[Kawartha Lightning]

Is there a way to reset everything, when I charge to 100% it only gives me 200 miles of range [339 km]. In Canada - so a bit colder now but about to get super cold in the months ahead so maybe I’ll go down to 100 miles of range only? Must be doing something wrong wondering if there’s a way to reset everything because when I charge to 100% getting the same range you might get out of a cheap Chevy bolt. Not impressed!

 

[Voltz]

Must be doing something wrong

I've found out that you can't drive as fast as the truck will go.

How many kW/km are your trip meters showing?

 

[Leaf to Lightning : )]

339km equals 210 miles - if this is a SR battery pack, sounds about right, although you might just find that the 'guessometer' is going to degrade the initial 'km/miles' out of the driveway since the battery pack is cold. When driving, the numbers will even out to more of a 'standard range' you would expect, as the battery pack warms.

 

[Kawartha Lightning]

I've found out that you can't drive as fast as the truck will go.

How many kW/km are your trip meters showing?

I think it says 3.7. Driving pretty conservatively and I would say a mix of hwy / city. Trying to minimize use of HVAC (but it’s getting colder out). You definitely can’t use any of this trucks impressive torque w/o slashing your range considerably (I don’t). Really like a lot about this truck and have been on the fence a while - but I think I m going to dump mine. There definitely not viable yet. The technology is getting better but range is awful

 

[ChasingCoral]

I think it says 3.7. Driving pretty conservatively and I would say a mix of hwy / city. Trying to minimize use of HVAC (but it’s getting colder out). You definitely can’t use any of this trucks impressive torque w/o slashing your range considerably (I don’t). Really like a lot about this truck and have been on the fence a while - but I think I m going to dump mine. There definitely not viable yet. The technology is getting better but range is awful

That’s about 2.4 miles/kWh. Multiply that by the battery capacity and you’ll find you are getting the range you expect.

Read this:

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

 

[Kawartha Lightning]

That’s about 2.4 miles/kWh. Multiply that by the battery capacity and you’ll find you are getting the range you expect.

Read this:

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

Thanks and the math makes sense. Means I’ll probably get around 200km range in the winter if the best I can get is 300km now. Not great for an extended range battery. Fortunately looks like I can still sell it and get my money out of it

 

[Voltz]

I think I m going to dump mine. There definitely not viable yet. The technology is getting better but range is awful

It's certainly viable for me. I seldom drive more than 200 miles a day. When I do, it charges overnight and is ready to do another 290 miles or so the next day.

 

[Dson607]

I think it says 3.7. Driving pretty conservatively and I would say a mix of hwy / city. Trying to minimize use of HVAC (but it’s getting colder out). You definitely can’t use any of this trucks impressive torque w/o slashing your range considerably (I don’t). Really like a lot about this truck and have been on the fence a while - but I think I m going to dump mine. There definitely not viable yet. The technology is getting better but range is awful

Bye Felicia

 

[Kawartha Lightning]

Actually I have the extended range battery not the Sr so at a 131kwh, I should be getting 485 km not 300 (3.7 x 131). Something is not adding up and the app and the charge settings in the vehicle are very glitchy, do not work

 

[MPie]

It's a guess. A notoriously conservative guess. If you're getting 2.4 m/kwh you're hitting the 320 epa estimate.

You drive more than 200km a day? In your worst case scenario, which is already ridiculous, most people would still have plenty of range.

Don't judge the entire truck on the guess-o-meter range. Not viable yet? Yeesh...

 

[Justjoe]

Actually I have the extended range battery not the Sr so at a 131kwh, I should be getting 485 km not 300 (3.7 x 131). Something is not adding up and the app and the charge settings in the vehicle are very glitchy, do not work

How accurate is the GOM after driving 100 km? does the GOM accurately show your range has decreased by 100km? If you have the extended range battery you may actually have more range but the GOM is way off. I noticed my GOM was way off the first long drive we did but, over time the GOM has become pretty accurate. You might want to verify that you don't actually have the SR battery.🤞

 

[Kawartha Lightning]

Well I’m not a complete idiot (debatable). I know I have the ER Battery and when dealership gave me the car it was charged to 480km of range. Was I expecting 500km of range? No. But I was expecting more than 300 when the temp dips to 10 degrees Celsius. Once we hit -20 (and we will sooner than I would like) assuming I only have enough range to pickup the mail!

