Ford Lightning Platinum | Towing a Boat 

Thanks

Awesome! enjoy the truck

Verdict?

@@WhiteWolf047 It went GREAT! I had ~100 miles to go and ended up getting back with like 15% left. I averaged 1 mi/kw and there was a charger 5 minutes from the pickup spot that I charged to 95%. I ran 60-65mph most of the way (speed limit drops for the last 15 miles or so). Would it have been easier in a gas? Yeah, probably. I wouldn't have had to charge for 30 minutes before picking up the boat. But I haven't had to do it since, and it's been a hell of a lot better and cheaper driving it back and forth to the lake the last couple months. It's a keeper for me! Oh, and I have my tesla charging working now too. So that same trip would have been less of a concern because there's 2 super chargers between here and there.

@@seanmivey Glad it went well for you, thank you.

I’m pretty sure there is but it does make it difficult if you’re towing a trailer.

This truck did not have the ability to record video from the cameras. Yes there are charging stations on the route but I could not access them while towing.

Electric vehicles are much more efficient in stop & go traffic than ICE vehicles. In case of traffic jams.

Very true!

Yes 1300 lb. The boat is 3800 lb.

That would definitely make boating season even shorter.

That is when you use the ICE truck, , lol no range anxiety

I think the powerboost makes more sense for people that have to do longer trips.

@@ZentRose agreed.. the lightning is the perfect truck as long as it's used within home range. When you have to use a public charger, you've just lost the efficiency of the lightning. $.43/kwh public versus $.15/kwh tops for home costs. If I needed my lightning where I always had to use public chargers, I wouldn't have purchased it. But locally I can do everything that my 2014 F150 V8 would do and much more with the on board power , scales and 360 degree cameras.

Took me about double that time on a 32 amp level 2 charger!

True but I'd be in bed sleeping much of that time and if like me & has the 131 kwh battery then he got the 80 amp pro charger which will do it in about 8 hrs. With no gasoline stop that would've cost a whole lot more.

More like 30-40 mins on a fast charger, slow chargers are mostly used over night when you are sleeping.

There are plenty of videos taking the Lightning in and through water. I own one and absolutely love it as mine has the larger battery!

Why? It's a sealed system. It's no better/worse than getting your diff, transfer case or transmission in the water. Ford lists it as having a 24" wading depth.

You mean he went 156 miles and still had 26% left but sure 👍

fix or repair daily

I missed something? I'm not sure what you meant here but would love to learn what I may be missing!