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To: Red Badger
It's almost like they intentionally wanted to make EV's look bad on this trip.

Cadillac Lyriq and Ford F-150 Lightning's are horrible EV's for road trips. They have huge batteries (~100kWh) that take a while to charge to get 250 miles (officially 312 miles for the Lyriq, but not in the real world) -- and that's if you charge them to 100%. Given that charging slows a lot past 80% -- that's a long time. Because the cars are so huge they get about 2.5 miles/kWh driving just 50 mph, probably less than 2 miles/kWh driving on the interstate.

There are way better EV's for road trips that get much better miles/kWh and can charge to 80% in 10-15 minutes. Oh, wait a second. Those aren't made by Ford or GM. LOL

14 posted on 09/11/2023 7:02:55 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right

I recently read a report that the motive power in a fully-charged F-150 Lightning is the equivalent of 4 gallons of gasoline. Who the hell would leave home on a road trip of ANY length with that kind of fuel on board?


16 posted on 09/11/2023 7:07:02 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (“Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.”)
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To: Tell It Right
... and that's if you charge them to 100%... have no luggage, no passengers, no hills and have a BMI of 12..........
18 posted on 09/11/2023 7:08:53 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Tell It Right

I drove an EV from 2001 through 2015. It was wonderful. It was much quieter than gas powered alternates. I would play 18 holes easy 5 days every week, then park the EV in cart barn for charging. Next morning she was good to go. The batteries were a pack of lead acid batteries, not the fire hazard lithium type. I used distilled water only and the batteries lasted me 12 years before needing replacement. Golf card EV’s are great.


43 posted on 09/11/2023 8:26:43 AM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Desantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people. GO TRUMP)
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