINE IN F150 LIGHTNING - TRYING OUT GOOGLE MAPS ROUTE PLANNING! - PART 1

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This video documents the first day of an F-150 Lightning road trip from North Carolina to Maine, focusing on testing various navigation systems. The reviewer highlights significant issues with Google Maps (via Android Auto) and Apple Maps (via CarPlay) in route planning, particularly their inability to reliably suggest Tesla Superchargers and their often illogical routing. Ford's native navigation also proved inadequate. The reviewer resorted to manually adding stops to achieve a desired route, eventually reaching a Tesla Supercharger with a critically low 2% state of charge after a 249.9-mile leg. Charging performance was initially hampered by a faulty station, but a second attempt at a different stall was successful, reaching 109 kWh added. The reviewer expresses dissatisfaction with Android Auto's user experience compared to Apple CarPlay. The day concludes with finding free Level 2 charging at the hotel, a welcome relief after a day of navigation frustrations.