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Exactly this. It’s your money of course, but this “trade up” makes zero financial sense.

Absolutely agree. Keeping the SOC above 40% would be ideal, but not always realistic or worthwhile, especially when the choice is between driving an additional 40 miles to a Supercharger with 15 open stalls OR stopping at 40% SOC at an EA station with 4 nozzles, two of which aren’t working, and...

absolutely agree with you on all points. I try to stay in the 40-85% range for daily driving, which is most of the time. And yes, lab testing tends to be highly repetitive cycling over a very short period of time, and real-world use cases have shown to be less stressful for modern...

Hmmmm. That’s interesting- seems like if that’s the case, then there’s something uniquely flawed about the Lightning NMC packs. I’m not questioning MickeyAO’s lab findings (I remember him and he’s clearly very knowledgeable), but if there was something that happened below 20% SOC that was...

I don’t think anyone says “never go below 30”. I agree that it’s BETTER for the longevity of the battery pack to stay as close to 50% SOC as possible, but you also have to drive the vehicle. My battery has very little, if any degradation at 43k miles and I have been below 30% at least 30-40...

I’m curious what you mean by this- please explain. The NMC Mach-e battery, as I understand it, is a pretty similar design. Am I mistaken about this? What’s drastically different between the two? Regarding the “no need to go below 20”, I totally agree that it’s best to charge around 20%. But...

WARNING- long post. First of all, in no way am I recommending doing what I just did. I know there are plenty of Youtubers out there who have run these trucks below 0% SOC indicated, but there are also other stories of people having their SOC drop precipitously when below 10% indicated. I will...

I know it’s been over four years, but I just came across this thread and thought it interesting that nobody responded to you. Two likely reasons why- (1) your statement about battery degradation on a Ford Fusion Energi has little relevance for a discussion about F150 Lightning and EV battery...

Exactly. Try about 2.1 miles/kWh if you keep speeds at 70mph, flat roads and minimal headwinds. You’ll maybe get 230 miles highway with 10% remaining. ;)

Is that a thing? “front and rear scales”? Sounds interesting. Wasn’t aware that Ford was using the scales in this way…

I’m not sure that “nobody cares” about city range, but I get your point. All EV manufacturers should push the EPA to devise a “highway range” and “city range” rating that would be far more helpful to prospective buyers. I average 2.1 miles/kWh on the highway at 70mph, which means I get about...

Exactly this. Seemed like a cool idea initially but not really something I would ever use. Only time I would be getting close to my payload capacity would be hauling bags of gravel, and since I am buying by the 1100lb bag, I can take 2 in my SR truck, but three will put me over capacity.

Already been done. It looks like a dumpster. But certainly more aero. .39 cod vs .44 for the Lightning. But the frunk sucks. I will take the Lightning all day, every day. Would prefer a solid state battery upgrade so that I can drive across Idaho, but there are always compromises… I was...

I don’t think it’s accurate to simply say that there’s no possibility of aerodynamic changes from adding a bed topper. Yes, it moves the low-pressure area further back, but depending on the shape of the topper and the speed of the vehicle moving through the air, it’s not accurate to say that the...

Did you read the Motor Trend article that you linked? Nowhere does it state that an aero cap would do nothing to increase efficiency. In fact it states that it certainly WOULD, although the real-world testing conditions they faced during the short time they had to test the aero cap meant that...

Yep- 30% is about right. That’s odd that ABRP hasn’t been great for you- I don’t love the UI, but as far as mapping out charging stops and SOC, it’s light years ahead of Ford’s Nav. I am hopeful that Apple Maps and Google Maps will improve their EV route planning; right now they are unusable...

ABRP (A Better Route Planner) does a great job of taking factors such as live weather forecasts and elevation changes into account, assuming you configure the app correctly. Quick take- you’ll be fine in either the EV6 or a Lightning. I’m assuming you are thinking about taking the truck, or...

Yep. Although it sucks that OP has been dealing with this issue and now has his truck in the shop waiting for a module replacement, better that it happened now than at 120k miles when he would be paying out of pocket for two replacement modules and the associated labor costs.

Is that $76k Canadian? US MSRP for a 2025 Taco Hybrid is $54k; if you upgrade to the “Trailhunter” version with a 6ft bed, goes to $65k. Am I missing something? Btw, totally agree that the Lightning is a better value overall; the Tacoma is a smaller truck but to each their own…

have to agree with this assessment. Although I have seen a SLIGHT increase in efficiency with my Smartcap EVO (as compared to a stock truck/empty bed), we are talking about less than 5%. (2.3 miles/kWh to 2.4, approximately). And since the truck software ROUNDS the efficiency numbers, the...