Six F-150 lightnings charging station an Electrify America charge site. They must be getting closer. Video as well.

[Voyageurs]

Kinda cool. Must be getting closer for those who are waiting.

Take the time to watch the video. Some neat stuff. The test drivers were pretty cool about showing it off.

On edit. Got a link directly to the video.



Cheers.

Watch Six Ford F-150 Lightnings Charge At Electrify America Site

A bunch of Ford F-150 Lightning test vehicles were recently spotted at a publicly available Electrify America fast charging station.

insideevs.com

 

[Jim]

That is nice. Going to take some time before people like myself grow comfortable with timing the charging stops.

 

[Voyageurs]

That is nice. Going to take some time before people like myself grow comfortable with timing the charging stops.

Hi Jim. After awhile you just build your charge stops into your breaks. We do 90 percent of our charging at home while we sleep. But on road trips we just charge while we are stopped. We never actually stop to charge. We are on the Tesla Supercharger network though. Not sure how it would work for non Teslas.

I think it’s kinda funny that they were all charging on Volkswagen’s network. . LOL. Maybe someday ford will put in some chargers too. It’s still early in the transition. Who knows.

Cheers.

 

[Jim]

I guess it works if you are driving in controlled intervals, like a couple hundred miles each. But current-ly, the electric vehicle just doesn't work for the 500+ mile trips that I have to make.

 

[Voyageurs]

I guess it works well if you are driving in controlled intervals, like a couple hundred miles each. But current-ly, the electric vehicle just doesn't work for the 500 mile trips that I have to make.

A lot depends on driving style. I think 500 miles is like 800 kilometres. We do road trips like that. Nothing really changes for us as we stop for a pee and a coffee every few hundred kilometres anyway. We just charge while we are stopped. Again though, that’s at Superchargers, not sure how it would work at other franchises.

Cheers.

 

[Jim]

I'd love to drive an electric truck, but if I leave Franklin NC and drive to Pensacola FL, (approx 525 miles), where would I stop to charge my truck? It's hard enough to find a rest area for the dogs to pee, let alone a place where I can charge my car/truck! And even if I could find a place to charge, which I can't, it would add another couple of hours to an already 8 hour trip. That's not realistic at this point. But maybe someday, right?

 

[Voyageurs]

I'd love to drive an electric truck, but if I leave Franklin NC and drive to Pensacola FL, (approx 525 miles), where would I stop to charge my truck? It's hard enough to find a rest area for the dogs to pee, let alone a place where I can charge my car/truck! And even if I could find a place to charge, which I can't, it would add another couple of hours to an already 8 hour trip. That's not realistic at this point. But maybe someday, right?

Yah, no idea Jim. I don’t know what you have for charging infrastructure out your way. Out here charging infrastructure is good so a 525 mile trip wouldn’t be an issue.

I can’t speak for the Ford because I don’t know how fast it charges etc, or what rate the charge stations charge at. But in a Tesla, that trip for us wouldn’t take any longer than a gasser. But that’s mostly because on a trip like that we would stop for lunch for sure and probably a pee break or two. A typical supercharger stop for us is 15 minutes or so, may a little longer if we are having lunch.

Also, there’s really no looking for chargers. You just tell the car where you are going. The car knows where all the chargers are and just navigates you there. It’s all pretty effortless. Again though, not sure about that end of the continent.

Cheers.

 

[Jim]

A typical supercharger stop for us is 15 minutes or so, may a little longer if we are having lunch.

Also, there’s really no looking for chargers. You just tell the car where you are going. The car knows where all the chargers are and just navigates you there. It’s all pretty effortless. Again though, not sure about that end of the continent.

Cheers.

That is awesome! Unfortunately, our area is not supported as well as yours. We're still trying to get cell service (and Internet) out here where I'm at. But it'll be great when we finally do get into the real world.

Thanks for the info!

 

[Voyageurs]

That is awesome! Unfortunately, our area is not supported as well as yours. We're still trying to get cell service (and Internet) out here where I'm at. But it'll be great when we finally do get into the real world.

