To be fair, we don't know (that I have seen) how big of a buffer Ford built in. Maybe it is a large buffer and 100/0 matters less on the Lightning.
Very true, and if that is the case, I hope they make it part of the UI. Anyone who currently has lithium-ion batteries at this point is trained to have that mindset.
My hope is that Ford did throw a sizable buffer in there and in future OTA updates feel comfortable shrinking that buffer for more range. Once Nick and other early adopters drive the truck a bit and there is minimal to no battery damage under normal use cases, maybe Ford will open up the buffer some more like they did on the Mach E.
It will be interesting for those of us who like to geek out about this kind of thing to see what the optimal driving speed is relative to charging speed is to get somewhere in the least amount of time if you have to charge on a road trip. It's early, but if I'm doing the math right based on this .535 kWh/mi efficiency on the highway for the Platinum, you're using 37.45 kWh at 70mph, assuming the highway efficiency is calculated somewhere around 70mph or thereabouts. Since we can get up to 150 kWH via DC fast charging and it will almost never be as low as 37 kWH, it seems to make sense to just drive at whatever legal speed we want to get there the fastest, right? I'm new to DC fast charging on road trips and it's early here, so my math could be way off.
Thanks for sharing this. I'm also leaving a Model 3 and the sound system has spoiled me. For a factory no name system Tesla has really knocked this out of the park. For such a big name as B&O I have a feeling this is going to be a big step backwards.
Where are you getting .535 kWh/mi efficiency? 131 kWh usable/300 miles is .437 kWh/mi
From the link I posted in the comment. I think I see where they got that, they are including charging losses in the calculation.
Location of chargers makes a big difference too. Just use abetterrouteplanner set to shortest time and go with it.
Yes, you should get better highway efficiency than what is promised in MPGe for that reason. We'll know the truth very soon, though.
A 70 MPH highway average will yield worse range than the EPA estimates.
Speaking if charging… Are they sending you one? How did they say that process works for out of SunRun states?
All good points, but I think the main point/question of my original comment was to challenge the idea that driving slow will get you there faster on EA’s charging network. It seems that at almost every state of charge and legal driving speed you’ll get there faster by driving faster and charging more frequently, depending on your time off the route to get to the charger and plug in. I don’t want to get sidetracked from OP’s post too much and 1st owner questions too if at all possible.
Eventually, the dealership said they would call me when it was available.
"using 37.45 kWh at 70mph" You either mean KW or the number of kWh that will be used in an hour driving at 70mph.
Not necessarily, the manufacturer can alter the data they supply the EPA in order to achieve marketing aims. I tried to summarize this here, but many trims of the Mach-E exceed EPA highway range and there's no reason to think that the F150 won't be the same.
