i rented a tesla model 3 twin motor for a 3 day weekend and had massive range anxiety. but i drove around all weekend and still had plenty of juice left. it made me realize.... i don't really go anywhere cause my life is boring!

@dbrock1921

2 жыл бұрын

Mine is too

@D45VR

2 жыл бұрын

Marketing slogan potential?

@chidorirasenganz

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah most people don’t need as much range as they think they do lol

@jeffreyhensley8312

2 жыл бұрын

Your life ain't boring till you become a trucker. All work and sleep. And very little sleep at that

@blah979

2 жыл бұрын

lol

Driving starts at 15:02

@alexmoore5970

2 жыл бұрын

Real MVP

@Iamthedude

2 жыл бұрын

Good man!!!

@thisisntsergio1352

2 жыл бұрын

Results at 36:19

@thisisntsergio1352

2 жыл бұрын

Truck dies 34:15

@TheSuperBoyProject

2 жыл бұрын

@@thisisntsergio1352 lmao, the car didn't even manage to drive for 20 minutes. 🤣😂. Yeah bro, EVs are the future 😂😂🤣

I can't remember a time I ever stayed at a gas station 2 hours even when changing a tire or rewelding a hitch. They better start making those places nicer.

@bodyzoasispersonaltraining9186

Жыл бұрын

Tweakers are so comfortable they move in the gas station

@antibureaucrat

4 ай бұрын

you shouldn't run the battery that low anyway - take a break at about 200 miles, charge to 80% (that's where EV's charge the fastest) and you'll be off after your pitstop - the rare time you travel more than 200 miles in a day

@sncounts

4 ай бұрын

Gonna need more Bucky’s

@aggiewoodie

14 күн бұрын

Recommended use is to live between 80 and 20%. Start your trip at 100%, get no lower than 10%, recharge to 80%, continue. 20-80% is like 15-20 mins.

Thanks so much for doing this!! I live in Saskatchewan, need a vehicle to drive just about the end of the range of this one, and then back. in cold weather this thing would be an absolute disaster in remote locations, with few charging opporunities. good to see what happens when the juice is gone.

@looncraz

2 жыл бұрын

Long haul for EVs will remain elusive for years, sadly. Hybrids becoming universal would have been the wiser investment for the industry, though EVs have a HUGE simplicity advantage compared to hybrids, hybrids can get away with simpler, under-powered, engines if designed well - such as the Chevy Volt's cheap 100HP gas engine, the two electric motors drive the car and provide plenty of power and 300lbft of torque... no transmission and an 18kWh battery pack... a shame GM didn't bring that forward to more vehicles, would have been a wise move for trucks and SUVs.

@rustbucket9318

2 жыл бұрын

Stick with burning dinosaurs bro. For now.

@ashton9699

Жыл бұрын

@@looncraz umm, GM made hybrid half-ton trucks and SUVs back in 2009. Barely anyone bought them. Sorry but the market didn't accept that theory.

@looncraz

Жыл бұрын

@@ashton9699 It takes time for people to come around to new tech, 2009 was eons ago... there's still a LOT of resistance to EVs. We could give every vehicle a 20kWh battery pack, 40~60 miles of EV range, and a small gas engine as a range extended far faster than we could make every vehicle an EV.

@crankychris2

Жыл бұрын

@@looncraz yeah, driven like a gas truck, with lights on for safety, your looking at 200 miles of range, new. Hook up a boat or RV, add passengers, and you may only go 120 miles...new. As the truck battery ages the renge will drop lower and lower anf lower. A 5 ft bed with such a short range makes this truck worthless for anyone who attempts to use this truck to haul anything but air. Ford lost over $3 Billion last year on it's EV program,. this 80K truck just doesn't do it's job. How much does this cost? oh yeah, $30 for 50 kw, so the recharge will cost $80 to drive 250 miles. My F150 at 80 mpg avgs 360 milles using 17-18 gallons of reg gas. At $3.50 gallon thats about $65 to go 100 miles further. My truck is almost 20 years old with a Triton 5.4L engine, a modern 5.0 Cayote engine will get at least 5 mpg more. That's all, I'm done, unless someone wants to sell me their 2 or 3 year old F-150 5.0 cheap.

That whole live stream was such a journey…. Anthony was the MVP for sure

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2 жыл бұрын

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@thomassavage527

2 жыл бұрын

Were you running the a/c ?

Could you do a test with an RV. I am specifically interested to see if you could do pass through charging at an RV Park. My ideal situation is: - Plugging the Lightning into the 50amp RV service poll - Plugging the RV into the 30amp power supply in the bed of the lightning. I'm curious to see if you can charge the Lightning's battery while sending the extra power to the RV for camping. Please upvote if you would like to see this

@brandenflasch

2 жыл бұрын

Kyle can easily test this with his Revel

@jfrahm4579

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandenflasch iob U

@chriskriaris4304

2 жыл бұрын

Can you flat tow the truck behind an rv?

