This 30 minutes to 80% (~2C charge rate) is pretty much the state-of-the-art for nearly any battery without working very hard. Assuming the charger can supply enough power and all of the the internal wiring can handle it, it is independent of the size of the battery.
Bingo! So in other words "real world charging rates"
I never said that. I question the odd claim by a previous poster who won't buy a Ford because of something they did 50 years ago... while he apparently buys vehicles nowadays, with conveniently ignored, similar activities, currently going on in their supply chain.
Minus the dealer aspect, that is exactly what Tesla does. There are people waiting for LR MS and MX for over a year yet someone can order and receive a Plaid in a few weeks.
Ford is just following Tesla's playbook (40KWh MS, $35,000 M3, etc). Tesla will do the same with the CT. They will advertise a cheap version in line with the F-150 Pro and then not make them, claiming that no one was interested. For the people that did manage to get an order placed they will make them literally wait years as Tesla builds the higher margin cars first.
For those interested in buying, there is a good thread on the F150Lightning dot com forum, which collects data, and lists those dealerships by State that do not mark up the Lightning above MSRP.
Looks like a couple threads on diff forums.
I'm on there... but that thread is really only for orders. For those of us who didn't get reservations (or don't want to wait forever), we can only buy dealer stock or rejected orders which usually come with markups.
Lariat and Platinums are already softening but Pros/XLTs will remain high, esp with the 2023 increases.
The kW peak is one thing (170 kW is like my '17 X) but it really appears to stay higher for longer (unlike my X). Roadtrip charging to 80% SOC would be great in that vehicle.
Please tell me it at least has good Lane Assist and Traffic Aware Cruise Control.
Lane assist and TACC were good provided you looked at the road. One problem coming from Tesla to the Ford was that blue cruise can turn off without a audio cue.
Sorry that didn't work out. It definitely sounds like it didn't fit your use case (400/day once a week). The charging infrastructure wasn't there yet. Had you looked at that before the purchase and were you mislead by EA or something?
There are 2 stations between houston and baton rouge that are good candidates for me to use. Sulphur, LA and Vinton, TX both in the 3 months I owned the truck were only 50% operational at best. One particular bad trip was I pulled into Sulpur, LA with 60 miles left. Could not get a charge from either of the 2 out of 4 operating stalls. After trying to tech support with EA unsuccessfully I limped @ 55 mph another 60 miles down the road to Lafayette LA and used a charger at a Hyundai dealership that was only 50 KW (i think).
Thanks for the details. One of the issues that is all the buzz recently is that plugshare is owned by EVgo (read not independent) so their actions are not necessarily for consumers. For example, you cannot enter two bad checks and one good check, as they will only accept one good check! So it really skews their 'score'.
