FORD F-150 Lightning: Biggest Pros & Cons in 2024!
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- The all electric Ford F-150 Lightning is considered to be the best electric pickup truck out there even with the arrival of the Tesla Cybertruck. Here are the F-150 Lightning's pros and cons!
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It's NOT soccer
As a Lightning owner, serious towing is done with a 3/4 or half ton. All the towing I do with my Lightning is the occasional small boat or jet ski and not more than 100 miles which is never an issue. Traded in my 3500 diesel because I never needed the capacity of the truck
Note: if you're serious about towing you dont buy a 1/2 ton pickup. You purchase a 3/4 to 1 ton pickup with dual rear tires.
Doesn’t it depend on what you are towing?
@krisbaker9427 a half ton will handle a utility trailer, bass boat or small camper, but Inefficient as heck and with very short legs due to smaller fuel tanks. Same as the lightning it's enough for short distance type stuff but if your wanting to take a 30' camper across country you're pushing that truck to its limits and with questionable safety under adverse conditions.
Half tons are designed with suburban family types and construction workers in mind.
Ranchers, light cargo and heavy equipment movers will be using bigger trucks.
Since the launch, you can get it in Canada as well.
I own a Lightning. Excellent video and fair. It's funny about the charging speed though. I live in the middle of rural nowhere in Canada and I never use fast charging since I wake up every morning with a full truck. I have no garage and winter is, well, WINTER here. I have three local friends, all with Lightnings, and, like me, all of them use them for their business. Range and charging has never been a problem. If any of us had to tow on a regular basis, however, that would like change big time.
Keep up the great work!
All in all, I have nothing to say bad about my Lightning, other than the range of my Standard range. Ford is doing all they can to make my truck better and better too.
Good video. I see these electric trucks being used for local contractors. My wife and I just had new flooring done. The contractor drives an F150 (of course!) and his day usually involves trips of less than 50 miles, with jaunts to Home Depot or a contractor supply warehouse. I keep reading about people wanting to tow. I agree towing is not there yet. I had a 2006 Chevy Avalanche, which I used to tow a tent trailer on road trips. We'd regularly drive 400 miles or more in one stretch, even with the trailer. The EV truck manufacturers need to stress that towing is a no-go on these.
Does it have park assist?
Still waiting for a truck with an 8 foot bed that sells at a reasonible price. Most of the Electric trucks I see are being used as a weekend warrior vehicle, not a work truck. The F150 is the closest I have seen, but I dont want to haul loads with my tailgate down
Would you try to tow your Airstream with a Mazda Miata? Nope.
Would you race your F350 against a Corvette? Nope.
No vehicle is best for all use cases. The Ford Lightning is a nice truck, but of course doesn't have an 8 foot bed. If you need an 8 foot bed, get a nice used pickup.
@@billsrelectric I own a gas F150 and it has an 8 foot bed and a single cab, I don't think wanting a similarly equiped lightning is unreasonable. I seems you do, but it's not clear why.
The truth of the matter is that there aren’t many 8 ft bed f150s out there. People who need them, need them. But most get the short bed crew cab version.
@@dmandman9 I am fine with being a corner case. When I am at the lumber yard picking up materials, the other customers are driving trucks with 8 foot beds. My point is this is a barrier to me buying this truck and it is my only known barrier unless it can't be outfitted with contractor racks.. I like everything else about it. The Lightning has the power to haul, just not the dimensional space. Its not like the chassis could not accommodate my use case. The lack of an 8 foot bed option is a con that Alex did not mention, so I offerred it up.
@@squirrelrelocator I had a F150 with the 157" wheelbase, sold it to take delivery of my 2023 Ford Lightning. Do I wish it had a longer bed? Sure. But my tailgates, moving stuff and towing my boat have not been a problem with the Lightning. If you need an 8 foot bed, an Electric Truck is not going to be a fit for you.
The Lightning is available in Norway through Ford dealerships + gray import.
For the vast majority of truck owners its fine. Most people just use trucks as cars and only occasionally haul light duty stuff on short trips.
Ford also has the electric transit..And the electric Gmc Hummer is not selling..I have only seen one.
Pros and cons are a bit off. Payload won't affect range all that much. Trailer towing will. It's more about aerodynamics. And that one is a valid con, if you like to tow trailers long distance. Off-roading meanwhile I would say is irrelevant mostly. Are you really going to off-road for 200 miles? I seriously doubt it. Off-roading might be at an average 30 MPH. While the rocky roads might lower range, at the low speeds you are not impacted by the biggest range killer, speed. Now, as for charging speed goes, while a higher max charge rate would be nice, it is sufficient at 150 KW. A Tesla Model 3 can charge at 250 KW, but only when at low charage; that charge rate quickly drops back to 150 KW or less after getting above maybe 30 or 40% charge. So while it could be better, it's not that bad having a max of 150 KW. You can still list it as a con, but only a minor one.
The F-150 is Currently available in the USA and Canada. Canada was added just in the last 3 months.
Best bet: wait until Fall 2024 as Ford is promising faster charging and greater range for the 2025 models plus native NACS compatibilityt.