@brandenflasch

2 жыл бұрын

@@chriskriaris4304 unlikely

@GaryBlankenship96b40

2 жыл бұрын

I am curious how much weight it will pull for how far or long on 1 charge which manufacture is mum about

I could see driving this around town, no problem. I can't see spending 80K on a truck.

@NIVO1972

2 жыл бұрын

yea this is where hybrid would be ideal for me. im not willing to let that backup go just yet.

@ronaldking1054

2 жыл бұрын

What is the package you are trying to get to get $80k? The F-150 can get as low as $43k with a tow package before incentives (-7500 federal) and tax. That is standard range battery.

@NIVO1972

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronaldking1054 very few dealerships are going to give you a vehicle even if ordered at MSRP. Have ya seen the markup on vehicles right now? Its a joke

@ronaldking1054

2 жыл бұрын

@@NIVO1972 You just stated that a dealership is going to mark up a truck to twice its MSRP. Question is still valid.

@NIVO1972

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronaldking1054 OK final time. I never mentioned what package did I? Im not wrong that a certain trim level with extended battery starts at 77k. Whoever said anything about a base model? Thats point you tried to use, not me. Its not a buyers market right now and dealerships everywhere are tacking on 3-6k. ask around or go look for yourself. im not arguing any more about this damned ford. I simply dont care. But i was not wrong that its 80k. You assumed base model. No one said it.

Thanks for an outstanding video! Excellent attention to details. Bravo Anthony & family!

I don’t know who is crazier you or your father when I comes to pushing the limit

Wow you got this out FAST. Watched the end of the livestream and figured I’d have to wait until next season to see how the cliffhanger ends! 😂

cannot wait to wait. so funny to see vehicles at the gas pumps pull up and leave while he waits for his truck to charge. nice to see they have to use the wind to help them as well. too funny

I want to see F150 Lightning and R1T go head to head on a 100% to 0% test at same time. That way we can see them compared in the same conditions.

@kylealden

2 жыл бұрын

And maybe bring a ProPower hybrid to rescue them when they die 😅

This may be the quickest video turn around I've ever seen. Well done!

I wonder if anyone saw you pushing it into the charge bay and thought " oh look the battery ran out, yeah I'm not getting one of those EVs "

@phillyphil1513

2 жыл бұрын

re: "I wonder if anyone saw you pushing it into the charge bay and thought " oh look the battery ran out, yeah I'm not getting one of those EVs". A: yes. unfortunately everyone in the vicinity of that intersection.

@Deetroiter

2 жыл бұрын

That, or they just saw it was a Ford and didn’t think twice about seeing someone pushing it

@N7_Maric

2 жыл бұрын

The misperception someone could get by seeing that actually scares me.

@thomasnew8606

2 жыл бұрын

@@N7_Maric Or the misconception that these all electric vehicles are really better for the environment. Especially considering long term use. Personally I would be all on board for a plug in hybrid.

@gregpochet4812

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Pushing an EV to a charger does Zero to help the EV movement.

I feel like I've just driven cross country. I think you're stamina is amazing because you never ever run out of anything to say and it's the most boring thing I've seen maybe in my life. Geek speak

Glad I still have my 1984 Thunderbird with just over 10,000 miles on it and a full tank of gas

@steveb796

2 жыл бұрын

The gas might be worth more than the car.

@waterheaterservices

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car

Alternative title: "excessive hazard light power usage leaves truck on the road"

Excellent! Thank-you. 🙂👍 You did about 5 miles more than my 50kWh small car can do at around 50° to 60°F (10° to 16°C). We'll probably never see the F-150 Lightning in Britain (even fossil 150's are rare imports here), but it will still be interesting to follow this series.

@Brian-jv8iy

2 жыл бұрын

Lots of EV full size range rovers incoming in a two years. People will be buying luxury EVs with biggest batteries and the battery prices will be rising and cars below 60k euro will have long wait times and because there won’t be batteries for cheaper cars

@howardbowen-RC-Pilot

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but we with our 50kw/h bevs will be able to stop off at a high power ccs charger for 20mins and be off again. Ultimately going further quicker than the Lightning as its so slow to recharge a mammoth battery.

There are a ton of F150 Lightning videos out there but I was really interested in this one. Thanks for creating this video.

It’s always interesting to hear the bottom basic work truck trim is the way to go. This is something I understood more when I found out with previous year models that as you add luxuries to the truck, the work truck ability decreases. For example the bed weight capacity is higher on the XLT models compared to the Lariat/Platinum.

@I_Love_Quokkas

2 жыл бұрын

honestly considering the range hit for towing, i see no reason to spend the massive premium for the extended range model. For now I would only get the EV truck if I just wanted a truck vs a car for interior space and to put something into the bed occasionally. Otherwise id stick to ICE if towing at all.

