I've had my Lighting 1.5 years now. I'm fairly comfortable in understanding my range, but winter time can get tricky. We are in an area with essentially no chargers. There's a Tesla v2 (which is no use) and one ~40kwh charger in a rough area that I haven't attempted yet. My daughter is on...
I have a 2023 Lariat ER, I was able to buy it off the lot and take it home same-day. Overall, I have been incredibly happy with the truck, but my range so far has been... worryingly bad.
I need to make a semi-frequent round trip 150 miles each way, and so highway range does matter to me. I...
Find the original here: https://geekyschmidt.com/personal/travel/tech/ev/lightning/2022/06/30/Camping.html
TL;DR
Solid headwinds and gradual climb = 1mi/kWh on the way there
Downhill with light winds and modified driving habits = 1.4mi/kWh
Charging networks were more than sufficient to get us...
This entire video is pretty fascinating - it takes a thorough full body scan of a stock F-150 scan and does aero analysis on what could be done to reduce drag/increase mpg - however this one section of the video stuck out as something that seems easily (but costly) way to net a 14.8% reduction...
I am an early reservation holder and am reportedly #1 on my local dealers list. With this, I have a reasonable expectation that I will be included in the first order wave early next month.
Of course, I have seen Ford’s “targeted EPA-expected” ranges (230 SR/300 ER/280 ER Platinum) widely...