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re: TFL Youtube channel tests Ford Lightning EV truck's towing range vs gas powered truck
Posted on 6/28/22 at 1:46 pm to Diseasefreeforall
Posted on 6/28/22 at 1:46 pm to Diseasefreeforall
They need to get the range a gasoline powered truck gets and recharge in the same time it takes to fill a vehicle with fuel before I would even consider it.
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Posted on 6/28/22 at 1:56 pm to bbarras85
That's decades away, if it will ever be possible. Only way is quick change batteries. Charging will always have a bottleneck.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 2:16 pm to Diseasefreeforall
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The Lightning only got 95 miles of range
That would get me to Fayette County reservoir and would need a charge. I foresee state and national campgrounds adding these chargers in the near future.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 3:01 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
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a range of 220 miles
I've been told this isn't enough range.
It's not. Which is why most trucks offer a bigger tank than the 24 gallon used in this test. My truck holds 36 and can go farther pulling a camper thank my wife's SUV can empty.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 3:13 pm to ccard257
Will be interesting to see what the Tesla semi gets fully loaded real world. Elon says over 600 miles and supposedly test drivers have gotten 500 with a full load and with a battery pack that only adds a ton to the weight of an empty diesel rig but I'm skeptical.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 3:13 pm to Diseasefreeforall
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he Lightning only got 95 miles of range
Marinas are going to have to start installing charging stations so baws can leave their trucks on the charger while they go fish in order to have enough juice for the drive home after they get back to the launch.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 3:17 pm to Tiger Prawn
You think gas at the dock is expensive . . .
Posted on 6/28/22 at 3:23 pm to keakar
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my silverado gets 17mpg normal and 15mpg when towing well over 6k pounds
15mpg towing a camper?
Bullchiiiiiit! 
Posted on 6/28/22 at 3:25 pm to keakar
quote:Are you playing some kind of character on these boards and didn't tell anyone?
keakar
Posted on 6/28/22 at 3:26 pm to Diseasefreeforall
This EV deal is so dumb. Will folk ever awaken??
Posted on 6/28/22 at 3:35 pm to Diseasefreeforall
Imagine getting in your lighting and trying to enjoy your weekend camping or on the water, and then you spend 4+ hours of already short weekend sitting at charging stations.
They had the ER version. The SR version would only get you about 70 miles towing that trailer. So for every hour you drove you have to stop and charge for about an hour. Totally useless vehicle.
They had the ER version. The SR version would only get you about 70 miles towing that trailer. So for every hour you drove you have to stop and charge for about an hour. Totally useless vehicle.
This post was edited on 6/28/22 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 6/28/22 at 5:11 pm to Diseasefreeforall
There's no way I'm ever buying a full-time EV.
Hybrid at least gives you fuel options when the need arises.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 5:33 pm to Tiger Prawn
Are charging stations typically spaced for people pulling trailers?
Posted on 6/28/22 at 5:39 pm to GoT1de
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Kiss your Chevy tonight boys... She's gonna have to be there for you in your old age.
Does anybody think there will be a big market for say 90s era pickups (especially heavy duty) moving forward? Seems like they will be easy for mechanics to fix if all we have is electric junk in the future. Of course that’s assuming the government doesn’t confiscate your 99 Chevy 3500.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 5:51 pm to G2160
quote:No, you pull straight into the charging "pump" like a parking space, which is good as long as the charge port on the truck is at the front like with the Rivian and Lightning. Otherwise you might have to park across charging spaces to get the port close to the charge station.
Are charging stations typically spaced for people pulling trailers?
The problem is that charging stations are often in parking lots so the trailer sticking out can block traffic, like what happened in the Target parking lot in the video this thread is about.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 5:54 pm to Diseasefreeforall
If you add a windmill on top you can get 96 miles out of it!
Posted on 6/28/22 at 5:58 pm to Diseasefreeforall
Could be difficult getting to a station as well, and I suspect these lines don’t move as quick as those at gas pumps.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 6:02 pm to Cosmo
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A baw cant even pull his boat down to Grand Isle
Grand Isle?
I can’t get to The Rigolets and back on that.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 7:19 pm to Diseasefreeforall
Well don't get a Sierra then. Got Ecoboost 3.5L, and this month took a vacation, 1,500 miles @75mph, got 23.2 mpg (all interstate, hills, but "flat"). Sure was nice seeing the ole range till empty up above 800 miles, lol. You know, until fillup time. Towing 5,500 travel trailer, I get 11.4mpg on highway doing 65mph. Which is a hair over 400 mile range.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 7:40 pm to Mahootney
quote:Shoulda got a Tesla, 10-15 minutes will get you all the charge you need
Drive an hour, Charge an hour.
Sounds like an awesome truck
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