Where’s the savings!!!!

[VAL.ABAPO]

Well I was paying $100 PER fillup for my 6.7L Powerstroke. Now I'm paying $15 per "fillup" at home for my Lightning. BIG savings.

Then my insurance went down $350/year. Probably because of the loads of safety crap on this Lightning. So there's more savings.

I also don't have to buy 3 gallons of diesel oil, a $30 oil filter, a $75 set of fuel filters once or twice per year now. Nor do I have to worry about axle fluids, t-case fluid, transmission services, etc.

I guess my annual registration/taxes will be higher because it's a new truck, but the monthly savings will offset that greatly.

Im coming from a Jeep andy insurance went up(?)

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[WXman]

Im coming from a Jeep andy insurance went up(?)

Jeeps are a dime a dozen and easy and cheap to fix. Not as much risk to the insurance companies.

 

[davehu]

I'm at the 2yr/20k mile anniversary. 3200 miles on the highway and 16,500 around town. I have spend $1600 on electricity, $858 from home ($0.11/kwhr) , $740 DCFC. with gas prices at 2.70/gallon, fast charging is way too expensive to justify taking my lightning on trips. We'll take my wifes car (30mpg) until gas prices tick up again. But my former vehicle was a Chevy Avalanche that averaged 18 miles per gallon. for the same milage I would have spent about $3,100 on gas so my lightning has saved me over $1500 in 2 years. it will grow when gasoline gets up to the mid $3 price, which we know it will. Also I spent zero on maintenance and insurance on my $80k Lightning is within 5% of my my wifes 8 year old ($50k when new) Honda Pilot.

Net: The Lightning saves me plenty and is a blast to drive

 

[K6CCC]

I'm in southern California so 87 octane gas is just under $4.00 at Costco (where I bought most of my gas) up to $5.something at some other places. My prior truck was getting 10.8 mpg when I traded it in, so 36 to 40 cents per mile for gas.
In comparison, as of yesterday I have 10,334 miles on the truck and have spent $768.22 for electricity which comes out to just over 7.4 cents per mile for electricity. This is in 6.5 months I was spending about $500.00 per month on gas - so $768 in six months is a huge savings (and I'm driving more now).

 

[NW Ontario Ford Lightning]

For my Ram 2500 I spent $150-160 per week, 52 weeks a year.
For the Lightning I spend $10-12 per week...and no oil, exhaust, diff, transfer case fluids.
During good sunny weather the charging is "free" from solar. During winter about $2/day on overnight charging.
In January 2025 the ICE F-150 XLT was the same price as the Lightning XLT, and the Lightning has a lot more nice optional features on it.
For my use and local cost of Gasoline at $4USD/Gal the lightning will be like it was free compared to the ICE after 8 years of driving on not-gas. Mostly local driving, charge at home.
Really the best thing with the EV is warming up the cabin on electricity for cheap instead of remote starting an ICE just to warm up the truck in -20 weather, burning gasoline while driving zero miles doing it. I wonder how many gallons of gas are used per winter in N.America to just warm up cars and trucks for the occupants. It must be a crazy amount. 0 miles per gallon heating.

In 8 years time, some new super batteries will be the new EV standard, get 600 miles range, charge in 10 minutes, be lighter and cost half what we paid for our trucks...looking forward to it!

 

[Carieth]

For my Ram 2500 I spent $150-160 per week, 52 weeks a year.
For the Lightning I spend $10-12 per week...and no oil, exhaust, diff, transfer case fluids.
During good sunny weather the charging is "free" from solar. During winter about $2/day on overnight charging.
In January 2025 the ICE F-150 XLT was the same price as the Lightning XLT, and the Lightning has a lot more nice optional features on it.
For my use and local cost of Gasoline at $4USD/Gal the lightning will be like it was free compared to the ICE after 8 years of driving on not-gas. Mostly local driving, charge at home.
Really the best thing with the EV is warming up the cabin on electricity for cheap instead of remote starting an ICE just to warm up the truck in -20 weather, burning gasoline while driving zero miles doing it. I wonder how many gallons of gas are used per winter in N.America to just warm up cars and trucks for the occupants. It must be a crazy amount. 0 miles per gallon heating.

In 8 years time, some new super batteries will be the new EV standard, get 600 miles range, charge in 10 minutes, be lighter and cost half what we paid for our trucks...looking forward to it!
I used to save a lot because I had little money. But when I started playing games on https://oncasinos.ca/free-online-slots/, everything changed. I started winning often, and now I can afford an expensive car.

