Heated seats are weak compared to heated seats of other vehicles. Our new Bronco will warm your ass to the point to turning them down a notch after maybe 10 minutes. I can barely feel the heated seats in the Mach E after my long commute to work at 10F. They worked, but it is obvious they are not as powerful as the average vehicle, probably to save energy.
hmm. that's not what I expected. But luckily it would be enough for central value in California, we hardly have sub 32F days, if so, that's only in early morning.
You might have an issue with yours. We had no issues getting enough heat this winter in ours - even down to -10F
For me, I looked at interstate travel from Washington, DC when deciding on the extended range truck. Assuming it is winter (and thus reduced range due to cold weather) I want to be able to get to and from Richmond without recharging and at least to NYC area on a single charge. As bad as I-95 traffic is on weekends between DC and Richmond and up in Maryland through Delaware, I do not want to have to stop if at all possible since there are plenty of congestion delays.
I think the thing that is really needed more than the total range, is the total charging time, which equates to battery voltage. Looking at something like the Hundai Ioniq 5 or the Porsche Taycan with their 800v battery systems, they charge extremely fast. The Ioniq 5 can charge from 10 percent to 80 percent in just 18 minutes.
Stations are rare now, but so much more common than they were a few years ago. I think that higher voltage will be easier to achieve with current technology and costs than greater range.
I was not for the forum split, but you make a good point. Also I realized the other day it is likely very good because those guys are kind of getting screwed by Ford, chip holds, can't get the upgraded seats in the Platinum and even having auto park, etc. removed.
In most cases the SR won't have a problem going over 140 miles in the winter. It might struggle to get there on those few days a year when it's 0 degrees out but there aren't many places in the US where that's a normal occurrence. If you need to drive a longer distance in cold weather, pre-heat while plugged in and use low heat settings. Every vehicle is different so I can't say exactly what the Lightning will do but when I've needed to go longer distance in my Bolt when it's very cold out, and I prepared properly, I've never seen more than 25% reduction from EPA range. If you don't prepare and you blast the heat in the cabin then, yeah, you might only get 140 miles but probably not much less than that.
