I would say my EV and 70mile/day normal driving moved my 1,000kWh per month to nearly 2,000kWh. ie confirmed, double
however as @jamelski points out, the "not-gas" driving is far far less money out of the household overall than pre EV paying for power and gasoline.
In places with low cost...
I have no idea what vehicle I will buy after the Lightning...it's not even in the design stage yet...heck, the ideas for it may not even have occured to someone/AI yet...guess we will see what the market looks like in 2032... :crackup:
I find a good comment for people who are automatically negative about the Lightning is: "do you own a cordless drill (yes) is it handy and kind of your go-to drill (yes),, do you run a large paddle mixer all day with it though (no) now you understand the Lightning"... :sneaky:
In our home my wife and I use three vehicles: the Lightning, a hybrid Escape, and an ICE SUV. We did this deliberately to have options. The SUV gets the least use by far.
I have said the following before in a thread or two, but will repeat here for Brian to see:
I "HOPE" Ford did the EREV to...
Agree with ya,
an interesting thing the Lightning can do that No ICE truck can - I recently help move some concrete blocks for a buddy, and where we needed to drop these was up a steep slope in his side yard. I always drive in One-Pedal and when we backed up that steep incline, and watched in...
fun at the store: my wife likes to take the Lightning for groceries - she will hit the frunk-open button as she approaches the truck, inevitably some older gentleman will offer to 'help' the lady when they see the hood up -but then: "Where's your Engine ?" will suddenly be said...she likes to...
My truck came with this little storage area, it is super handy as you say for tie-downs and the pins for the hitches, and adapters for truck plug. I wish it was a bit bigger though. lol.
The poll question assumes the answer - why assume it is an "upgrade" and why influence the poll with that term built into the question?
I am glad I got my Lightning while I could,
I am grateful for the amazing capabilities of this truck.
I plan to drive it 8-10 years, and by then, in 2032-2034...
I live in the 'Salt Belt,' and the rotors will start to dust rust pretty quickly.
I don't see any harm from shifting to N as I drop off the hwy and slow for the transition into the city and lower speed. The whole process is less than a minute. The Once a Month Routine seems to work to keep...
Imagine complaining "the vehicle is TOO reliable", how dare a customer purchase such a reliable vehicle, what are they thinking!
They should continue to buy unreliable vehicles, so the dealership can forever charge them...lol
To me the practical issue that EREV's solve is towing.
Current...
Ontario's Ultra-Low-Overnight rate recently went Way Up ...to 3.9 cents/kWh plus fees and delivery.
To get an average cost of Utility, I took a year of billings, and divided by the total kWh for the whole year, and got 7.95 cents per kWh (in Canadian $, ie about 6-cents/kWh in USD).
Even with...
if you shift to N there is no regen at all, zero.
The first Monday of each month - I shift to N as I depart from the hwy going into the city, so my 'real' brakes actually come on and clean the rotors lol.
One pedal all the rest of the time. love it.
I believe Ford is 'doing what they need to do' keeping the Electric drive train alive and on assembly lines - in the form they need to to be to sell them in the market they cover, - so that later when better cheaper lighter, faster charging batteries come to the market, at the price point that...