Jseis
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Put 50K in 2 years on the Mach E now I’m rolling heavy in the LT Lariat ER w/3,232 miles in the last 5 weeks. My round trip of 88 miles a day in coastal Washington has had over the past several years all the drama of flat tires (2), hitting critters (2nd deer in 4 years), locked myself out (iPhone went dead.. forgot code), and the serenity of E-drive. I’ve negotiated 2” thick ice, snow, sheet flow water from downpours, avoided most elk, deer, bear, downed tree limbs, mudslides, and tourists high balling their 1 tons w/35’+ of RV yanked along.
The MME has been to Great Falls and back (no drama), up the gorge, north to Puget Sound, down the Oreo Coast. It is positively snug compared to the LT’s expansive girth. In the summer the MME would roll at 4.1 Mi/KWh & say 28 KWh per workday where the LT rolls at 2.6 Mi/KWh overall and 40 KWh per workday commute. Winter and the MME dropped to 3.5 Mile/KWh. I expect the LT to drop down to around 2.3. However I’m impressed with the LTs HVAC energy management currently in mild weather so probably a different story in 2-3 months.
Both charge at home, separate circuits with the MME on 120V because it might travel 50 miles a week now as it’s the S.O’s ride whereas the LT is dropping 88-92 miles a day so it’s on a CP HomeFlex 240V at 9KW. Can easily replace that workday energy in 5 hours.
That commute will be for a year or so before I too become a boat towing maniac jammed up behind a grandpa idling along at 53 mph (Me!
). In my decades of commuting I learned easy does it.
You see, after a half century+ of driving I really don’t care if 2 ticks below the double nickel isn’t your style as I’m not the only one cruising easy. With local gas and diesel prices north $5/gallon the value proposition of an electric truck is compelling. As a commuter truck it’s getting nearly 85 mpge, Mind boggling considering its 7K pounds of rolling square brick.
I used to commute w/4.6 Adrenalin that could squeeze 23 mpg. That’s about $5,400 a year in fuel at current prices. I’ve reduced that to around $1,000 in annual electric charges because I charge at home at $00.0634/KWh, thus saving over $350 per month. My commute is near dead flat (few hills) and cheap power. The LT will pull my boat, cargo trailer, and since my farm property is 20 miles away and the launches are all within 30 miles, it fits my lifestyle and with the Tesla charging stations in the mix, my need to go to Montana a few times a year is solved.
The LT Pro is the exceptional value. Absolutely. But since we fell into our Lariat acquisition I’ll take it. Inflation adjusted price of my ‘99 7.3 SD F250 is the same as the 2023 LT but it is so much a better truck. The F250 would wake the dead on startup. Pull 13,000 on the hitch, roll over 20 mpg empty. But it’d leave you brain dead after a 500 mile run and maintenance and fuel in the modern era makes its singular long range pulling the only plus.
The value proposition is: No fuel, DEF, rare dealer visits and I don’t miss oil changes, coolant changes, tranny, & power steering maintenance, break pad replacement etc. The best of the LT is it’s a quiet refined ride with electric efficiency. The greatest compliment is that rolls as smooth and stately as a Lincoln/Caddy. The insanity is that 2.6 mi/KWh average means nearly 85 mpge with 3.5 tons of fun (the Mach E average of 4.1 and that’s nearly 140 mpge).
After watching a few Munro live episodes, the battery pack appears cell/pack level serviceable. So maybe a future swap possible? Many unknowns on such future serviceability.
I get asked a lot of questions of which a few cannot be answered easily (future battery replacement, component service life as in motors, planetary drives/final drives). I expect OTAs to eventually happen and solve some issues. I fear some tech maintenance on aging electronic infrastructure and our coastal marine air may not be kind..
Calculating miles/percent of battery left has proven accurate with the MME and appears so with the LT. An example is the MME on my commute would show typically; 24.2 miles/10% of battery usage and the LT is a very promising 31.4 to 32.3 miles/10% of battery.
The LTs shape is sensitive to tail and headwind, dropping or raising mi/KWh by say .1-.2 mi/KWh. Nonetheless in 3242 miles my long range commuter mileage remains at 2.6 mi/KWh for summer.
