Electric Highway Tested in Oil & Gas Country - Unexpected Results!
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- My Canada-wide Trucked Up Coffee Stop Tour continues as I enter the heartland of traditional energy production, Alberta, Canada, with my F-150 Lightning electric truck.
Join me as I face the challenges, opportunities, and unexpected surprises in a place where many wouldn't expect them!
My insane journey across Canada will weave through every province to determine if each one earns the Trucked Up Stamp of Approval - and to provide you, my Trucked Up Guys & Gals, with an adventure for the times!
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Join me on my crazy Canada-wide Trucked Up Coffee Stop Tour journey, as I drive and rate every single province to open the electric highway for my Trucked Up guys & gals! I want to hear all about your journeys, challenges, hopes in the comments below!
😊Thank you for the opportunity to see what the Flash is all about Planning on visiting Vancouver next summer. Your videos are so helpful and inspiring.
Thank you so much, Thomas! Glad you find them useful.
I find the wind mills very mesmerizing when driving.
Me too!
Thanks for coming through my back yard. Westlock is an hour north of me. That north and east corner of Alberta is bone dry for EVs. Still I can't wait to buy one.
Damnit brother, what you just said brought a tear to my eye.
Great video! I've travelled most of these areas in my Lightning while pulling a work trailer and I've hit most fast chargers in the province. You still managed to show me the metro ford chargers that I didn't know existed! Thanks for the video and the spot-on opinions on energy. Cheers!
That's great!
I hope the additional stop helps in your travels.
Do you tow a flatbed?
@@truckedupevs usually an enclosed trailer. My company does residential solar anywhere in Alberta. I try to keep carbon to a minimum but there has been a few *interesting* situations.
@@spencernewson3117 I know what you mean! However, I think within the next couple of years, Alberta will be the 2nd province to match BC in the west - possibly in Canada - despite itself 🙂. A lot is going on.
It's impressive doing what you're doing & leading by example. Thank you for that.
BC Hydro started building out their network starting at least 10 years ago (I think 2013) when most of the cars on the road could only handle 50Kw charging (ahem... Nissan Leaf). As a result of starting so early, many of the chargers installed were 50Kw. It did take them some time to find reliable equipment and as late as 2021 they were still trying to find a supplier could provide equipment with a > 90% up time. Their priority has been to find reliable equipment and then to complete the Electric Highway... which as of this September they have now done! They are now working to add more chargers in busy locations and upgrading slow chargers. The current generation of equipment (from Addenergie - Canadian company) now seems very reliable and as a result, around 2 or three years ago they started adding 100Kw chargers, last year they started adding 180Kw chargers, and this year they have started adding 400Kw chargers. It's not perfect, but they were on in early and I think they've done a remarkable job. PS... love your content! PPS.... I gotta start watching these in order... I just watched your BC segment when you covered all this....😎
Ha! I was just about to suggest my BC/Yukon video 🙂
The thing is I drove by six brand-new locations where BC Hydro installed 50kw units at the worst junctions for such slow speeds. I agree; they were ahead of the curve, but it seems now to be just using up its inventory or something, and that's not helping.
In reality, BC Hydro is so far ahead of companies like FLO where almost all of their new installs are 50kw. Not a single vehicle manufactured today has max charge rate below 150kw, so that should be the bare minimum standard. I hope that provincial and federal funding programs for installs insist on that as a minimum for qualifying - but I don't think they do.
Always appreciate such great comments!
@truckedupevs I agree there have been some slow chargers installed recently. I suspect at least some are in locations where it may be difficult (i.e., would take a lot more time and money) to get power for a faster charger. We'll have to see how they roll out the new equipment upgrades from here on. One thing I know is a limitation is, as a government entity, they have a formula that limits their installations in areas well served by the private sector. Their mandate is to make sure there are chargers available where others have not stepped up. Squamish is an example... they have a lousy 25Kw charger (which 'temporarily' replaced one of the unreliable 50Kw units), and they are essentially prevented from adding more because Swtch and Electrify Canada and Tesla are serving that market. The problem is, Swtch and EC are unreliable, often leaving the BC Hydro 25Kw as the only non-tesla option. Unfortunately, reliability of the third-party chargers is not factored into their formula.
@truckedupevs ... also, the thing with Flo is that up until very recently (like in the past few months, I beleive), all Flo chargers were installed on behalf of a third party - often municipalities. Only recently has Flo started installing on their nickel so i doubt there are many out there. I assume the speed of the charger was dependent on the requirements specified by whoever ordered the charger... and how much they wanted to pay. I know North Van District uses Flo as their go to provider and so far have only speced out 50Kw chargers including a couple of new ones about to be fired up near Lions Gate. The municipalities that are ordering these things need some education.
