New F-150 Electric P/U
OK, saw the ad on television for the Electric F-150, not really impressed. 300 mile average distance traveled on a charge, then charge overnight and ready for another 300 miles. I live in Central Ar...
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wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Oh thats right, thats with the extra charging system installed. Assuming who you are visiting has installed one.
If you simply plug it into a standard wall outlet, nobody had to spend hundreds to add, then it"s how long?
You are correct. Although it’s not an extra charging system. It is a stove plug. If you are plugging into a friends 15 amp garage plug you should expect a long and slow charge. Depending on your battery size it could be days...literally. My recommendation in that case is to spend 15 or 20 minutes at a public charger before pulling into your friends driveway and then just topping up on his 15 amp garage circuit. Its probably the polite thing to do anyway.
When our commute was consistently only about 50 km we actually used our soffit Christmas light plug for daily charging. Worked great until my commute became irregular and sometimes longer. That's when we put in the 240 volt plug. Here's a pic of the old car. I wouldn't recommend this as a regular way to charge unless your daily commute is consistently 80 kilometers or shorter. Of course there is zero cost for this approach as the car (or truck) comes with everything you need.
Cheers.