@JeremyStreich

Жыл бұрын

@@I_Love_Quokkas This Platinum did 4 hours at 70mph in 100 degree weather. Going slower, taking the XLT model or not running AC would extend that range. Towing is supposed to half that distance, so I could see towing a boat or small trailer as not being a big deal if you're not going less than 2 hours away. We've started talking about selling our ICE van and getting an EV, and this is one of the options I'm pitching. The issue I have is that all the EVs are in such demand right now and so many new models, that used EVs aren't coming down in value, they aren't a ton of used on the market, and new ones are hard to get ahold and often quite a bit above MSRP.

@barrythehatchet1380

Жыл бұрын

Lets be real. There is only one practical EV on the market and it is a sedan, the Lucid Air. 520 range and fast charging. That should be the benchmark. Sometimes I have to hotshot stuff. Can you imagine going from Atlanta to Houston in an EV?!? Days! I can send an F350 with a couple of guys and have it the next day.

@guyphillips1476

Жыл бұрын

Baloney E..V.s arent selling well

Completely drained pulling into a Kum and Go station. Impressive test and real life demonstration. I think range anxiety would be key when towing or in the mountain.

@America1st69

2 жыл бұрын

Just an overrated piece of junk

@richardprice5978

2 жыл бұрын

not helping sell the truck as older guys around me all ready picture having to push it in to the fill station all the time ( bad range anxiety and or don't trust BEV's but i wouldn't mind trying one to own/drive long term ) like he did in the video even known that was dumb stuff that got the truck stuck on the side of the road just like doing that to a diesel F250 would = the same hell my dad use to run out of gas a lot as a kid in a K1500 80's so i know the feeling 🤠 and mom was made about him doing it lol 😂

@DontBowToEvil

2 жыл бұрын

Real life demonstration?! Yeah, I'd like to see him towing something, see how far it will get.

@Jn-yw5oq

2 жыл бұрын

Towing would cut the range to half

@richardprice5978

2 жыл бұрын

@@DontBowToEvil um the 2 different trucks my dad had rarely ever towed with and the f150 king 2014 was 3-time's the rest of the time was purty much a luxury barge aka empty/show truck with just him same for the jeep in the family hell so far iv done more towing but the k1500's bed got way more use from him vs me but he was a contractor before i got it so somewhat realistic but yes towing numbers would be nice to know more so RV's/car-haulers as my family at this point is considering towing a rental one for a road trip ect.

sounds more like a sail boat when they constantly have to worry about the weather

Kyle - “I know I’m just rambling on…”. Ramble is your middle name. It’s a skill.

Probably the fastest turn from end of range test to video uploaded in OoS history

Wow Awesome video can't wait for the standard battery test!

@anthonyc8499

2 жыл бұрын

Anthonys are all over it.

Unbelievable that your excited about 260 miles on a 2.25 hour battery charge time. If I’m going on a long trip, I don’t believe I could be elated sitting in a hot truck (summer) or freezing truck (winter) for 2+ hours waiting to charge batteries before continuing another 260 mile leg of a 1300 mile trip. Got to do better!!

@carlosf.7158

2 жыл бұрын

And you're not going to get that same range because are you really going to drive it until the battery dies? No. Plus he kept the speed at 70. That's the slow lane speed in some areas. Going up to 80 or 85 like we drive down South means you'll create much more drag and use up that battery even faster. The technology is in its infancy and still needs improvement. I'd also like to see the batteries be built with other minerals that don't require us to strip mine the planet while creating even more carbon emissions just to build the car.

@cathybadger4554

2 жыл бұрын

As much as I love all electric vehicles I will say for anyone who can only pick one car or is looking for the vehicle of the household for long trips, plug in hybrids are the far better choice, because while you are near the house, able to charge daily, you get ~25 miles per charge, but then when that runs out it becomes a high mpg hybrid, giving you the best of both worlds in a sense

@lummoxx8586

2 жыл бұрын

And you pull into a charging station with 20 people in front of you!

@ramblingrover7168

2 жыл бұрын

@@carlosf.7158 ....in some states the speed limit is 80, so if you're traveling @70 you're going to be impeding traffic and possibly become a hazard.

@richardhenry1969

2 жыл бұрын

@@carlosf.7158 you do realize electric cars have been around since the 1800 same with batteries. I don’t believe it’s going to improve like they want. I don’t understand why they don’t go with hydrogen. Engines in old cars can be fitted, new cars have amazing range. The big thing is China doesn’t get rich selling batteries. Make no mistake this isn’t about technology it’s about control.

Seems to me you were going under the speed limit and under 70. My 2018 2.7L 4x4 can go 665 miles per tank, at well over the speed limit.