Thanks for the info!

No worries. There are APPs that you can download to show infrastructure as well. We use plugshare when getting an idea of infrastructure in an area. But generally we just let the car figure out.

Here’s a quick snapshot of charge infrastructure in your general area. Maybe a little thinner than some areas but not bad. And remember, you start with a 100 percent charge at home. Here’s the snap.

 

[Jim]

Zoom that back a bit so I can see what's between Franklin NC and Atlanta GA. And then from Atlanta GA to Pensacola FL. That would be very helpful. Can you do that?

 

[Voyageurs]

Ma

Zoom that back a bit so I can see what's between Franklin NC and Atlanta GA. And then from Atlanta GA to Pensacola FL. That would be very helpful. Can you do that?

Maybe. I’ll give it a try. By the way those symbols with the wrenches generally mean under construction. So it looks like there is some kind of push going on there.

 

[Voyageurs]

Ma

Maybe. I’ll give it a try. By the way those symbols with the wrenches generally mean under construction. So it looks like there is some kind of push going on there.

Ok. Here’s a couple of images. These are all DC fast chargers but not sure which franchises although I’m not sure that matters. Depending on the vehicle you could probably do it with one charge stop. But if it was me I would be stopping 3 times just because I drink too much coffee. And again, if I’m stopped, I’m charging, even if it’s just for a 10 minute per and coffee refill. Everyone travels different. Here we go.

Leg one.

Leg 2.

 

[Voyageurs]

Sorry for the format of the pictures Jim. I suck at this on an iPhone.

 

[Jim]

No, don't apologies, you're doing a great job! From the looks of things, I might just make it from point A to point B! As I said, I'd love to have a DC vehicle, just didn't see it as viable. Thanks!

 

[Voyageurs]

No, don't apologies, you're doing a great job! From the looks of things, I might just make it from point A to point B! As I said, I'd love to have a DC vehicle, just didn't see it as viable. Thanks!

You are welcome. Those pictures came from plugshare. You can go to plugshare.com as well and play with it a bit. Might be fun.

 

[redbaron]

@Voyageurs posts havs been quite educational to me as well.

We know that one day this will be easier than ice fueling. May not be as far off as I thought.

 

[Voyageurs]

@Voyageurs posts havs been quite educational to me as well.

We know that one day this will be easier than ice fueling. May not be as far off as I thought.

I’m glad you like them. Its an interesting topic for my wife and I. We were early adapters 6 years ago. Now Teslas are as common as corollas in some places around here. ?.

I think the EV RV connection for smaller travel trailers is going to take off in the next couple years. We already see more of the tear drop type trailers getting hauled around by EV SUV’s or CUV’s or whatever they are called.

Cheers.

 

[turbopilot]

I think the EV RV connection for smaller travel trailers is going to take off in the next couple years. We already see more of the tear drop type trailers getting hauled around by EV SUV’s or CUV’s or whatever they are called.

Not so sure. I understand the range of the Lightning is less than 100 miles towing a typical mid sized travel trailer. I have the F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid. Highway range drops from around 600 miles per tank to around 300 miles per tank with mid sized travel trailer.

 

[Voyageurs]

Not so sure. I understand the range of the Lightning is less than 100 miles towing a typical mid sized travel trailer. I have the F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid. Highway range drops from around 600 miles per tank to around 300 miles per tank with mid sized travel trailer.

Yah could be. I have no idea on the Fords specs for towing although I have heard that that 100 mile number was speculation and not from ford.

I suspect as soon as the first sales are made people will be reporting their numbers soon after.

Off topic, those hybrids with the onboard inverter are a sweet truck.

 

[turbopilot]

This is a thermodynamic issue. Ford says the Lightning has a range of 300 miles. Average mid size travel trailer weighs about the same as a high end F-150. Double the rolling mass (truck plus trailer) reduces range by half. Can't fool Mother Nature.