@@WhizBack Excellent points. That's the problem, isn't it? If we rely on capitalist forces to dictate infrastructural service, we're hooped. All we have to do is look at the gaps in cell coverage to this day in critical regions, and why companies like Petro Canada advertised the crap out of their 'Canada Electric Highway' more as a seeming grant grab and publicity stunt while having the worst reliability I've seen in any network.
@@WhizBack Wow. You are nailing it. Do you work in the industry? These are the big sticklers right across the country. But FLO might now be realizing that its previous approach is severely tarnishing its reputation, especially when their chargers - whether purchased by a 3rd party or not - have no other signage on them other than massive FLO signs. It's like advertising to the country, "We're slow, outdated, and limited."
You missed the Flo 160 kwh at Sherwood Ford! Go Lightning
Nope. I didn't miss it but didn't go in the direction of Sherwood Park. However, the entire region really is impressive.
Ford has negotiated a great DCFC network with many of its dealerships - but only with those that participated. Others in critical areas have failed to step up - and really should be held accountable for not backing great Ford product with much-needed infrastructure.
We need ALL dealerships to do what Sherwood Ford, Metro Ford in Calgary, and other forward-thinking Ford dealerships have done and deliver a network for their ev fleets.
Thanks for pointing out this excellent service offered at your local dealership, and especially for supporting the channel!
Maybe we should talk to them about using wind turbine to power a charging station. Any extra will go to the grid.
Thanks for creating and sharing you experience cross contry. Much appreciated 😊
Thank you again for the support!
Most pilots of propellor planes try to avoid the birds and bats, propellers are expensive and we'd rather not explain to the people we rented the plane from how we damaged a thousand to multi thousand dollar part. It's even worse when it's your plane.
Excellent point! Keep in mind that I am professionally registered as a Level 5 Schmuck
Still, from a comparative analysis perspective, a bird or bat could play a game of poop hopscotch between these props and never lose a feather 🪶 (or, uh, bat fur)😉
@@truckedupevs I'm assuming that the blades you are speaking of are from a wind turbine which are long and turning relatively slow and not an aircraft propellor which often turn at 2500 rpm or faster. I wouldn't want to play with them.
@@darwinskeeper421 Yes.
Re your comment about the smog over Calgary... I live in Vancouver and every summer, after weeks of sunshine, there is a disgusting smog haze that hangs over the valley looking east from the city. It is now within our ability to stop that and I'm pretty sure that in my lifetime we will see that cloud disappear. My grandkids won't experience it. If you'd ask me about it a dozen years ago I would not have believed I would live to see that. Now, if we could only do something about the forest fire smoke....
I was thinking the very same thought recently.
We're at this tipping point where we can really turn the corner - or fall off a cliff. I'm holding out hope that we can steer in the right direction.
Thanks for the comment and great feedback!
My blue cruise speed recognition picks up the 40 mph ramp speed sign when I'm driving on a 70 mph road. Rather dangerous when the vehicle slows down to 40 miles an hour when you're driving 70 mph with a 45 mph minimum speed limit.. it doesn't always catch those ramp speed limit signs, but it's happened here in Illinois. Maybe they should move them a little farther away from the main highway so it can't pick them up.
Ford needs to improve the ID process by refining it, which I acknowledge is no easy task.
Try driving down a 110kph (70mph highway) name Hwy63, and every time you pass a highway marker, the truck quick brakes to 63kph (39mph). Not good.
And yet oil producing Norway is a world EV leader. 🤔
Love the channel! Can you make a good review of the lightning Pro or a review of the heat pump efficiency? You know when you get a chance
I've already done a review of the Pro. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/SGolY3awLgY/видео.html
Thanks for the feedback! Heat pump video coming this winter...
There is a charger in Athabasca at the Petrocan station I believe.
If it's not a DC fast charger, it takes multiple hours to get back to a level high enough mkae the trip safely. And then what does one do to get back?
My criteria for my Trucked Up rating is about the ability for an EV trucks to drive from one destination to another reliably and safely.
J 1772 chargers don't make the cut.
Worse, Petro Canada's Level 2 was flagged as 'under repair' that day, much like almost all of their DC fast chargers from BC to Manitoba, making them one of the most unreliable networks out there..
@@truckedupevs not sure what level it is, I’ve never used it. Great video though
@@enzop.3227 It's a Level 2, along with the one Koch Ford turned off. Both are abysmally slow, but would have allowed me to at least get to Fort Mac.
Getting back? Well that was a whole other kettle of fish.
Thanks for the comment though, identifying options for other ev travellers. Always appreciate it.
Have you applied for your Tesla adaptor? Free on the Ford app if you own a Lighting.
Yes. I've applied twice: once with my XLT back in March and again when I bought Thor. Neither have arrived due to the Tesla/Musk debacle that has turned the whole adapter distribution on its head.
However, thankfully, I was able to nab one for the trip from another owner.
