'EV' or not, doesn't matter....still Found On Road Dead

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Thats what my son wants. Is a Eagle 4wd I told him to find another place to live. He doesnt get it.

I know nothing about Fords, and don't want to know anything about them, and I don't follow them, so, I didn't want to even bother with this thread. However, I did... that's a Mustang???

Seriously, did Ford lose their minds? What a friggin pathetic excuse for a modern car.

These electric cars are for communist. .i hope their all electric f150 is a total flop as well

The quickest and most brutal punishment for car manufacturers comes from the stock market (investors). Therefore, don't buy any of this crap the car manufacturers are offering to the consumer market...sales will drop and Wall Street will lower the boom on them faster than a New York minute.

DeltaV said:

The quickest and most brutal punishment for car manufacturers comes from the stock market (investors). Therefore, don't buy any of this crap the car manufacturers are offering to the consumer market...sales will drop and Wall Street will lower the boom on them faster than a New York minute.

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stock market is rigged, the globalists will keep this green **** propped up for as long as it takes

I'm sure it being a rental didn't help.

kiwigtx said:

Remember that time not so long ago when the new gas powered cars came out and they had 'software issues - cars with faults that had to be reset at a dealership.
I am sure that a few members here had those issues with new Dodges......

I see in the very near future how car companies will lock a car out from being driven in the same manner that John Deere locks out their tractors from being touched by anyone other than a licenced dealership. Bye-bye home mechanical repairs.

You will buy and pay for a car...but never actually own it.

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The gov'ment is supposed to be putting a s top to that JD tractor BS!!!! We will see!

barbee6043 said:

The gov'ment is supposed to be putting a s top to that JD tractor BS!!!! We will see!

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They will use smoke and mirrors to fob people off for as long as it takes to give them time to forget.

More than two dozen electric Proterra buses first unveiled by the city of Philadelphia in 2016 are already out of operation, according to a WHYY investigation.

The entire fleet of Proterra buses was removed from the roads by SEPTA, the city’s transit authority, in February 2020 due to both structural and logistical problems—the weight of the powerful battery was cracking the vehicles’ chassis, and the battery life was insufficient for the city’s bus routes. The city raised the issues with Proterra, which failed to adequately address the city’s concerns.

The city paid $24 million for the 25 new Proterra buses, subsidized in part by a $2.6 million federal grant.

Philadelphia's electric bus fleet has disappeared – HotAir

These folks have been doing hybrids for awhile.

https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/ar...c-hybrid-propulsion-systems-for-transit-buses

Can you imagine the outrage when Ford brought out the Model A?

"That's no Ford".

400sforever said:

These electric cars are for communist. .i hope their all electric f150 is a total flop as well

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Yeah, I know I'm dragging up an old thread, but it's an appropriate response ............


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Ford Lightning EV Truck in remote Kern County city of Kernville forced to charge off propane powered portable generator​

May 31, 2023

If you can’t count on local charging, you might have to bring your own generator.​

Ford Lightning owner Josh Gordon was so surprised he spotted another Ford Lightning in his remote Sierra Nevada-area California resort town that he got one of his friend’s to snap a photo for him as proof.

It wasn’t so much spotting another Ford EV Truck as much as his unique charging situation.

“In my tiny mountain town neighborhood,” Gordon’s caption reads. “There’s only one public level 2 charger in a 60 mile radius here. It’s also the second Lightning I’ve seen up here other than my own.”

Kernville (population 790) like many small cities, does not have enough car traffic to justify an EV charging company like EVGo to place one of their charger(s) in.

Until enough demand builds up or someone bankrolls a Level 2 charger as an investment of sorts (which we’ll get to shortly) electric car drivers travelling through Kernville or stopping for a few days either have to have enough range to make it to the next station or they have to secure their own charging like this particular Lightning owner.

True to Gordon’s caption and looking up the charging situation for myself, the closest Level 2 charger is 30 miles away by how the crow flies and 60+ miles away by car.

How far it is to the nearest legit Level 2 charger on Google Maps from Kernville

These Ford Lightnings have either 230 miles range or 320 miles range depending on if you get the standard or extended range.

Two hours of driving and 120 miles round trip just to charge is a non-starter, not to mention the 60 miles range lost driving.

Although Plugshare shows at least 5 J1772 compliant chargers, according to Gordon,

“Other than the $1 one at the local Forest Service HQ, those other ones are destination chargers behind gates including one at an owner’s Airbnb, in other words, not generally accessible. There will be more soon.”

