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Man forced to ditch $115K Ford EV truck during family road trip to Chicago
Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:57 am
Posted on 8/11/23 at 4:57 am
quote:lol
But Bala was quickly hit with the reality of owning and operating an EV soon after the purchase. The vehicle compelled him to install two charges – one at work and one at home – for $10,000. To accommodate the charger, he had to upgrade his home’s electric panel for $6,000.
In all, Bala spent more than $130,000 – plus tax.
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Fast charging stations – which only charge EV’s up to 90% – cost more than gas for the same mileage. On the family’s first stop in Fargo, North Dakota, it took two hours and $56 to charge his vehicle from 10% to 90%. The charge was good for another 215 miles.
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130K for a golf cart
This post was edited on 8/11/23 at 5:01 am
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Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:16 am to Strannix
EVs have a time and place. Cross country trips aren’t one of them.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:16 am to Strannix
I guess his sacrifice will lower the earths temperature 0.00000000000001 degree.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:17 am to Strannix
#thefuture
In all, anyone that dumps 130k into an EV setup and thinks that they are more than social credit and a short trip vehicle is a fricking moron. In the current state of batteries, you aren't taking it across country if time is a concern.
His issues of getting a light assembly taking 6 months, that is for all vehicles right now. One of the guys that works with me has a dodge 2500 diesel and, under warranty, he put it in the shop for a fuel pump that shut his truck down. They had it for 8 months last year and his warranty was gone by the time he got it back out. They covered that on it but he lost 8 months to a fuel pump off his warranty time that wasn't added back.
It amazes me that people buy something with the IDEA that it is a good idea without doing any homework on it. This guy buying a Ford Lightning for work, fishing, taking to the cabin is just stupid and then complaining about it just shows how stupid he is. No sympathy for this guy at all.
ETA. EVs fall under the guise of a luxury vehicle. If you have to ask how much it is to maintain it, you probably can't afford it.
In all, anyone that dumps 130k into an EV setup and thinks that they are more than social credit and a short trip vehicle is a fricking moron. In the current state of batteries, you aren't taking it across country if time is a concern.
His issues of getting a light assembly taking 6 months, that is for all vehicles right now. One of the guys that works with me has a dodge 2500 diesel and, under warranty, he put it in the shop for a fuel pump that shut his truck down. They had it for 8 months last year and his warranty was gone by the time he got it back out. They covered that on it but he lost 8 months to a fuel pump off his warranty time that wasn't added back.
It amazes me that people buy something with the IDEA that it is a good idea without doing any homework on it. This guy buying a Ford Lightning for work, fishing, taking to the cabin is just stupid and then complaining about it just shows how stupid he is. No sympathy for this guy at all.
ETA. EVs fall under the guise of a luxury vehicle. If you have to ask how much it is to maintain it, you probably can't afford it.
This post was edited on 8/11/23 at 5:18 am
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:20 am to Centinel
Believe they are ending ice engines by 2035 or so, will there be no more cross country trips?
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:22 am to THog
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Believe they are ending ice engines by 2035
They will keep pushing this number back sorta like RealID requirement in louisiana
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:29 am to Strannix
No ICE vehicle has ever broke down and ruined a cross country vacation
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:30 am to THog
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will there be no more cross country trips?
This is what they want
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:32 am to Corinthians420
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No ICE vehicle has ever broke down and ruined a cross country vacation
You're really trying to compare a simple refueling to a car breaking down?
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:32 am to Centinel
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EVs have a time and place. Cross country trips aren’t one of them.
Based on this story, the road trip doesn’t even have to be cross country for the truck to become impractical. To use an example that applies in this part of the world, if going from 90% battery to 10% battery only gets you 215 miles, you wouldn’t be able to travel the distance from Birmingham to Gulf Shores/Orange Beach in that amount of battery usage.
This post was edited on 8/11/23 at 5:33 am
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:34 am to Centinel
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EVs have a time and place.
and a vehicle type. A large, incredibly heavy truck does not make any sense to be EV until they can figure out how to get 300 miles on it without it being so heavy that the roads break.
This post was edited on 8/11/23 at 5:35 am
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:36 am to pankReb
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You're really trying to compare a simple refueling to a car breaking down?
The car didnt ruin the vacation, the father did by not planning properly.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:40 am to Roll Tide Ravens
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Based on this story, the road trip doesn’t even have to be cross country for the truck to become impractical.
I would say this is correct.
Living in a part of the country where a short notice regional road trip for evacuations, driving for vacations, etc right now means at least one ICE vehicle in our household is a requirement. BUT, it also means an EV for local use can make alot of sense too for my wife to drive to work, evenings out, Ubering the kiddo and friends around, etc.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:40 am to Corinthians420
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The car didnt ruin the vacation, the father did by not planning properly.
Correct. He chose a EV for a trip requiring gasoline
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:43 am to Corinthians420
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The car didnt ruin the vacation, the father did by not planning properly.
The charger on his route was broken. He went to a different town but it was broken there as well. Was he supposed to plan on fixing it himself? Where was his breakdown in planning?
Here are the gas stations near Albertville, MN
Would he have had the same problems finding another working gas station?
So yes....him having an EV TRUCK absolutely did ruin the trip. If you need a truck, buy a truck. If you want an EV, then buy an EV car that can go more than 300 miles.
This post was edited on 8/11/23 at 5:45 am
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:44 am to Strannix
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Fast charging stations – which only charge EV’s up to 90% – cost more than gas for the same mileage. On the family’s first stop in Fargo, North Dakota, it took two hours and $56 to charge his vehicle from 10% to 90%. The charge was good for another 215 miles.
quote:Yeah I'm gonna pass on all of this. The new Kum and Go I frequent has the greatest gas pumps I've ever used. I didn't know there was any product development left in the industry but these things are light and fast as hell. Cut my time at the pump down from like 90 seconds to 60 seconds.
On the second stop, in Albertville, Minnesota, the free charger was faulty and the phone number on the charging station was of no help, he said. The family drove to another charging station in Elk River, Minnesota, but the charger was faulty there as well.
This post was edited on 8/11/23 at 5:49 am
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:57 am to Strannix
He didn't know this before buying it? Let's all laugh at him. You can't take EV's on road trips.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 5:57 am to Strannix
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Bala told FOX Business he believes the government needs to do more to "provide consumers with the right information
People have to make the right choices. I want to tell everybody to read my story," he said. "Do your research before even thinking about it and make a wiser choice."
Sounds like he's giving advice he never heeded himself and to top it off thinks the government should be the ones doing it.
No empathy for this guy who dropped 130k on this set up as he should known all of the limitations beforehand.
1) He lives in Canada where it can get cold and we all know EV battery limitations in cold weather.
2)apparently wants to make cross country trips with some stops in rural areas when it's known that the EV fast charging infrastructure is in its infancy.
3) im also going out on a limb and say he dropped big bucks for a service panel upgrade to accommodate the max charge rate of ford's charging station, but probably could have been fine with a slower home charger or a derated charger.
Dudes a dumbass.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:01 am to Puffoluffagus
quote:This is a good point. Who the hell buys an EV in Manitoba? That's clearly a terrible plan on the surface.
1) He lives in Canada where it can get cold and we all know EV battery limitations in cold weather.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:13 am to iron banks
Nope. EVs are worse for the environment than ICE.
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