@tich6308

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve got a headache. I don’t think he took his a.d.d meds this morning 🤦🏼

@Geezerelli

2 жыл бұрын

You admit criminality? Do you pass in the slow lane too?

@TheMilwaukieDan

2 жыл бұрын

I guess this is all right about you gasoline trucks…as long as you have the $$$$ (that will surely increase) to spend feeding that truck.

@cujet

2 жыл бұрын

@@Geezerelli Yes, I will smoothly and slowly pass on the right if people are intentionally and illegally obstructing the left lane.

@Geezerelli

2 жыл бұрын

@@cujet but if the vehicle is going the speed limit how can they safely move over to the right lane if cars are flying by in the slow lane at 80?

Need a Vespa to get around in doing useful errands while your electric truck is charging.

Perfekt weather and no up and downs... wait till you get to the mountains in freezing cold weather with max weight and towing.

That's an immersive livestream experience when your viewers can come out and help you push lol

The paint is amazing 👏

Do this at -10 degree winter time.. see the range at full towing capacity 🤣

@rba5567

2 жыл бұрын

Or the hot summer when you have to run the AC

@yvonnewensloff6983

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking more like -25, and I don't even care if it's with towing capacity. I just want to know if it's even viable! But then I suspect that many of us live in areas where the charging capacity does not even exist.

@yvonnewensloff6983

2 жыл бұрын

@@rba5567 this was done on a 100 degree day. Don't comment if you don't even know what's going on please.

@rba5567

2 жыл бұрын

@@yvonnewensloff6983 I'm becoming a semi-expert on EVs since my son's fiance just bought herself one. The infrastructure isn't there to go state to state and your battery capacity is severely limited in cold weather. Turn on the heat draws more current, now that its summer same applies for ac. A $50,000 vehicle that you can't run the heater, can't run the air conditioner and can't travel state to state is not worth it in my opinion. If you're going to limit it to just in City driving it's great and the pickup and torque is incredible and you can run the AC or heater but it really drains the battery. Surprisingly eVs have a lead acid battery in them. Was wondering why until someone pointed out that most electronics need that 12 volt system and so it's separate from the lithium ion batteries that make up the majority of the car. Just telling you what was told to me by an actual owner. I also was able to drive and be a passenger in it as well.

@prairieelevatorman8769

2 жыл бұрын

He’s right. Batteries really don’t do well in cold weather. Try minus 30 and you’ll see the results. I live off grid and batteries perform very poorly in the cold and use far more energy than running AC in a hot climate. Cold is the enemy of batteries, solar and wind because there’s usually no wind at minus 30.

Wow.. 30 minutes from 90 to 99.5.... Great test actually!

You got balls for running it down past 0% without anyone there to help.

Just a tip. If you are trying to let a vehicle go completely asleep and restart all the modules in a fresh boot you have to kill the hazards and open and close the driver door. Hazards on will keep the vehicle from going completely to sleep and you won't actually get a deep restart.

Remember power is linear, drag is squared. 20% extra speed may need 50% extra power

@jamesmedina2062

2 жыл бұрын

Good point!

@ianrobertson3419

2 жыл бұрын

Don't come on here with actual facts. :)

@josephv5484

2 жыл бұрын

44% extra power...if you drive the same length of time. However, you are going to go 20% further in the same time, so by distance (which is normally what we care about, unlike a pilot trying to build hours) you would use 20% more power to go the same distance.

@lfsracer79

2 жыл бұрын

Twice the speed requires eight times the power so 20% more speed requires over 70% more power.

@josephv5484

2 жыл бұрын

@@lfsracer79 yes of course (I usually work with drag force rather than power eq's my apologies) . 44% is the increase in drag, but power is by the cube (72.8% more power) .. Again, since you are going 20% farther at the same time, the actual increase in energy to go the same distance is 44% as we don't really care about energy over time, but rather over distance.

After a 5 minute fill up, a gas F150 is good to go another 300 miles. How far down the road will it be before this one is full again?

That’s just hilarious 😂 The hazard lights still work while they pushed !!😜

@michaeltutty1540

Жыл бұрын

Emergency flashers, like all other accessories, work off a normal 12 volt battery under the hood.

Pretty nice range for the big bulky car. Thanks for the test.

This what you call a range test. Subscribed!

Kyle- Are you planning on putting up a leaderboard like Top Gear used to - with a summary of the vehicle tested (model and options), the weather conditions (temp and wind) and total range travled. It would be interesting to see where the turnaround point was (by highway exit number) since all of the drives ended essentially at the same point (except this one which died feet away from the finish line). Perhaps do a year end summary episode - highlights and the leaderboard. Still a couple of years away from an EV here - finances are not there, but I enjoy learning from your reviews.

Great video. Just seeing the process was very cool. .

That’s a great color! Awesome truck

I believe (not 100% sure) the "Charge Power Limit" is the regeneration charging limit. So it's the max charging speed you can get while regen-ing with a combo of the motor and breaks.