There are only 5 J1772 chargers in Kernville and only one of them is really available.
How efficient is charging off a propane generator like the one in the photo?

If that Lightning owner got a mid-range dual fuel generator like this $1,800 one from Home Depot that pumps out 10,500 watts running, it’d take at least 12 hours to fully charge a Lightning with the largest extended range pack or 9.3 hours for the standard battery.

That’s assuming you brought or can buy enough propane to keep the generator running through the night.

Despite the dire charging situation for EV drivers passing through Kernville, there’s good news.

“(I) just signed the state and district grant papers (for additional Public Level 2 chargers.) We’re installing two and the motel up the street (also installing one) makes three (in the near future.)”

While impractical to own a Ford Lightning without your own Level 2 charging or public charging available, it’s not unheard of to bring your own portable charging situation.

Richard Cranium said:

Yeah, I know I'm dragging up an old thread, but it's an appropriate response ............


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Ford Lightning EV Truck in remote Kern County city of Kernville forced to charge off propane powered portable generator​

May 31, 2023

If you can’t count on local charging, you might have to bring your own generator.​

Ford Lightning owner Josh Gordon was so surprised he spotted another Ford Lightning in his remote Sierra Nevada-area California resort town that he got one of his friend’s to snap a photo for him as proof.

It wasn’t so much spotting another Ford EV Truck as much as his unique charging situation.

“In my tiny mountain town neighborhood,” Gordon’s caption reads. “There’s only one public level 2 charger in a 60 mile radius here. It’s also the second Lightning I’ve seen up here other than my own.”

Kernville (population 790) like many small cities, does not have enough car traffic to justify an EV charging company like EVGo to place one of their charger(s) in.

Until enough demand builds up or someone bankrolls a Level 2 charger as an investment of sorts (which we’ll get to shortly) electric car drivers travelling through Kernville or stopping for a few days either have to have enough range to make it to the next station or they have to secure their own charging like this particular Lightning owner.

True to Gordon’s caption and looking up the charging situation for myself, the closest Level 2 charger is 30 miles away by how the crow flies and 60+ miles away by car.

How far it is to the nearest legit Level 2 charger on Google Maps from Kernville

These Ford Lightnings have either 230 miles range or 320 miles range depending on if you get the standard or extended range.

Two hours of driving and 120 miles round trip just to charge is a non-starter, not to mention the 60 miles range lost driving.

Although Plugshare shows at least 5 J1772 compliant chargers, according to Gordon,

“Other than the $1 one at the local Forest Service HQ, those other ones are destination chargers behind gates including one at an owner’s Airbnb, in other words, not generally accessible. There will be more soon.”

There are only 5 J1772 chargers in Kernville and only one of them is really available.
How efficient is charging off a propane generator like the one in the photo?

If that Lightning owner got a mid-range dual fuel generator like this $1,800 one from Home Depot that pumps out 10,500 watts running, it’d take at least 12 hours to fully charge a Lightning with the largest extended range pack or 9.3 hours for the standard battery.

That’s assuming you brought or can buy enough propane to keep the generator running through the night.

Despite the dire charging situation for EV drivers passing through Kernville, there’s good news.

“(I) just signed the state and district grant papers (for additional Public Level 2 chargers.) We’re installing two and the motel up the street (also installing one) makes three (in the near future.)”

While impractical to own a Ford Lightning without your own Level 2 charging or public charging available, it’s not unheard of to bring your own portable charging situation.

Ford Lightning EV Truck in remote Kern County city of Kernville forced to charge off propane powered portable generator - Alt Car news

This Ford Lightning Electric truck was spotted in this remote California town of Kernville charging off a propane portable generator.

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WOW, they are upgrading to (3) !! chargers!

In a town of 790.

Richard Cranium said:

Kern County city of Kernville​

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I had absolutely nothing to do with this.

Kern Dog said:

I had absolutely nothing to do with this.

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LOL, you are the first person that came to mind when I saw that, and I had half an idea RC was trying to slyly call you out or something lol.

Kern Dog said:

I had absolutely nothing to do with this.

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Detective D said:

LOL, you are the first person that came to mind when I saw that, and I had half an idea RC was trying to slyly call you out or something lol.

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Welp, I'll never be able to go to the rock n' blues festival up there again without thinking of this!