How are your Supercharger experiences going since you got access?
Good, but expensive. By far, the most costly of all providers.
@@truckedupevs Really? Even with the plan? In the US, they are almost always cheaper. On something like 98% of the locations when compared to either all with their plans, or all without their plans to make it apples to apples. Tesla usually out competes the competiton, even in Europe, so that's sad to hear about Canada.
@@junehanzawa5165 I pay anywhere between 28 cents to 60 cents per kwh, depending on the charger speed and provider. Tesla is currently hitting me between 60~85 cents per kwh. The first time I used one, my jaw dropped. My first thought was it wasn't much cheaper than gas.
No, I'm not on the Plan, being that it costs just shy of $20 after tax monthly and if I added up the # of times I charge on their network, and the savings, which I'm guessing at based on others who have it, since Tesla doesn't disclose what it is prior to you paying them (maybe because rates vary from province to province?).It seems it wouldn't save me much since when not on tour, I charge almost always at home..
I'm new to using it, but in BC with BC Hydro as my main on-the-road source, the difference is dramatic.
well done.
Thanks!
most epic intro!!!!!!!! HYPPPEEEDDD
Glad you liked it! Thanks as always for tuning in to the channel!
Thanks!
Thank you so much!
I think those DCFCs in northern Alberta were put in under decade-old programs and went largely unused. I also suspect the AB government wouldn’t fund them now.
Worth noting that the main road down to Edmonton from the BC border is now relatively easy with the new Superchargers opened recently on Highway 43.
Whitecourt has been spotty and a bit of a challenge still, but yes, the route is definitely getting there.
I'm not seeing any DCFCs in northern Alberta other than those up to Fort Vermillion from Grand Prairie. The rest is a complete wasteland.
Thanks as always for adding valuable insight, Brett!
@@truckedupevs Hey, keep up the good work! 😀
Will do. Thanks @@Thunderbuck
Thank you for what you are doing showing how EV vehicles can travel. Cheers
Thank you for watching and supporting me!
There is absolutely no EV that can haul my work payload and get the range I need in a day. Diesel and gasoline for me the leftist fairy tale believers can have fun working in -40c with a 250km drive each way.
Why all the 'leftist' crap? Did you not watch the video? I agree with you. Drive what works for you. 85% of truck owners - very few of them 'leftist fairy tale believers' - ever drive more than 100km in a day, and that includes a lion's share of the trucks on the road in Alberta.
If someone needs to haul heavy loads, tow flatbeds into the bush and do it day in, day out, an ev truck would be a dumb move. Diesel all the way. But most truck owners in Canada & US aren't doing what you do.
I personally know of several companies who have diesels for the heavy, long haul work and Lightnings for the short haul work, and their biz is saving piles of $.
Ease up on the vitriol, brother. No one is coming for your precious truck.
I am from Alberta, Calgary to be specific and I do work in oil and gas. How do I block this channel? I do not want to hear ev and trucks in the same sentence.
Exactly these silly vehicles can not haul a load to lease or drive 400+ km in -40c
Trump says the windmills cause cancer😂 the king of Saudi arabia pays trump with big macs and twinkies😅😅😅
and bleach. 🤪
@@truckedupevs you Canadians are so lucky !!!
Stop spreading lies and BS. This Canadian supports Trump 2024!
@Bfranklyn731 no we are not everything is better in usa and will be even better when Trump is back in
@@Leviathan02464 how many people die from gun shots in Canada every year? Just something to think about.
Alberta's a joke on many levels. Its sad cause it has real potential
Thank you for the comment, Joe.
I actually found that a large part of Alberta and its citizens are making positive change and thinking about the future. I think a silent majority are not averse to evs, and it's showing up in sales numbers.
Let's give them a bit of breathing room, and those voices might have a larger impact moving ahead.
As part of the Alberta silent majority I can say what Danielle Smith and the oil companies think is not what the bulk of the Alberta population thinks. I have both an EV and solar and they are amazing. What else is amazing is how quickly the tech is making inroads into Alberta. EVs are everywhere (if you are looking) and solar is expanding rapidly. There have been 5 solar installs and two new EVs on my street alone this summer.
Even my oil field working neighbor has made comments about needing to look into solar after seeing the benefits to our monthly bills over the last few years
@@Matt.Olan-Creator This is exactly what I found as well. There is a HUGE disconnect between what I think is the majority of Albertans and what Danielle Smith's party is doing to the province.
Thanks for the great comment, Matt!
@Matt.Olan-Creator Smith has my family's vote again and you are spreading lies and BS about people wanting solar panels... it snows here 6 months of the year ffs
@@Leviathan02464 lived there 20yrs. I got tired of the same old BS from those cons 50years they've had the gov and oil rich and ya'll don't have very much for the 100's of BILLIONS that has left the prov. big oil got ur money.