Reisender wrote:
dodge guy wrote:
Reisender wrote:
dodge guy wrote:
shelbyfv wrote:
Wow. OP posts info useful to other EV owners. The usual goobers jump in with three pages of irrelevant "EVs won't never work." LOL for sure. Kudos to OP for handling the snipes with such grace.
It’s not irrelevant! Let’s see how happy you are traveling 160 miles a day!
F150 Lightning tow test!
I know nothing about the Ford lightning. But when we were crossing the prairies and part of northern Ontario with our EV RV combo a typical day was 500 to 600 kilometres which is pretty much the norm for us. I haven’t watched the ford video. What was the problem?
86 miles per charge towing a 6k lb TT. With a 1 1/2 hour charge time. Not getting very far with a traditional setup!
Wow. Those suckers charge slow. Just looked it up and they only charge at 150 kw. Wonder why they picked that. Probably some tech reason beyond my pay grade. :).
Typical charge time for us is 20 to 30 minutes although at lunch we are usually closer to 40 minutes by the time we eat, walk the chihuahua and so on. We almost always get a charging finished text from the charger before we are finished lunch.
No idea what our max range is although it’s probably around 220 kilometres. Our stops are determined by distance between superchargers which varies. We also use public DC fast charging if it’s convenient. Lotsa variables.
I bet you’ll see ford step up that charging rate in the next year or two. They should be hitting at least 250 kw and shooting for 300 or 350 kw. Our SUV with a battery a third smaller hits 250 kw at a lower state of charge. Should be interesting to watch develop.
Just a guess. Really no idea.
Cheers.
When you fast charge a battery you shorten it’s life. The more often you do it the less time it will last under the car. The slower the charge the better it is for the battery.
BTW, I’m case anyone is wondering, This comes from someone that has been to school and has/is working on hybrids!
I’m not against them as they have their place. But they are still in their infancy and require years of use/operation and learning to become as good as the ICE!
