Grant
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- First Name
- Grant
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2024
- Threads
- 1
- Messages
- 4
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- 8
- Location
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Website
- multitool.org
- Vehicles
- 2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Unlimited
- Occupation
- Construction Inspector
Hello everyone.
My name is Grant and I am very likely going to trade my trusty old Jeep Wrangler in for a Lightning in the next few months, but as this is my first EV I have some questions.
Before I start asking dumb questions that have been covered before, is there a Newb's Guide To Lightning Ownership thread somewhere? I have tried searching and haven't come up with much.
A few detail about me- I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and I am a construction inspector with the government and I work out of my vehicle. The fuel compensation package I have for mileage is insufficient to cover the costs associated with my old Jeep (2013 JKU with almost 300,000kms) so my main priority with an EV is reducing my costs.
My Jeep is costing me about $.27/km (on a good day) to operate right now, and the published numbers on the Lightning are around $.04/km, which is a huge savings, even if I use 3x the stated amount of electricity. The fuel savings alone will cover around half the payment of a Lightning, so that is very attractive to me.
All things being equal, I'd kind of rather have a Rivian, but they are having a few too many problems these days, and there's a Ford dealer in almost every small town across Canada, so the Lightning wins out.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks for having me.
Def
My name is Grant and I am very likely going to trade my trusty old Jeep Wrangler in for a Lightning in the next few months, but as this is my first EV I have some questions.
Before I start asking dumb questions that have been covered before, is there a Newb's Guide To Lightning Ownership thread somewhere? I have tried searching and haven't come up with much.
A few detail about me- I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and I am a construction inspector with the government and I work out of my vehicle. The fuel compensation package I have for mileage is insufficient to cover the costs associated with my old Jeep (2013 JKU with almost 300,000kms) so my main priority with an EV is reducing my costs.
My Jeep is costing me about $.27/km (on a good day) to operate right now, and the published numbers on the Lightning are around $.04/km, which is a huge savings, even if I use 3x the stated amount of electricity. The fuel savings alone will cover around half the payment of a Lightning, so that is very attractive to me.
All things being equal, I'd kind of rather have a Rivian, but they are having a few too many problems these days, and there's a Ford dealer in almost every small town across Canada, so the Lightning wins out.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks for having me.
Def
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