New here with some stupid questions

[Maybe Going EV]

So, your wife was not able to order a specific color or factory built options?
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I asked her specifics about it, to answer you, for me it doesn't matter.
They built one online at the ford website, in anti matter blue, spray box liner, and the charge cord.
The deal would be that when they can order the 2025, which should be soon, they will order it, when it arrives call her and tell her its in. If she wants it great buy it, if she hates it they would put it on the lot for sale.

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[Maybe Going EV]

We went to town today, we usually do once mid week, shop, and go to the pool for a swim. I've noticed that the pool here has chargers, and rarely see them being used. I inquired about their use today, they are free of charge. So during our weekly swim, we can charge for free, which would be more than enough to get us through a typical week.

 

[Maybe Going EV]

Since we will be getting an EV sometime in 2025, I have been paying attention more to related things, and noticed more and more charging stations around. Pleasantly surprised by how many there are, also can't help but notice how little they are used.

 

[Rocket808]

I didn’t read the whole thread, but the first couple pages
Range loss in the cold is a fact
Today, an 80% charge was at approx 158 miles (254km), this is at 19F (-7C). 76% is 151 mi. - photo
Normally at home (at 60-70F) 80% is approx 240mi (386km)
So I’m seeing 35% loss. No biggie- can plan around it

100% @ 320mi with my 35% cold loss would be 208mi (334 km)

others have said 50% range loss, likely at colder temps than where I am now.

Also at dc fast chargers, only plan to charge to 80% (for a variety of reasons) but mostly about time associated with the charge speed reduction after hitting 80%.

and as most have said - L2 is a must. It is, at least for me, the single action that has me never thinking about stopping anywhere to charge, nearly ever. On road trips only - so less than 10 DCFC stops since April (of which, 4 on this trip to the mountains)

 

[Rocket808]

I didn’t read the whole thread, but the first couple pages
Range loss in the cold is a fact
Today, an 80% charge was at approx 158 miles (254km), this is at 19F (-7C). 76% is 151 mi. - photo
Normally at home (at 60-70F) 80% is approx 240mi (386km)
So I’m seeing 35% loss. No biggie- can plan around it

100% @ 320mi with my 35% cold loss would be 208mi (334 km)

others have said 50% range loss, likely at colder temps than where I am now.

Also at dc fast chargers, only plan to charge to 80% (for a variety of reasons) but mostly about time associated with the charge speed reduction after hitting 80%.

and as most have said - L2 is a must. It is, at least for me, the single action that has me never thinking about stopping anywhere to charge, nearly ever. On road trips only - so less than 10 DCFC stops since April (of which, 4 on this trip to the mountains)

Cold soaked for the night, drove downhill to the gym.
Battery temp is very cold!
By the way- I have no worries with the speed and availability of the Tesla superchargers

 

[Maybe Going EV]

Nice thing is that ours will be parked in a heated garage most of the time.

 

[grange]

Let me stop you. Read any of my posts....all have to do with my frustration of owning this truck in MN winters. I could not imagine the impact of adding elevation to the cold weather equation. Plan on 70-120 miles of use on a full charge in those harsh conditions. Personally, as good as the truck is in Summer I regret buying this due to winters. Too much range anxiety.

 

[rparry]

I have not lived in areas where it gets -40 for a long time. I am now in Chilliwack but grew up in Edmonton and Regina! The thing that always bothers me about range of EV vs ICE is the unstated
assumption that the issue is only applicable to EV's. Not True.

Driving anywhere at -40 is a problem and ICE vehicles are just as effected as EV's. In Edmonton at
-40 the best bet would be a gasoline powered vehicle, they are most likely to actually start. Diesel
at those temps are nearly impossible to start. Truckers never shut their trucks off under these conditions. In my time at these temps I never shut off my truck when driving between -30 and -40 and if someone thinks this does not effect the range of an ICE vehicle they have not driven in these conditions. If your truck was giving you 13-15 mpg during "Normal" driving at -40 around town you might be lucky to get 3 mpg! As stated earlier if it gets this cold Shelter in Place regardless of what you are driving.

