Huh? To heat the cabin?
My SR Lightning charged to 256 mile range yesterday (rated EPA 230 mi).144 miles…..
You are in a warm climate for sure. Yes you should do better than EPA.My SR Lightning charged to 256 mile range yesterday (rated EPA 230 mi).
The lower range was due to A/C use; normally it goes to 290 miles @ 100%.
Yup, as soon as I don't need to use any climate controls - I expect to be around 300 miles.You are in a warm climate for sure. Yes you should do better than EPA.
Ideal conditions for sure. Congrats. I am similar (in the summer) with my previously Owned Mach E's. I got 256 out of a '21 SR AWD Mach E, rated for 211) and 311 from a '21 ER AWD (rated for 270) in the summer. Unfortunately, Maine Winters (-5F to 32F) SR-110 to 150 and ER 138 to 180. The Lightning should be a little worse. A much larger cabin and more exposed battery (and overall larger battery to condition). This is common across all EV's but worse with PTC heaters.Yup, as soon as I don't need to use any climate controls - I expect to be around 300 miles.
Was able to reach 291 miles recently when temps cooled and only needed the windows rolled down.
Not only am I in a warm climate, I drive in urban bumper to bumper traffic every day so speeds never exceeds 45MPH.
If it’s on the Internet, it must be true."One potentially significant downside to driving a Lightning in cold weather, however, is the truck's resistive heater, a power-hungry device that works like a hairdryer. This design is not as efficient as newer heat pumps, but Bloch explained Ford went the resistive route because of packaging."
-CNET
I think Ford meant to say they didn't put in a heat pump because that would have been too hard and expensive to engineer and taken another 6 months. Don't expect to see many of these pups being driven above the 40th parallel this winter.