 

[shocker]

Ive driven EVs through 5 northern winter seasons, plan on a 40% reduction from your summer range.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Actually I have the extended range battery not the Sr so at a 131kwh, I should be getting 485 km not 300 (3.7 x 131). Something is not adding up and the app and the charge settings in the vehicle are very glitchy, do not work

You stated above you are getting 3.7 km/kWh (2.3 m/kWh). You have a 131 kWh battery. Why do you think you aren't getting 485 km range? Please don't say because that's what the Guess-o-Meter says. You range on a trip is the average efficiency times the battery capacity. Period.

The Guess-o-Meter is intentionally conservative because Ford has no idea how far, how fast, in what weather, or over what elevation change your next trip will be. They intentionally low-ball it so you won't get stuck somewhere.

Would you rather the Lightning act like some BEVs that give you a ridiculously high range on the Guess-o-Meter that you'll never reach?

 

[Kawartha Lightning]

So basically the app, the truck instruments, etc ... are absolute BS? Great. Temps are dropping and so is my range... Exact same distance and destination and I'm losing about 0.2 km per kWh per week so losing 40% of your range as many contributors here and on other sites are predicting seems plausible. So while you are saving money versus gas you're giving away about half of the energy once the winter hits. Probably still worth it, but sounds like the technology still has a very long way to go - that's a lot of waste

 

[ChasingCoral]

So basically the app, the truck instruments, etc ... are absolute BS? Great. Temps are dropping and so is my range... Exact same distance and destination and I'm losing about 0.2 km per kWh per week so losing 40% of your range as many contributors here and on other sites are predicting seems plausible. So while you are saving money versus gas you're giving away about half of the energy once the winter hits. Probably still worth it, but sounds like the technology still has a very long way to go - that's a lot of waste

The GOM isn’t absolute BS, it’s just limited on what it does. Try using the built-in nav to see how far it thinks you can go.

 

[klossfam]

We drive from our house in the Buffalo area to our cottage on Haliburton.Lake, ON (260 miles driveway to driveway). Kawartha Lightning will know where this is. We leave at 100% and arrive at approximately 10%. This is a lot of highway at 70-75 mph.

This is just my real world experience. We have 32A charging capability at the cottage, so we never even use public charging in ON (unless we just happen to be near a charger and are eating/shopping).

 

[Kawartha Lightning]

Thanks, and I know exactly where that is, (You’re welcome to stop by on your next trip, we’re on the way). That’s a long drive and I am may be focussing too much on the GOM and it’s random predictions. You’re a lot more adventurous than I would be going down to 10%. If I lived in a warm weather climate 365 days year this would be less of an issue but now that I’m seeing the real world impact of the cold weather on the battery and it’s range (only having about 200 km at my disposal on a practical basis in the winter for an extended range battery isn’t going to cut it for me - not in a vehicle that costs this much at least). That has more to do with me than the truck, everyone else seems to be pretty OK with the (IMO) meagre ranges these things produce in real world Conditions.

 

[klossfam]

The only thing with the GOM on any EV is that it can only knows what it knows. We get a lower range on the GOM after road trips vs when we are running around town for a couple weeks. Also, the Lightning will sometimes retain trailer tow range even after you select 'No Trailer'.

On range remaining, best to stay at 15-20% for DC charging but if we pull into the cottage at 8-9%, no big deal as it is getting plugged into the Level 2 right away.

Heading up in about 10 days to close for the season as we no longer sled anymore. Boat and docks have been out for a month.

 

[HellBoy]

Ive driven EVs through 5 northern winter seasons, plan on a 40% reduction from your summer range.

this! I am in Canada, out in the prairies…we experience -30s, -40s…I have seen upwards of 60% reduction in range under extreme conditions in my previous EVs.