Well noooo shit.
The Ford F-150 Lightning electric
pickup truck's "kryptonite" is a road trip, according to the
Detroit News review of the vehicle. Auto critic Henry Payne
explains that the electric truck got him "170 miles of range"
on a trip up interstate 75 in Michigan, while its gasoline-
powered counterpart gets drivers "600 miles and 22 mpg."
"I've got the turbo-6 cylinder. I'm getting 600 miles and 22
mpg - I don't think I'll ever get one of those electrics,
" an
owner of a gas-powered F-150 told Detroit News auto critic
Henry Payne while he was at his third fast-charger of the day
during a road trip in a 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV tester.
Payne, who was on his way to Charlevoix, Michigan, had
informed the owner of the gasoline-powered vehicle that the
electric truck was only getting him "about 170 miles of range
on this trip up 1-75."
The auto critic explained that he had charged the vehicle
overnight to 100 percent, giving it a 320-mile range. He then
ran a few errands the following morning, and started his road
trip with 281 miles on hand.
But by the time he got to Saginaw, "the Lightning was getting
just 60% of estimated range and it was becoming clear to
the trip computer that we would not make it to Gaylord,"
Payne said, adding that the "281-mile range looked more like
168 miles."
The system then rerouted Payne to a charging station, but
when he arrived, the only two chargers there were already
occupied. So he drove to another facility that he knew had
four charging stations. When he got there, unfortunately, two
were occupied and the other two were being worked on by
technicians.
The Ford F-150 Lightning electric
pickup truck's "kryptonite" is a road trip, according to the
Detroit News review of the vehicle. Auto critic Henry Payne
explains that the electric truck got him "170 miles of range"
on a trip up interstate 75 in Michigan, while its gasoline-
powered counterpart gets drivers "600 miles and 22 mpg."
"I've got the turbo-6 cylinder. I'm getting 600 miles and 22
mpg - I don't think I'll ever get one of those electrics,
" an
owner of a gas-powered F-150 told Detroit News auto critic
Henry Payne while he was at his third fast-charger of the day
during a road trip in a 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV tester.
Payne, who was on his way to Charlevoix, Michigan, had
informed the owner of the gasoline-powered vehicle that the
electric truck was only getting him "about 170 miles of range
on this trip up 1-75."
The auto critic explained that he had charged the vehicle
overnight to 100 percent, giving it a 320-mile range. He then
ran a few errands the following morning, and started his road
trip with 281 miles on hand.
But by the time he got to Saginaw, "the Lightning was getting
just 60% of estimated range and it was becoming clear to
the trip computer that we would not make it to Gaylord,"
Payne said, adding that the "281-mile range looked more like
168 miles."
The system then rerouted Payne to a charging station, but
when he arrived, the only two chargers there were already
occupied. So he drove to another facility that he knew had
four charging stations. When he got there, unfortunately, two
were occupied and the other two were being worked on by
technicians.
