How’s your Lightning doing in the cold?

[SmoothJ]

I didn’t see a thread on this topic so I figured I would start one.

Vehicle was preconditioned to medium and plugged in during that time. Starting charge was 90%. Battery temperature wasn’t at mid as you see in the picture, but little by little it hit mid as I drove. I have the Platinum, so I have the ER battery.

I drove 111 miles, most of the time I was above 50 mph, and on the long stretches I was 60-70 mph depending if there was a car in front me or not (Blue Cruise). Heat was at 73 F, but then later was 72 F when someone else was in the truck with me. No heated steering wheel or heated seats. Max throttle was 90 vs 100% as my battery approached 40% and then to ~30%.

Ambient temperature was: 10F - 15F.

At the end of the drive, I was 33% SoC and had 55 miles left. My average was 1.6 miles/kWh.

 

[RickLightning]

I didn’t see a thread on this topic so I figured I would start one.

Here's just 3 of the many threads.

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...rld-winter-range-lariat-er.13761/#post-287423

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...-electric-vehicle-programs.13722/#post-286892

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...-electric-vehicle-programs.13722/#post-286892

 

[lightspeed]

Really, you didn't see a topic on winter range of the Lightning? It's like every other thread, but in any case, 1.6 seems like a very common number or about 30% range loss until you get into much colder weather where people are reporting 50% loss.

 

[SmoothJ]

Here's just 3 of the many threads.

Really, you didn't see a topic on winter range of the Lightning? It's like every other thread, but in any case, 1.6 seems like a very common number or about 30% range loss until you get into much colder weather where people are reporting 50% loss.

Ok… well, I stand corrected

I guess I can be merged.

 

[theblunden]

Not sure how my Lightning is handling the cold weather it's sitting in some lot in Dearborn, MI.... At least it's built and not on a chip hold anymore.

 

[Howard S]

Here is how mine is doing this winter:

 

[Howard S]

Have no real complaints. I knew it would be an electron hog. Yesterday coming up the hill to Mammoth Lakes, which is the ski resort here in California had probably the worst combination of weather, elevation, and speed. I drove 40 miles from Bishop to mammoth lakes and it’s an elevation gain from 4100 feet to a little over 8100 feet in approximately 40 miles. I was driving with a warmed up cabin, kept an average speed of about 67 miles an hour and the temperature varied between 26 and 40°.
I used 1.3 miles/ kW. In retrospect my mileage since the truck was new after almost 5000 miles is on spec. My average for that time which includes a lot of highway driving and not too much cold weather so far is 2.3 miles/ kW. Biggest problem is the electric charger infrastructure which still sucks. Just make sure you don’t let SOC get low and charge more often. I’m used to a Tesla for the last five years and I never had to think about it. With CCS charging, you have to overthink it because on average between 25% and 50% of the Electrify America chargers will actually work at any given time and I’ve even had times where none worked. Just enjoy the truck and stop reading this

 

[Moetel6]

I mean...I don't want to brag, but, I'm doing pretty good...Lariat ER, I use everything that I paid for on the inside to my liking...

 

[CallOnColin]

I mean...I don't want to brag, but, I'm doing pretty good...Lariat ER, I use everything that I paid for on the inside to my liking...

Same. We didn’t pay what we did to save a few miles by using just the heated seats. If I can’t understand or live with how an EV works, I wouldn’t have bought one!

(Be careful charging up to 100% too much.)

 

[TaxmanHog]

Ok… well, I stand corrected

I guess I can be merged.

It's all good, refreshing to see another's take of conditions and snapshots, and summary report instead of in the middle of another members initial report, we could probably build an entire topic-node just for Winter and Summer performance reports. But for now these probably belong in Trips, Journals & Logs.......

I have only experienced reduced power once so far with cold conditions and lower SOC, anticipate seeing a few more times before spring.

 

[metroshot]

What cold weather ?

And still getting 15% over EPA range on my SR at 100% charge even in late December!

 

[Amps]

And still getting 15% over EPA range on my SR at 100% charge even in late December!

Look out! Temps predicted to drop into the 40s!

 

[jimfigler]

Handles snow very well. 8 to 10“ on the road this morning.

 

[GarageMahal]

After work last week

Watching range drop though the day while parked outside at 10 below unplugged.

Love the truck all the same as I very rarely need more than 100 miles of range and have not been below 50% state of charge in my month of ownership.

 

[Bigpoppa]

If I could just learn to keep my foot out of this thing, I could get a lot better range. I love driving this truck. It is by far the best truck I’ve ever owned!

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