Just carry a generator in the back.
There will be a new service created:
Mobile Power Units, Diesel driven generators of course, that will travel up and down the Interstates recharging your EV for a slight ‘fee’..................
So far out in the countryside a Gomer Pyle type will come out in a tow truck with a gas can in hand but find out the electric vehicle will need all night at a certified compatible charging station to go anywhere. Golllllly. And Shazaaam.
I bet nobody at C&D tows at the max.
if true, it’s basically for the tesla toy crowd. not a working truck.
Just buy a regular F-150.
Car and Driver is way off. I’m betting 50 miles.
You got to remember that a F150 is not sleek and efficient like a Tesla. You got to remember that a boat or an RV is a huge block on wheels and a lot heavier than 2 tons. I ask you. What good is it having a truck that can tow 10,000 pounds when you only get 200 to 300 miles of range not towing anything?
Just exactly what are you going to do when your EV truck peters out halfway between your house and the lake?
For a working truck, a hybrid makes a lot more sense. No range issues, and you happen to have a handy built-in generator.
Maybe next they'll tell us what effect towing at max capacity has on the F-150's EPA mileage rating for the gas and diesel engined trucks..
kinda like RATS touting how much money will come in when they raise taxes, again...
I wouldn’t need a Lightning for towing or any other reason, but limited range is my main problem with any electric vehicle. My work commutes have always been longer than average. When I travel, I like to go on long road trips. I don’t like the idea of running out of juice where there is no place to charge, or wasting time recharging it. I am also not confident that we are anywhere close to what we need in infrastructure to support EVs. Of course, by the time we reach the government-mandated zero-emission utopia, (or the SHTF), I will be about ready to retire from driving.
Electric vehicles are being pushed into usages far beyond the capability of current battery technology. Not that the govt or the eco-wackos care. If they want something it has to be possible and anyone who says “Nay” is labelled evil.
Can you hook your truck up to the generator in your camper?
I guess they need to start retrofitting all the state and national park campgrounds with EV charging stations to each campsite. I’m sure that’s part of Joe’s $4 Trillion infrastructure plan.
What is recharge time on these vehicles?
“would put the Lightning in the 180-to-240-mile zone for what you might achieve on a road trip.”
And then take off one third (at least) of those numbers in case your planned charging station is ‘out of service’.
My daughter and her husband just bought a Chrysler Pacifica that has a V-6 and is also fully electric (you plug it in). The electric has a 32 mile range. Since they live in hilly suburban Seattle and most of their trips are under 20 miles 0ne way, there will be very little need for the gas engine to ever kick in, except for trips outside their immediate vicinity.
This is where plug-in electrics, with an ICE really shine.
The idea of a fully electric car is not ready for prime time as your ONLY car unless you’re an urbanite using it to replace a bicycle or scooter. And an electric pickup without ICE is really a bad idea except for short range use.
Most of these will be sold to middle aged men who want to look both trendy and tough, live in suburban cul de sacs and never let their truck have mud on it for an entire afternoon, much less run over a speed bump without slowing down to a crawl. Same demographic that bought those Lincoln pickups. The trucks will be well cared for, maybe go to a nearby ski resort or the lake on the weekends and rarely test the range. Ford will upload the data and their engineers will then try to use it to make the next generation of EV trucks actually worth buying as working trucks. Ford knows this already, they have too many people in their marketing division to not know it.
Reduced payload, short range under load.
Sure, there’s a class of buyer that does not use their truck as a truck, and never drives more than about 200 miles a day.
That might even be a majority of buyers.
But a man who actually NEEDS a truck, or wishes to drive more than 300 miles per day, won’t even consider this oddity.
Another problem is comfort for the passengers. Use air conditioning, and the range greatly drops, probably another 20 to 25 percent. On a hot day, don’t use the air conditioning and open all the windows, and range suffers from air resistance with open windows. The F-150 truck is a loser when it comes to hauling on a mildly hot day. Same is true on a cold day when you run the heater. You don’t have to even tow at the max, any towing will greatly impact the range. F-150 electric is a loser.