My guess is if in an emergency and you have to go somewhere in your Lightning at -40, if plugged in at 240 volts, you will have a better time than in an ICE vehicle. Nothing is going be great, heat is not going to be good in the Lightning, but should be better than a diesel engine. If, as those from PG, estimate that 200-250 Km range on the highway in those conditions is possible, then you are good to go.

My 2018 LEAF drives fine in the winter here with temps normally 3-8 C during the winter but at times it has been -20 C. The car works fine, range is poor but I do not drive outside Chilliwack in these conditions. I drove to work at -20 a couple of times. the car was on the charger at home but cold soaked for 8 hours at work. There is no preconditioning in my LEAF but it worked fine for the trip of about 20Km each way.

I am looking forward to my 2025 Flash when it gets here. It should be at least 2 generations advanced from my LEAF, with so many more bells and whistles to play with.

 

[Maybe Going EV]

The weather guessers are predicting -22 C for our trip to McBride next week. This should be a good test for our Lightning. Just incase, I will be bringing along our Honda generator. We like to stop and stretch our legs anyway, so will plug in at Slim creek for 15 minutes or so. When we get to McBride, plug in to a quick charger in town for a while, to eat and shop, before we head to our daughter's home, a little past town. At her house it will be kept plugged into 110 volts. We did it this summer 3 times with ease, but this is the first cold test. So far we love our F150, and had 0 issues. Towing the boat to the lake is not as easy as hoped, the battery doesn't like towing. But we stop for a half hour in Vanderhoof along the way to add some charge. Then when we get to our cabin, it remains plugged into 110 the entire time.
At home we only have 110 charging as well, which is plenty for our normal use.

 

[Maquis]

The weather guessers are predicting -22 C for our trip to McBride next week. This should be a good test for our Lightning. Just incase, I will be bringing along our Honda generator. We like to stop and stretch our legs anyway, so will plug in at Slim creek for 15 minutes or so. When we get to McBride, plug in to a quick charger in town for a while, to eat and shop, before we head to our daughter's home, a little past town. At her house it will be kept plugged into 110 volts. We did it this summer 3 times with ease, but this is the first cold test. So far we love our F150, and had 0 issues. Towing the boat to the lake is not as easy as hoped, the battery doesn't like towing. But we stop for a half hour in Vanderhoof along the way to add some charge. Then when we get to our cabin, it remains plugged into 110 the entire time.
At home we only have 110 charging as well, which is plenty for our normal use.

At those temperatures, you likely won’t gain any charge (and may even lose charge) on 120V.

 

[potato]

The weather guessers are predicting -22 C for our trip to McBride next week. This should be a good test for our Lightning. Just incase, I will be bringing along our Honda generator. We like to stop and stretch our legs anyway, so will plug in at Slim creek for 15 minutes or so. When we get to McBride, plug in to a quick charger in town for a while, to eat and shop, before we head to our daughter's home, a little past town. At her house it will be kept plugged into 110 volts. We did it this summer 3 times with ease, but this is the first cold test. So far we love our F150, and had 0 issues. Towing the boat to the lake is not as easy as hoped, the battery doesn't like towing. But we stop for a half hour in Vanderhoof along the way to add some charge. Then when we get to our cabin, it remains plugged into 110 the entire time.
At home we only have 110 charging as well, which is plenty for our normal use.

Now that there's fast charging in Vanderhoof that definitely improved things. Like for me in PG, a day trip to hike Mt Pope was kind of dicey especially in the winter, with the only charging stop the unreliable 25 kW at Cluculz. Now it's a piece of cake.

Now that BC Hydro has taken over the MOT chargers like Slim Creek, maybe they will upgrade it. 25 kW really doesn't cut it for the Lightning lol. Could be only single phase power available there though.

First -20s of the winter and we're already at the solstice... it's becoming increasingly rare to have to worry about cold.

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