I really hope the Lightning's curve isn't as bad as the Mach-E's. From the videos I've seen, it drops to about 12 kW at 80% and takes a long, long time to get from 80-100%. Out of Spec Motoring showed a total charge time of two hours from 0-100%, which isn't a scenario many are likely to face. But that 80%+ taper is brutal and I really hope they refine that on the Lightning.
I saw that too. If charging time on a trip is a concern, people need to adopt charging styles on trips more like Kyle from Out of Motoring does. Run down to high single-digit percentages and don't charge to much above 70%. This would help on Teslas, but is key for the Mach-E
Agreed. I think that hurts adoption though. It's good for people like you, me and others who understand this challenge, but it might be frustrating for others. And the F-150 should sell in droves, so this would be a good time to really iron those kinks out and make that taper a little easier to deal with.
If the issue is owner preception, Ford could do what some other companies have done and artificially limit the capacity of the battery. Then the vehicle would change fast to and indicated 90%, which is really 75% of the battery's capacity
My guess is they are starting with SUPER conservative values for peak charging rates until they have enough real-world data out on battery degradation to get more accurate numbers. The last thing they want is a bunch of people coming to their first EV and taking their ICE car refueling habits across. Then, a few years later, having a bunch of expensive warranty claims and potentially sinking their whole EV push before it really starts.
Most of the F-150s that I see haul a few pieces of furniture from Ikea or a few bags of mulch from Home Depot once a year. The other 99.9% of the time they are used to run kids to school, go to the store, or commute to and from work. People buy them because you sit high, they have space, and you might need to haul something someday.
Keep in mind that most people buy a car or truck based on fashion, not capability. My brother sold cars for a number of years and he knew from the start what car a customer was going to buy. They’d drool over the looks and then during the test drive they would discover the car didn’t fit their needs very well but the response was “We can live with that”.
The F-150 should also win on service after the sale. Tesla is at the bottom of the pack on that, and amazingly, getting worse.
I disagree with this. Especially when comparing two yet to be released trucks.
Mustang has a 99kWh battery and skinny 225 tires. I'm expect similar stuff with F150 to game things and eek out a "win". Need to spec special narrow tires to get that range. Check out the Japanese EV races. Taycan always finishes after the Tesla M3s.
I like this video. Nice job.
