Recent content by gregoryhcain

I certainly don’t regret buying my ‘22 Lariat ER. I just returned from a slightly longer than a week vacation to one of our WorldMark timeshares here in the Pacific NW. Home charging is 0.11 while gas is now over $5. WorldMark has complimentary L1 and L2 Charging as does a nearby Indian...

Why didn't Ford keep the Lightning and grow into it as a specialty line. Certainly the gas F-150's are "paying the freight" for the time being while Ford learns. Chevy only sells 25,000 Corvettes a year, maybe 50,000 on their recent best years and somehow they find it worthwhile to produce...

What possible difference would it make. Ford has been ignoring recalls this past year. I have two recalls, one light bar, and one parking brake that have been active for months with the only response being Ford "kicking the can down the road". Haven't seen an OTA update in so long I can't...

Why not keep the BEV option for those of us who rarely tow and when we do we don’t go far. I can see for that user who has long-distance towing as part of the recreation or their business, the ERBV would be an advantage. However, it adds a lot of complexity and a lot more maintenance. I would...

They must use a shoe horn to fit it all I In: “ The generator in the new Ram 1500 Ramcharger (its official name) is an onboard unit rated at 130 kW. This generator is not connected to the wheels; its sole job is to convert mechanical energy from the gas engine into electricity to either...

I hear ya, I am thinking the same thing. As you can see from the energy calculations you need a substantial gasoline powerplant to keep this truck rolling down the road at freeway speed. You also need a fuel tank, fuel supply lines, engine management system, new software to manage the engine...

I ran the numbers and came up with higher hp requirements than did Gemini, but either way the amount of power to keep a truck rolling is substantial. I think Gemini underestimated the energy losses. When using the power to run an EREV you will have both losses charging the battery and...

You nailed it. Diesel for long distance towing, EV for everything else. No point for gas; ICE vehicle or EREV.

China will eat Ford’s lunch, and deservedly so…

I absolutely love my '22 Lariat ER. I will drive it until I can no longer. That said, I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in a EREV. The last thing I want is a gasoline engine to maintain, and I could care less about 700 mile range. I only need to tow 250 miles at a time and for me...

Exactly how I feel. I am now seventy and bought my first car at eighteen, the earliest age of ownership. Since then I have bought and sold more cars and trucks than I can remember owning as many as five at a time. I still have two trucks and one car one of which is my Lightning. All but a...

No, it drops off considerably. I always charge to 100% before towing my boat an a road trip. That last few percent can be quite slow and almost a trickle from 99 to 100. However, one thing interesting is that when you start driving at 100% you get quite a few extra miles more than you think...

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I put in a route I frequently do, 250 miles, one charge. It suggested a Level 2 charger. Then I realized it didn’t know I was towing. Is there a tow mode where I can enter m/kWh so it can accommodate lower efficiency. Also allow adjustments for tires or wind would be nice.

My actual SOC drop for my work commute done three days in a row in similar temps has not changed in over 55,000 miles.