They assumed no slowing down and no delays to charge which makes the results mostly useless. It should really be recalculated assuming a reasonable delay to get off the highway, get the charge started, and then get back on the highway. (5 to 10 minutes per stop). I am guessing it would bias...
I use neither. I plug in when I need a charge and I have the truck set to stop charging at 90%. That said, I do not have a time of use plan for electricity costs, so I don't need to schedule the charge.
Honestly, for at home use, unless you have a need or strong desire for a smart unit, you should look for a "dumb" EVSE. Just plug in to charge, no muss, no fuss, no app, and lower cost. If you need to manage charging times, the truck can do that, through that can be a bit finicky.
Agreed - I have driven in some pretty dense fog and the Lightning headlights have been fantastic! Probably the best headlights on any vehicles I have owned.
Generally agrees with what I have seen, though their efficiency numbers are a little lower than I see in summer time (not sure what the weather was when they did their testing).
That said, given the very low likely hood of a charger being where you need it and the Lightning's really good...
The generals and BFGs are both very heavy high rolling resistance tires, so you will take a range hit. The KO2s are great for off road and winter driving though. I loved them on my ICE truck, but was almost a 20% mpg hit.
I have been looking hard at options given the Grabber HTS poor snow/winter performance. I have it narrowed down to 2 options to balance improved traction without killing range.
- BFG Trail Terrain (TFL used these for their Northern Lightning series)
- Cooper AT3 4S
As of now, I am leaning...
Thankfully (I guess) my utilities "Time of Use" rate plan really isn't that good and would end up costing me more unless I could eliminate just about all usage in our house during move of the day (not happening), so I never signed up for it or set a charging schedule. Because of that my...
I found a few as well, but none of them really help me. I don't need to charge withing ~100 miles of home - I just charge at home. I need it on road trips!
I suspect that you are in a somewhat unique situation with enough charging options around to compare pricing. Whenever I need DC fast charging it is on a road trip and you only have 1 option within about 50 to 75 miles and that option is usually EA. EVgo and other vendors don't really have...
He is in Virginia though, so the hit shouldn't be as bad. I think his 2.0mpk estimate is about right year round. I am about there for year round usage in upstate NY.
The land of make believe maybe?
Given the changes, my guess is this will have an EPA rated range (with ER pack) between 280 and 290 miles, but take a bigger hit than the current truck on the highway.