Thanks, for a great and informative video. What was the Estimate recharge time and cost?

@RogerBrenon

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly.....

Well that was fun!

Ok but I use my truck for a TRUCK, loading it with different things, pulling my RV etc, etc, so your test with an EMPTY truck didn’t tell me anything but was still an interesting video

Looks like Magna sponsored all the F-150 Lightning KZread reviews.

@EdArmy

2 жыл бұрын

magna makes a fun of components for ford like electric motors and battery housing etc

@guerro327

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdArmy yeah, I know.

@CS-qc7np

2 жыл бұрын

Thought the same thing.

I cannot wait to see the range of a tow in the snow. Have a feeling those numbers will crash.

@rogerwatson2255

2 жыл бұрын

I’m in northern Illinois and I want to pull my 4 place snowmobile trailer to northern Wisconsin for some fun and it’s 5 degrees out and snowing, am I going to even make it to the Wisconsin border?

@HodgePodgeProducts

2 жыл бұрын

In EV's without a heatpump, you will typically lose 40% of your range in the winter. With a heatpump it may be closer to 20%. However ICE vehicles also lose 20-30% range in winter too.

@gitouttamyway7611

2 жыл бұрын

@Kevin Smith ooookayyy. Cold weather saps EV batteries. The added weight of towing will sap an EV battery. Combine those two factors and I cannot wait to see the range of towing in the snow. Can your gray matter handle all of that?

Would love to see a test pulling a draggy cargo trailer. 7x14x7high. That would be a pretty harsh but real world scenario

Looking forward to the base F150 Lightning range test Great informative video👍

What was the cost to recharge and how long did it take?

260 miles (418kms) under pretty ideal conditions and no towing for a truck, that is NOT very impressive. That is fine for commuting and short trips. Extended trips with the family or work? Not a chance

@davewood406

2 жыл бұрын

Energy.gov statistics show that in 2017 95% of all vehicle trips were less than 30 miles. Ford's fleet stats say most vehicles travel around 75 miles a day. They aren't for everyone yet but they cover a great many drivers. Especially those who can charge at home.

@bearclaw5115

2 жыл бұрын

Trucks are not aerodynamic, getting only about 2 miles per kw. Typically cars get 3, Mercedes has one in development that will get 6. So actually the range is impressive and useful for what people do 99% of the time. And you can always hit a fast charger and go farther.

Nice. Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the test!

I want to see a video of it on a 9 percent grade pulling a 8,000lb camper🤣 can we estimate about 40 miles ?

@waynehankinson8210

2 жыл бұрын

TFL did a test with a 8600 lb trailer on the Ike, 50 mile range.

@russellkeeling4387

2 жыл бұрын

I don't even think they need to be towing something. I want to see it in four wheel low traveling over a steep very rough road in winter. I can't even imagine trying to chain this ev up on all four and getting into a pasture covered with two feet of snow to feed the cattle. If all you do is drive 70 miles an hour on the highway you don't need a truck.

@deansmits006

2 жыл бұрын

This isn't for the extreme towers. It's for the MILLIONS of Americans who have a light travel trailer or fishing boat, said less than 5klbs, who tow to a local camping/fishing site within 4 hours travel, and spend most of the time hauling air in the bed. Millions of people. If we can't get them into more reasonable vehicles, then I'm fine with this truck, which will greatly reduce CO2 emissions, pollution, and noise over a gas F150

This only needs to be a 9 minute video…

@mrabrasive51

2 жыл бұрын

This guy talks in his sleep!!

Great video!! New subscriber 👍🏾

No guts no glory! Legend

Imagine if a signal can be sent to completely incapacitate your vehicle. That’s what makes me nervous about totally electric. It opens up an entire world of possibilities. Late on a car payment, you can’t use your car. Government can enforce speed limits by force, And that’s just the beginning.

@Chasmodius

2 жыл бұрын

That's no different with a modern ICE vehicle, though. You can't run them without the computers.

@Brian-jv8iy

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine buying a car and not going into debt for it. If that’s your worry then it’s your own fault for living outside your means

@richb7938

2 жыл бұрын

I was a tech......that technology started with OnStar. It's in every car off the line.

@eclecticmusica

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine if people like you never invested in Apple, Amazon, IBM, etc. You "imaginers" are exhausting with your fantasy conspiracies. Go get the vaccine.

@outerbanks854

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure every vehicle is required by 2026 to have a remote kill capability... Thanks to the infrastructure bill signed by Brandon back in December.

Definitely an awesome test for the Ford F-150 Lightning! 😎🍷🛻

@markwhatzhisface3331

2 жыл бұрын

Especially with 100 degree weather, when the Rivian test was done around 60 degrees requiring lots less power for climate control. Technically 72 is optimal, with most Ev's driving 15% further on average than EPA ratings, according to what I could find.

