Out of Spec Kyle has F-150 Lightning

[Peter P]

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[F150ROD]

Probably going to trash it and say Rivian is better lol

But he does great reviews with EV’s for sure

 

[vandy1981]

Probably going to trash it and say Rivian is better lol

But he does great reviews with EV’s for sure

I think he, @tommolog and Alex on Autos are the fairest and most reliable EV-focused YouTubers out there.

I do think that Kyle was a little too easy on Rivian regarding the thermal issues that he experienced with the R1T. The thermal throttling issues he saw on a 500 amp charger were pretty terrible but just shrugged it off.

 

[sotek2345]

I think he, @tommolog and Alex on Autos are the fairest and most reliable EV-focused YouTubers out there.

I do think that Kyle was a little too easy on Rivian regarding the thermal issues that he experienced with the R1T. The thermal throttling issues he saw on a 500 amp charger were pretty terrible but just shrugged it off.

I really like TFL reviews as well. They highlight different areas than the other channels and have a lot of fun. I also think their wheel slip test is the best I have seen.

 

[gorwell]

The important bit (@ Charging )

 

[sotek2345]

The important bit (@ Charging )

Given the numbers that we have, I am expecting a very nice charging curve.

 

[beatle]

Given the numbers that we have, I am expecting a very nice charging curve.

Ford says the ER can go from 15-80% in 41 minutes. That's ~120kw average. Since it peaks at 150kw I'd expect it to be flat up to about 50% which is great. If so, we could get from 15-50% in 18 minutes . That's where most of my charging is done anyway, and that's better than I get with my old Model S,. The Lightning can also go further per-percent of battery than my Model S. Charging could still be better down the road, I think. That's still a relatively low C rating.

 

[GoGoGadgetTruck]

Ford says the ER can go from 15-80% in 41 minutes. That's ~120kw average. Since it peaks at 150kw I'd expect it to be flat up to about 50% which is great. If so, we could get from 15-50% in 18 minutes . That's where most of my charging is done anyway, and that's better than I get with my old Model S,. The Lightning can also go further per-percent of battery than my Model S. Charging could still be better down the road, I think. That's still a relatively low C rating.

I fully expect that we will see detailed charging curves from multiple sources when the time comes, so we will know soon about your 15-50% time.

 

[Rob G]

Is that Atlas Blue? If it is it looks great and it's the color I ordered.

 

[LightningShow]

I think he, @tommolog and Alex on Autos are the fairest and most reliable EV-focused YouTubers out there.

I do think that Kyle was a little too easy on Rivian regarding the thermal issues that he experienced with the R1T. The thermal throttling issues he saw on a 500 amp charger were pretty terrible but just shrugged it off.

Kyle is definitely infatuated with the R1T.

 

[FinsNBolts]

Kyle is definitely infatuated with the R1T.

He’s not ashamed of his fitting the stereotypical Colorado millennial. He’s a Patagonia and pair of Birkenstocks away from being the Rivian’s ideal customer. I think that’s why he has a bias towards the Rivian.

Joking aside, he usually provides a really quality opinion and analysis on EVs. If the F150L is everything we expectit to be, I am expecting a glowing review from him. And, if he has criticisms, they are usually well founded.

 

[Mr. Flibble]

Kyle is definitely infatuated with the R1T.

He has also reviewed the standard F150 - and he likes those a lot. He even used it as his benchmark against the Rivian in a Towing test.

Given that, he lives in Colorado, and if you want a truck for doing joyriding, then the Rivian is probably a good choice for just pure fun. For utility, the F150 wins out.

Sounds like he is doing a cross country trip with it right now.

 

[vandy1981]

Sounds like he is doing a cross country trip with it right now.

Per Twitter, he just picked up an e-tron, so I doubt it.

 

[GDN]

Yeah I don't think he got it for cross country - I think a few key people got it for 1 to 2 days.

 

[Mr. Flibble]

Per Twitter, he just picked up an e-tron, so I doubt it.

He picked up an E-Tron for the family, but said he was going cross-country in an un-named vehicle.

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