F150 Lightning Road Trip & Ike Gauntlet Pull
TFL drove the new F150 Lightning from Michigan to Colorado Test Configuration: Mostly highway miles at 70-75 mph Total Miles: 1225 Total Charging Time: ~ 5 hours Summary: (Fail) Efficiency at ...
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ShinerBock wrote:OK if I load my F150 with a 40' 5th wheel and complain that it fails is that my fault or am I trying to use the truck in a way that it was not designed?
TFL used the truck based on how they would use a gas truck. Understandably you are biased toward electric vehicles so you will give them more leeway and say you don't mind waiting or would sleep in longer, however, that is not how everyone use their gas vehicles when they are in a hurry to get to spend more time at their destination or on a time crunch. In this regard, the extra five hours on top of the time spent looking for charge stations is somewhat of a failure.
Again, I understand you do not see that due to your biases and willingness to make excuses for EV's, but many who expect the same our of an EV as their gas vehicle will not see it that way.
Or if I cannot arrive at the same time as my buddy that flies in an airplane is that a vehicle failure? Or a failure to have proper expectations?
The truck actually made the destination right? To me that is success. Fail would be rolling in on a tow truck.