@jeffreyheinzelman3133

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome test, this was shameful for ford. 250 Miles. That's 20 miles extra for 20 thousand. So your paying a grand each for the extra 20 miles on that extended range battery. What a bust

@N7_Maric

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyheinzelman3133 I think you totally missed something. Like Facts.

I'll put about 1,200 miles on my '19 Plat EcoBoost in the next three days and about 700 tomorrow alone. Nope, not ready for an EV yet.

@vincentp4951

2 жыл бұрын

Realistically itll only prob add 30 mins to ya route if you used an ev n charged it to 80%

@vincentp4951

2 жыл бұрын

N save hundreds of dollars with the time lost

@sticks0012

2 жыл бұрын

Electricty is not clean as it seems.The grid is not ready for alot of ev's

@AhuizotlXiuh

2 жыл бұрын

@@sticks0012 it's not perfect but in most of the country it's cleaner than gas. You'd have to be deep in coal country to get the dirtiest electricity.

@JK-rp3tz

2 жыл бұрын

I think your math is off a little bit, charge stations aren’t usually just off the highways and charge time is way slower.

Thank you Anthony! Nice video

VERY VERY useful video. So awesome. Thank you so much.

I can't believe you were at a charging station for that long. Working class has places to be!

@aboutface102

2 жыл бұрын

I think EVs are intended for people with Garages/Driveways who charge at home every night. My wife is planning to get an EV next and I'll keep my hybrid for the road trips!

@giovannisocci8793

2 жыл бұрын

EVs the good ones with high range are not affordable for the regular people, the idea of spending 30 minutes or longer at a charging station is ridiculous to me. Again,people with means will charge at home with their exoress chargers,the other people will have to charge overnight

@Trillville43

2 жыл бұрын

@@aboutface102 You don't have to charge every night though

@bradkark

2 жыл бұрын

I think if you fast charge from 10% to 90% it takes a lot less time?

@Aaronf187

2 жыл бұрын

@@bradkark Surely it does. Nobody can realistically sit around for that long.

Saw a video of the same vehicle pulling a 6000 lb RV and it made 86 miles with 9% charge remaining or less than 1 mile per percentage of charge.

I would love to see that test on a 3 year old EV.

@letsgobrandon5800

2 жыл бұрын

Subtract 20% from that 260 miles Kyle got.

@jaoliver999

2 жыл бұрын

@@letsgobrandon5800 you won't see 20% degradation in 3 years. It has a 70% capacity warranty for 8 year / 100k miles like every other EV. Expect 1-2% loss every 12-15K miles per most Lion packs. @E Nyelator you won't see much difference at 3 years. 10 years though would make a difference.

@letsgobrandon5800

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaoliver999 I've owned three of them (BEVs) . First year is the worst, 3-7% and then slower after that. It'll be in the teens after three years. Guaranteed. Also, its not so much mileage based as it is cycle based. Charge cycles, however that is defined, is the worst on any battery. Obviously the two are related as you cant put on miles without charging , but cycles is the thing to watch. DC fast charging is also tough on a battery. The heat alone is deleterious.

@TommGunzz

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaoliver999 wrong depends how you drive if you drive alot and hard battery will go down , it all depends on cycles its like our phones , 3 years it will degrade a bit from 100

@timothyandrewnielsen

2 жыл бұрын

Batteries suck. Thats all you gotta know

Great test thanks

Reading the comments: Although everyone’s situation is different, the idea is that you charge to whatever level you need on a daily basis and you just plug it in when you get home. Most of us don’t drive 270 miles per day. If you do, perhaps an electrical vehicle doesn’t suit your needs. But even if you tow, would you tow 135 miles on a daily basis? Of course you would for long trips though. But for most situations, it works. Thanks for the awesome video (as always)! I can’t wait to get mine!

@alexgonzalezMI

2 жыл бұрын

If you tow everyday for work, chances are you're driving more than 135 miles per day. Contractors, lawn crews, etc...

@tazeat

2 жыл бұрын

Daily use cases don't sell vehicles. Even if you only tow a 500 mile trip once a year, you need a truck capable of doing it...

Way to go Anthony! 👏👍

@williamerazo3921

2 жыл бұрын

🤔

Great review! The truck looks like an STX trim on the outside and its a Platinum.

As a Texan who’s owned F-150s and a Mach E…it seems an issue is these tests are set at 70 mph. I just drove 270 miles yesterday and averaged closer to 80. Speed limit is 75. Oh, and ambient temps were 90+, real, 105 “feels like.”

So close, but yet so far! The worst thing about an EV might just be pushing it to the charger station under all that battery weight! Thanks for the experience, really enjoyed this.

@chidorirasenganz

2 жыл бұрын

In real life you’d never get that low lol

I would like to see a winter range test in 7 months, just to see the other side. What were the temperatures during the Rivian test? 100 degrees is not optimal.

