Dual battery with a 320 Miles Range? Reallly???? Seems 100% false.
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"Dual Battery"? Not a thing. 230 miles of range? Sounds like you have a truck with a Standard Range Pack. There is a ton of range experience in this forum, have a look around. Most reporting 2 - 2.2 M/KWh.
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You mean like this?
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What you are encountering is a combination of
1. Thinking the Guess-o-Meter is an accurate indicator of your truck’s maximum potential range, and
2. Not realizing the GOM range estimate will drop as it gets colder out.
When did you get your truck?
I recommend you read:
www.lightningowners.com
What you are encountering is a combination of
1. Thinking the Guess-o-Meter is an accurate indicator of your truck’s maximum potential range, and
2. Not realizing the GOM range estimate will drop as it gets colder out.
When did you get your truck?
I recommend you read:
Don't trust the GOM! Best ways to calculate how far...
In EV forums there are always lots of new threads popping up from first time BEV drivers who are all worried or worked up because their Guess-O-Meter (GOM) is showing much less range than they think it should. This will especially happen in colder weather when the range drops. For new EV owners...
www.lightningowners.com
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you have a Dual MOTOR truck, not a dual battery one... SR is about ~240.... ER Battery, a lot more expensive is ~320 or so at full charge...
what's with all the 100 percent charge I have had to learn to live with 90 percent charge?
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true... we talk in terms of 100% of charge 'range', although that would mean that you would have to arrive with 0% battery left - that just ain't gonna happen.
... and because just like any vehicle, it is not practical to drive it to "zero". Unless you are in an area that has a lot of DCFC or you are around home, going below 15% before charging is unwise. This means that 75% charge is what people should "learn to live with"... 65% if road tripping. These numberds often catch EV newbies by surprise.
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Charging your battery to 100% is like redlining an ICE engine. Sure you can do it but it takes a toll on the life of the vehicle. Charge at home to 90% and DC Fast Charge to 80% and your battery will last longer.
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IF that is feasible...... whenever I drive to Fargo, I will be charging to 100% and arriving less than 10% as I have no choice. Once nevi kicks in, I won't.
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Sure. I charge to 100% before road trips, too. 80% for normal driving.
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To see the Ford's advertised range, charge your Lightning to 100% then reset your driving history on the touch screen: Settings/Charge/EV driving history (press and hold to reset). Before resetting, if you want to see your driving history, go to the FordPass App and select Vehicle/My EV driving.
I had the same full range concern since my extended range Lariat showed only 270 miles (instead of 320) at 100% charge. I spoke with Ford and the agent explained that my driving history is part of the range calculation. Since I recently had a 200 mile highway trip at ~72 MPH, my range at 100% charge was (predicted to be) 270 miles instead of the expected 320. To prove this, I went into the Ford's touch screen (not Ford Pass app) and reset EV driving history. My Lariat was 100% charged and the range suddenly changed to 320 miles. Tesla does not include your driving history in the range. At 100% charge, my Tesla MX always shows the full range of 328 miles. (Perhaps there is a setting to alter that, I have not looked.) Obviously, I get ~25% less than that in the real world.
I hope this helps.
Karl
I had the same full range concern since my extended range Lariat showed only 270 miles (instead of 320) at 100% charge. I spoke with Ford and the agent explained that my driving history is part of the range calculation. Since I recently had a 200 mile highway trip at ~72 MPH, my range at 100% charge was (predicted to be) 270 miles instead of the expected 320. To prove this, I went into the Ford's touch screen (not Ford Pass app) and reset EV driving history. My Lariat was 100% charged and the range suddenly changed to 320 miles. Tesla does not include your driving history in the range. At 100% charge, my Tesla MX always shows the full range of 328 miles. (Perhaps there is a setting to alter that, I have not looked.) Obviously, I get ~25% less than that in the real world.
I hope this helps.
Karl
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Are we being invaded by trolls? Is this another person who joins just to toss in a stink bomb and not re-post.
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You won’t make it in the winter…if this is your current experience. By late December you will be needing a top up 1/2 way through your destination.
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Right now terrible charger options. I'll probably detour to Morris, mn then Fergus falls to make sure I can make it. It will Add 40 miles....
But my main point is many folks have to charge to 100% occasionally. Let's not mislead folks.
I the this biggest misleading misconception that is put out there is that it is practical to charge to 100% while on the road. Overnight at home or the hotel, sure, but at a "fuel stop", no. When coming from an ICE that you can top off easily, it is an adjustment to not be able to (practically) do that in an EV.
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2022 Platinum with ER battery. 245 at 100%
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The only number that makes any difference is mile/kw
You can calculate your range yourself if you know what kind of driving you will be making.
I know that when I drive in heavy traffic averaging 40mph on the highway I will be getting ~2.5mi/kw.
I know that when I go on a road trip and go 70 on the highway with BlueCruise I'm getting ~2.2mi/kw (a little better if I close the side mirrors).
I know that inside the city if I don't feel like smoking someone at the stop light I can get ~3mi/kw.
So if I need to drive 200mi and it is 150mi highway and 40mi congestion and 10mi city I can expect to spend ~88kw or about 67% charge which would correlate to about 300mi at 100%
If you don't want to do this math whenever you go on a road trip you can use the guess-o-meter but it doesn't really mean anything unless you run the same route every day
You can calculate your range yourself if you know what kind of driving you will be making.
I know that when I drive in heavy traffic averaging 40mph on the highway I will be getting ~2.5mi/kw.
I know that when I go on a road trip and go 70 on the highway with BlueCruise I'm getting ~2.2mi/kw (a little better if I close the side mirrors).
I know that inside the city if I don't feel like smoking someone at the stop light I can get ~3mi/kw.
So if I need to drive 200mi and it is 150mi highway and 40mi congestion and 10mi city I can expect to spend ~88kw or about 67% charge which would correlate to about 300mi at 100%
If you don't want to do this math whenever you go on a road trip you can use the guess-o-meter but it doesn't really mean anything unless you run the same route every day
Interesting observation regarding the mirrors, as well as confirmation of the ability to fold the mirrors while underway.
Elon has long campaigned the government to update the laws to allow for small cameras to replace mirrors as a significant factor in increasing efficiency/range. My Y lets you opt to use cameras instead of the physical mirrors while underway. I use this mode when driving that car, as I think it is how cars/trucks will be built in the future; I'll be ahead if I am already familiar with looking at the screen rather than the mirror.
Does the F150 have cameras mounted to allow for this functionality if one chooses to run with the mirrors folded?
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