I get compliments on color (Azure Gray), frunk, on board power, acceleration, smooth ride, spacious feel, and AWD. The turning radius is better than the F250 (barely) but not a deal killer. The Swiss Army knife kit analogy is dead on. It’s a fab SUV pickup. Crazy.
The MME has been to Great Falls and back (no drama), up the gorge, north to Puget Sound, down the Oreo Coast. It is positively snug compared to the LT’s expansive girth. In the summer the MME would roll at 4.1 Mi/KWh & say 28 KWh per workday where the LT rolls at 2.6 Mi/KWh overall and 40 KWh per workday commute. Winter and the MME dropped to 3.5 Mile/KWh. I expect the LT to drop down to around 2.3. However I’m impressed with the LTs HVAC energy management currently in mild weather so probably a different story in 2-3 months.
Both charge at home, separate circuits with the MME on 120V because it might travel 50 miles a week now as it’s the S.O’s ride whereas the LT is dropping 88-92 miles a day so it’s on a CP HomeFlex 240V at 9KW. Can easily replace that workday energy in 5 hours.
That commute will be for a year or so before I too become a boat towing maniac jammed up behind a grandpa idling along at 53 mph (Me!
). In my decades of commuting I learned easy does it. You see, after a half century+ of driving I really don’t care if 2 ticks below the double nickel isn’t your style as I’m not the only one cruising easy. With local gas and diesel prices north $5/gallon the value proposition of an electric truck is compelling. As a commuter truck it’s getting nearly 85 mpge, Mind boggling considering its 7K pounds of rolling square brick.
I used to commute w/4.6 Adrenalin that could squeeze 23 mpg. That’s about $5,400 a year in fuel at current prices. I’ve reduced that to around $1,000 in annual electric charges because I charge at home at $00.0634/KWh, thus saving over $350 per month. My commute is near dead flat (few hills) and cheap power. The LT will pull my boat, cargo trailer, and since my farm property is 20 miles away and the launches are all within 30 miles, it fits my lifestyle and with the Tesla charging stations in the mix, my need to go to Montana a few times a year is solved.
The LT Pro is the exceptional value. Absolutely. But since we fell into our Lariat acquisition I’ll take it. Inflation adjusted price of my ‘99 7.3 SD F250 is the same as the 2023 LT but it is so much a better truck. The F250 would wake the dead on startup. Pull 13,000 on the hitch, roll over 20 mpg empty. But it’d leave you brain dead after a 500 mile run and maintenance and fuel in the modern era makes its singular long range pulling the only plus.
The value proposition is: No fuel, DEF, rare dealer visits and I don’t miss oil changes, coolant changes, tranny, & power steering maintenance, break pad replacement etc. The best of the LT is it’s a quiet refined ride with electric efficiency. The greatest compliment is that rolls as smooth and stately as a Lincoln/Caddy. The insanity is that 2.6 mi/KWh average means nearly 85 mpge with 3.5 tons of fun (the Mach E average of 4.1 and that’s nearly 140 mpge).
After watching a few Munro live episodes, the battery pack appears cell/pack level serviceable. So maybe a future swap possible? Many unknowns on such future serviceability.
I get asked a lot of questions of which a few cannot be answered easily (future battery replacement, component service life as in motors, planetary drives/final drives). I expect OTAs to eventually happen and solve some issues. I fear some tech maintenance on aging electronic infrastructure and our coastal marine air may not be kind..
Calculating miles/percent of battery left has proven accurate with the MME and appears so with the LT. An example is the MME on my commute would show typically; 24.2 miles/10% of battery usage and the LT is a very promising 31.4 to 32.3 miles/10% of battery.
The LTs shape is sensitive to tail and headwind, dropping or raising mi/KWh by say .1-.2 mi/KWh. Nonetheless in 3242 miles my long range commuter mileage remains at 2.6 mi/KWh for summer.
I get compliments on color (Azure Gray), frunk, on board power, acceleration, smooth ride, spacious feel, and AWD. The turning radius is better than the F250 (barely) but not a deal killer. The Swiss Army knife kit analogy is dead on. It’s a fab SUV pickup. Crazy.
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