@lanceareadbhar

2 жыл бұрын

I really want to see a winter range test while towing. I hope anyone that bought this as a work truck understands this limitation.

@bikeman1x11

2 жыл бұрын

@@lanceareadbhar they are toys for dweebs- spend your money on a gas or diesel truck

@lothar71

2 жыл бұрын

@@bikeman1x11 I would rather buy a hybrid than another gas truck.

@HoodrichShinobi

2 жыл бұрын

screw being "optimal" this is real life where your little EV's tend to suck

@Rhaman68

2 жыл бұрын

@William Arrington uh

These videos are awesome!

Outstanding, thx

Will you do a test running at what most people do on the highway of 75 to 77 mph?

@buzzpedrotti5401

2 жыл бұрын

The Colorado guys got 2 mi /kWhr at 75 mph.

Your review of an empty truck is absolutely valid, in case someone screams it's not valid because you're not using it as a truck (loaded bed or towing). WHY is it valid, you ask? Because, at least by my observation, 98% of all trucks are driven empty, one occupant, towing nothing.

@garethonthetube

2 жыл бұрын

Same in the UK, although pickup trucks are generally used by builders, they spend most of the day parked up at the work site. SUV's are used to take kids to school and ballet lessons.

@Sanctified_EDC_Gear

2 жыл бұрын

So know one uses a truck as it's intended purpose ??? 😏

@justsomeguy934

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sanctified_EDC_Gear my answer: no. There are pickups at every intersection where I live, every stretch of road, every parking lot. Few, if any, have more than one person in them or anything in the bed.

@ab-tf5fl

2 жыл бұрын

The vast majority of truck owners never haul anything, and buy the truck only for the macho "truck-like image. Then, when gas prices go up, and their 21 mpg truck costs some gargantuan amount to fill up, they blame the government. The problem is not the government, but the individual buying a vehicle that is far more expensive to purchase and operate than what they actually need. (Yes, there do exist some truck owners that actually haul things for work and need to drive 300 miles towing a trailer, without stopping, to earn a living. But, there are far more truck owners that don't. The shear number of pickup trucks you need on the highway is proof enough of this).

I love EVs. They help keep the highways clear when I’m driving by sitting at the charging stations and staying off the road! 👍🏼

O I realy love your test drives because the beautifull landscape of Colorado...

My truck currently takes about 160 to fill up and I can go 520 miles at the same speed

@deansmits006

2 жыл бұрын

160 what

How much did it cost to recharge after the test?

Excellent test.

how much did it cost to fully recharge and how long did it take?

Wait, this is an extended range truck and only got 250 miles? Ford says the extended range should go 320 miles, what am I missing?

@AirborneSapper82

2 жыл бұрын

We just purchased our first EV three weeks ago. We purchased a 2023 Toyota BZ4X Limited AWD. Fully charged and AC/Heater off, the car says it can go 300-miles. However, as soon as we turn on the AC the range drops from 300-miles to 220-miles. We live in the central valley of California, where it gets very hot. So we always have the AC on all the time. So the lesson here is, this is how all EV's are. The AC/heater eats lots of power. We sold my wife 2021 Lexus 460 SUV with a V-8. That truck only got about 12mpg. We have already put 2,000 miles on the new car and have only payed $19.80 in charging fees, + what we have paid for home charging. This is because Toyota has given us one year of free charging with EV-Go. We love the car. And it literally make me happy to drive it knowing that I'm only paying 10% of what we would be spending on that Lexus. I also have a 2018 F-150 Diesel. Before we prefered to make all of our trips in the F-150 vs. the Lexus. Now we both like to take the car because of the amazing cruise control/ self driving software in the car and paying so little for fuel. Anyway, I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions.

@jeremyhesser9079

2 жыл бұрын

@@AirborneSapper82 Thank you for the reply, I actually grew up in the Central Valley of California, it gets very hot there. My plan is to get an EV pickup within the next 2-3 years. I’ll spend that time researching and finding the one that works for me, I’m really interested in the Ram that will be coming out eventually. I own a Ram eco diesel now, and love it.

@jasondesjarlais5507

2 жыл бұрын

Ford EPA rating is mixed used. You get less range on the highway, more range in the city due to a number of factors. The particular model he is driving is actually only rated to only 302 miles (mixed use). The platinum version he is driving has the biggest tires at 22 inches. 20 inch tires on the Lariat and XLT and 18 inch tires on the Pro extended range get you the 320 miles. It was pretty much bang on to the EPA rating for highway for this model.

@bearclaw5115

2 жыл бұрын

The range rating is likely during a typical use case which would include around town driving where EV's don't have to contend with so much drag.

Really good video and I appreciate all the details you provided! Main question I have, why did the charger "charge" an additional $12.80 for a total of $30.50?