It's hard to argue with those numbers. Fuel savings, home charging, and winter comfort alone make a strong case for EVs in real-world daily use!

 

[NW Ontario Ford Lightning]

And - it gives a silient way to back up your home if you need power during a grid outage!

 

[CircusCowboy]

In Washington State where we have cheaper electricity due to lots of hydro electric power (about .11 cents per kw) and an over inflated gas cost due to our former governor's carbon tax scam, I am thousands ahead of my former 14mpg ICE truck on gas prices. Public charging is way more expensive than home charging, so I try to only charge at home. However, the added cost to buy the Lightning ($71k) was WAY more than its ICE counterpart. Am I saving money? Probably not. If you purchased your Lightning thinking you were going to get an ROI based solely on gas price savings, you did not do your homework before you purchased a 7200lb EV truck. But when I factor in my smiles-per-mile, my Lightning wins hands down.

 

[Deleted member 22541]

Saving $100-150 a month - since 9/12 have 5400 mi and so far have not used or plan to use public charger where they gouge typically ( I have 2 LEVEL 2 chargers 80 miles apart!) - we're deregulated, so we can shop for electricity: my current rate escalates from 1000 kwh (plan gives $100 discount at 1000kwh, but as usage moves to 2000 kwh rate climbs) so I've been running 1600 -1900 kwh (total for home & LIGHTNING) at which my kwh cost is about $.16/kwh. My POWERBOOST gas bill was $200-275 per month - LIGHTNING has been $115 to $130 - very pleased.
PS I enjoy this truck so much I'm over my lease mi agreement - just frankly look forward to getting in the truck and GO! But have 4 years to even that out - and really plan to buy the truck - way it looks if residual is too high let it go back and negotiate with the dealer for a great price!
I am very fortunate - my monthly lease paymt is $559 - I got a $21000 equity check which pays for approx 3 years of my lease payments; almost driving this BEAST for FREE! GOD is GOOD!

 

[NW Ontario Ford Lightning]

The places with high gasoline prices, but low utilty electric prices are a no brainer for daily communiting and running around. Our "ultra low overnight rate" 3.9 cents is amazing deal.
My last ICE (Ram2500) weighed more than the SR Lightning, and cost me $150/wk for gasoline (plus exhaust, tranmission, transfer case, oil changes...ICE maintenance etc)
Now I drive more (becase the Lightning is more fun to drive) and pay on average $15 per week, ... even less less when it's sunny out. LOL.
I bought the truck back in January, and at the time, side by side the Lightning XLT and the 5L ICE XLT were the same out the door price, and my Lightning has a lot of optional features the ICE didn't have. Love the truck.

 

[Deleted member 22541]

The places with high gasoline prices, but low utilty electric prices are a no brainer for daily communiting and running around. Our "ultra low overnight rate" 3.9 cents is amazing deal.
My last ICE (Ram2500) weighed more than the SR Lightning, and cost me $150/wk for gasoline (plus exhaust, tranmission, transfer case, oil changes...ICE maintenance etc)
Now I drive more (becase the Lightning is more fun to drive) and pay on average $15 per week, ... even less less when it's sunny out. LOL.
I bought the truck back in January, and at the time, side by side the Lightning XLT and the 5L ICE XLT were the same out the door price, and my Lightning has a lot of optional features the ICE didn't have. Love the truck.

WOW - IF we had such an option (3.9 cent overnight rate) would be magical! Constantly checking for EV favorable rates but in TEXAS so far have not been successful - we have "free" plans but the reality is the "non-free" portions of the plans dilute the "free" portions. We've had sub $.10/KWH electricity but inching up into the mid teens is about where the good rates are.

 

[TaxmanHog]

But when I factor in my smiles-per-mile, my Lightning wins hands down.

With my winter performance and cost of home or DCFC charging in the North East, I'm upside down economically speaking, but it's definitely the smiles-per-mile that keeps me driving my Lightning, carry on!!

 

[Landscaper]

With my winter performance and cost of home or DCFC charging in the North East, I'm upside down economically speaking, but it's definitely the smiles-per-mile that keeps me driving my Lightning, carry on!!

Worth every penny. I couldn’t give a rat’s an about the charging cost. It’s just a better mousetrap.

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