Posted on 03/24/2022 5:51:19 AM PDT by Red Badger
Ford shared new videos about the towing capabilities of the upcoming, all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup.
The vehicle can tow up to 10,000 lbs (4,536 kg) in the case of XLT and Lariat trims with Extended Range Battery and Max Trailer Tow Package. The Platinum can tow up to 8,400 lbs (3,810 kg), while the versions with the Standard Range Battery (Pro, XLT, Lariat) are rated at up to 7,700 lbs (3,493 kg).
See more about towing and hauling here.
VIDEO AT LINK...........
The manufacturer has tested pre-production vehicles in very challenging conditions to make sure that customers will be able to use the electric F-150 just like the conventional one.
Two particular tests were highlighted in specific:
TFLTruck’s Ike Gauntlet™ in the winter Davis Dam in the summer
In the case of the winter test, the Ford F-150 Lightning was tested towing 10,000 pounds up Colorado’s I-70 on the coldest February day in Boulder in 123 Years, at temperatures below 0°F (-18°C).
Last month, Ford engineers took preproduction F-150 Lightnings to what some call the world’s toughest towing test — TFLtruck’s Ike Gauntlet™ towing test — with windchills registering below zero degrees Fahrenheit. The Ike Gauntlet is an 8-mile stretch of I-70 in Colorado that ascends at a 7% incline to a maximum elevation of 11,158-ft. above sea level around the Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel.
VIDEO AT LINK...........
The Summer test included towing 10,000 lbs (4,536 kg) in the extreme heat of 118 °F (48°C) and at the extreme grades of Davis Dam.
"With ground temperatures reaching a high of 118-degrees Fahrenheit during testing, F-150 Lightning preproduction units towed the same 10,000-pound trailers for multiple loops across the dam. Davis Dam, located on State Route 68 between Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam, ascends from 550 feet elevation to 3,500 feet in 11.4-grueling miles.
Between the two locations, their steep continuous inclines, expressway speeds, and trailers in tow – in this case the truck’s targeted maximum 10,000-pound trailers – make them extremely grueling for EV and gas trucks alike."
VIDEO AT LINK...........
According to Ford, those are two examples of the hundreds of hours of rigorous towing testing that the F-150 Lightning has endured during development.
It sounds very encouraging that Ford carefully checked towing capabilities, which should be pretty good on short trips. On longer trips, range might be a limiting factor (see the Rivian R1T towingtest here) as it might be cut in half or more (compared to the nominal EPA values).
To minimize issues of towing and hauling, Ford developed special software that estimates the impact of various factors on the range in real-time. We are eager to see independent reviews of this system.
What do you think about my point regarding EV “gas stations” having to be massive to simultaneously accommodate all of the vehicles sitting there to charge for an extended time? In all of the debates over EV practicality, I’ve never seen anyone mention that obvious problem. Not so much a problem in the city, but a major problem on the interstate in the middle of Kansas, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, etc.
Living in an Alabama suburb 10 miles from town I can't relate to the massive drives to a decent town like driving through South Park, CO: miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles. I just don't see putting everybody into EV's in a place like that.
Actually, I don't see forcing everybody to do anything being good. Nothing the gubment does as a one-size-fits-all is good. The only true one-size-fits-all is Jesus.
When he’s at the charging station and plugs in the truck, they pan over the front end.
The light bars are not even.
LOL
/Love me Ford trucks, got an F150 FX4 myself, over 190,000 miles, and other than the sunroof, works great!
LOL ... for about 100 yards.
No one doubts that electric motors have lots of torque. The problem is, a work truck has to be able to do it for the long haul.
# EV’s are not ready for prime time. An interim plan until the technology catches up would have been smart. The left hates us and wants us to suffer.
If they were smart, they’d be building diesel electrics. This is proven tech. Diesel engines are more efficient than those using petrol. If you had a diesel running in it’s most efficient power band, generating the electric power to move the vehicles, you get the best of both worlds ... craploads of torque, and efficiency.
Unfortunately, the enviro-nazis don’t like diesel engines.
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