@jareddavis105

2 жыл бұрын

It said it was a 'parking' fee.... 🤔

@trullmann

2 жыл бұрын

@@jareddavis105 yeah I was seeing that but I'm trying to figure out if all other chargers do this or if it's just charging $$ for the extended length of time to charge to 100%?

@jareddavis105

2 жыл бұрын

@@trullmann I am wondering the same thing….it seems like if it is still charging then there shouldn’t be a parking fee. Now if it was done charging after a certain point I could see a parking fee

@trullmann

2 жыл бұрын

@@jareddavis105 my thoughts exactly, otherwise this adds a whole new operational expense to these that I've never heard of?

@flukedogwalker3016

2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, like cellphones, they can add a whole new slew of taxes and charges onto just the base electric charge. Electric grid infrastructure charge, carbon tax for the fossil fuel emissions needed to generate the electricity, battery excise tax since the battery pack will needed to be recycled safely in the future, rare earth depletion tax since you used all those rare earths from Australia, environmental hazard tax for all those toxic tailings generated extracting lithium etc. etc.!!

Great video as I am trying to determine if I can go electric in south Texas - its always 100 degrees F. Do any view have an idea of what it might cost to install an 80amp charger at home (assuming my neighborhood can handle it)?

Let’s see this test again in the winter time. 😂

Anthony and Family THUMBS UP 👍👍👍👍👍 Awesome when some will go out of their way to help :)

Wonder how Arizona temps would effect the batteries, summer time temps of constant 100 F. plus.

@lummoxx8586

2 жыл бұрын

And what will five or so years deduct from the range?

@letsgobrandon5800

2 жыл бұрын

@@lummoxx8586 More than you know. Heat absolutely kills batteries (as does cold).......

@wolfkin73

2 жыл бұрын

Cold doesn't really hurt batteries. When you start driving the battery warms and the missing range "reappears"

@deansmits006

2 жыл бұрын

We shall soon see. I remember 100F on a trip, it cost me about 2mpg on my gas car. 25 instead of 27. Probably hits harder in comparison

@letsgobrandon5800

2 жыл бұрын

@@wolfkin73 cold is not what’s reducing the range. It’s the use of seat and cabin heat that’s sucking the range out of the battery. AC does it in the summer.

1:11 The Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum is my dream truck! :)

You are pushing the test to the limit, we even know that you need an extra subscriber to push it with a depleted battery! Thank you for sharing! 🔌⚡🚘

You can order an XLT extended range. You give up power tailgate ,leather seats, and pano roof. You gain the ICE F-150 center stack over the Mach-e one.

@sternumboy1

2 жыл бұрын

The XLT doesn't have blue cruise or phone as a key. And the extended range xlt is $20k more than the standard range XLT, you might as well go to the lariat if you are spending that sort of money.

@sternumboy1

2 жыл бұрын

@@bullbutter2931 yes, more than any f150 ever.... rookie numbers 🙄

What am I missing here. The advertised range is 300 and you got 260 by running it bone dry in the most unrealistic perfect conditions imaginable? So that means with a standard range battery I can expect 198 miles if there's zero traffic and I run it beyond 0%?

@robertt3811

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect highway conditions for an EV is at 60mph and around 70 deg f. Probably losing around 10-15% because of the hot weather and real highway speed

@bfields1448

2 жыл бұрын

In a couple few years it will be half of that

@antonioruiz7446

2 жыл бұрын

The highway EPA rating is 267 miles for the platinum large battery. For the standard battery pack the EPA highway rating is 201 miles so I'm thinking the real max range should be around 195 miles.

@doylerhill

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking that. I was equally unimpressed and confused

@robertt3811

2 жыл бұрын

@@bfields1448 it will be about 5-10% of degradation after 2 years and maybe another 5% after 5-10 years. These don't have the same trash battery architecture of the Nissan Leafs

Gee, love that sound of that Ford V8!

Hi, I‘d like to know if this F-150 lighting has the energy recovery system? And could this system be comletely shut down so when u release the accelerator, u won't feel any braking?

Impressive job, by Ford.

@calmorton4619

2 жыл бұрын

And even more impressive production #s for this month: 271 !! So better buy one today before it's too late.

@dmitchellhomes

2 жыл бұрын

@@calmorton4619 Putting that in perspective, that is more than Tesla built model 3 in their first full quarter of production

@dmitchellhomes

2 жыл бұрын

@Kevin Smith No sir, that is a lie. The first quarter of production was Q3 2017, 260

Soooooo about 100 mi range when towing?

@juggernaut316

2 жыл бұрын

TSL got about 75 miles keeping in mind you typically do not want to go below 20% charge

These aren't real trucks. They are family cars that just look like trucks. If you try to do truck stuff with them you get a wake-up call REAL fast.

awesome road test