Im almost certain that the MSN article came FROM our forum discussion here, not that it validates it.
Care to share which state you live in? We can do some OBD measurements to see how much power your truck is putting out (literally power...current, voltage, accelerstiin, etc).
This feels really off to me.
If any location on the internet would be aware of a class action lawsuit against ford for updates to the lightning it would be this forum. The fact that NONE of MSNs sourcing for the lawsuit actually work is telling too.
Yes, we have talked performance reductions...
Once could put some extra mass in the cabin and overheat the cabin some amount. Should give you additional time of low heater usage.
Makes me want to build large steel rear seat heater extensions...
Unfortunately it is not "just" the same. Specifically you are adding another joint between the drive surface (the wheel hub) and the wheel. Normally there is only the brake rotor between the wheel and the hub, meaning power is transmitted from the hub to the wheel with only the rotor between...
EU is going to be CCS2 though, which won't work on NA CCS1 plugs. You might be able to move the port but I dont believe you will be able to use any DCFC afterwards.
Almost 8" narrower is a BIG difference when parking. Cameras dont solve physically fitting in a narrow parking spot. No matter what you do getting the doors open requires space.
When slowing the same amount it uses the same amount of regen. The difference is you CAN slow harder with the brake pedal.
I have monitored brake line pressure as well and using the brake pedal has ZERO pressure in the brake line up until you exceed the max the battery can take. No pressure in...
Going from 75f to 15f my efficiency dropped from 2.0mi/kwh at 70mph to 1.35mi/kwh at 70mph. This was measured in a controlled test and the truck started out in a semi-heated garage.
Thats is a 35% reduction in efficiency.
On a road trip doing 80%-10% that would drop my ER from a 184mi stop to...
Can't say I have had the braking trigger in traffic.
It did scare the crap out of my wife the other day when she tried to pretend to come at me and it slammed on the brakes.
At least I think she was pretending...
So there are a lot of different factors here and how that number comes to be.
First, the rated range is NOT at true highway speeds. Kick it up to 75mph and that range will be a lot less, even in perfect weather. Aerodynamic drag is a killer, increasing exponentially (2x the speed = 4x the...