I think Ford is on the right track. Granted I will not be getting one any time soon as I don't need 4 doors and a short bed. I need a 2 door and a long bed and I would like as much battery as can be packed between the rails. Because it's a TRUCK and I will use it like a truck, it will pull a boat, carry sheetrock, plywood (overloading it ) and any thing else I may need but after driving trucks for over 40 years I can not think of even one time " I " needed 4 doors to haul more people. I could see jump seats on a cab and a half but not 4 doors. Now it just a fancy F150 soccer mom truck. We already have an SUV thank you. I will meet you at the job site but I'm not your Uber driver.
Ford Lighting F150 E.V. stands for "Fires On Repeated Days" (FORD).
The extended range charge at 180 kW
Why no one carries a 7,000+ watts 240 volt capable inverter generator on the bed of these EV trucks? for example the A-iPower GXS7100iRD 7100W Dual Fuel Inverter Generator sold in Costco would be a great choice since it burns 3 gallons of gasoline every 11 hours. With the generator on the truck bed you can easily skip the darned charging stations and do very long roadtrips...
You can absolutely buy these outside of the US. They are all over Canada.
Canada and………………..?
no Idea what you're saying@@fabmanly1070
This video is misleading. There is nothing here specific to 2024 model year. Improvements were made.
2nd that.
Why anyone would put cloudy headlights on a vehicle is beyond my understanding. Makes it look like an old car that needs its headlights restored.
I just bought a new Ford lightning and found out that it's going to cost you an extra $500 just to get the cord so that you can plug the machine in. Holy living poop stick! Ford has lost their mind.
Oh and it gets so much worse! Sun run didn't send me my charger for over 2 months. Which cost me over $1,000 worth of extra charging that was needed because I couldn't charge my stuff at home until I purchased the mobile charger which still wasn't good enough to get me a charge at the level you need. So if you do not have the ability to do level two charging do not purchase under any circumstance the ford lightning. Do not purchase anything from Ford because though they finally got me my son run Ford Pro charger they have done nothing to make my horrible experience any better! I am thousands of dollars down the drain and I blame it all on Ford because they are the ones who chose sunrun and they are the ones who decided to not make sure everything with their dealers is even correct. So I wouldn't purchase anything for it at all! If I could do it all over again I would purchase a Tesla! I hear you have almost no problems purchasing it's the quality afterwards and I would deal with that happily any day over the experience that I had with Ford.
Just get a Tesla cord
Today's E.V. technology level still stands for Expensive Vehicle, Evolution Variability, Environmentally Viscous, Esoterically Visionary, Eroding Value, Equivocal Valuation, Equivocal Venture, Esoteric Validity, or Ethically Void. You choose.
You are negative
@@krisbaker9427 But, I am "positively" sure !.
What's the point of having a truck if you can't tow anything in that teeny tiny box?
not a bad truck
My huge concerns. Terrible charging compared to Tesla. And Ford loses -$33,000 per truck. So if built 2 million Ford goes under. They not shutting EV production down because people do not like. They shut down charge problem and losing crazy money.
The American EV industry is suffering. They need to make vehicles more affordable.
Has Motortrend had this in a cold climate? JUNK
Stop watching/tuned out because of the distracting background noise…err music.
Ehhh this truck is available outside the US!
Yes.....Motor Trend, such a reputable Vehicle Industry reporting example, that is totally not an independent reporting / thinking of worth as an authority of notoriety that the public should NEVER listen to, who for reference of prowess also picked the Awful, No Good 1983 Renault Alliance - AMC as the "Car of the Year''. Demonstrating / Proving that Motor Trend just like so many RUclipsr Vehicle Review Enfluencer Hucksters reviewing vehicles for sale are on the Manufacturer's take.
Trading in my Lightning, ev life not for me. And, it was in the shop for 29 days. Junk
Saying that « xyz » publication doesn’t know EVs then following with factual errors on fords EVs doesn’t help with credibility. I stopped the video at 1:06
- Ford does sells F-150 lightning outside of the US, it is available in canada pretty much since launch
- Ford EVs also include the Ford E-Transit.
Sorry but this is a really bad start. Not worth putting more time in this video. Maybe be less « cocky » next time
You got it, best Truck on the planet, but no EV will tow a long distance, EVER, but hauling has no effect on the battery, fill it up with 800kg of stuff, I have no range change.
No ev will tow long distance: tesla semi says lol.
Ever??
You know that guy from Norway, his name is Bjorn,hi does EV road challenges, including towing,it seems hi can do it with quick charging capabilities or all year around reliable battery replacement sistems
I own one and my con is the length. It takes effort to fit it in my garage because it’s huge! I’m trading my F-150 Lightning in on a Ranger Lightning when Ford releases that.
Why does Ford not offer the Pro version to the public?
Because it's not a very attractive version and also dealing with customers is very different than dealing with companies
If you recall, LMC intended to sell the Endurance to fleet customers only. The use cases for a quad cab with leather are very different than a real work truck, and they'll probably trickle down to the consumer line eventually.
It’s available in Canada !!!
Gas version still better
Would anyone really buy one of these? As vehicles go this one is a disaster for Ford. Haven't they had to cut back production due to terrible sales?
Why do you give a shit about how Ford is doing? We are talking about the actual product here. Do you know how the company that makes your underwear is doing?
@@EforElectric Do you always swear at people making comments? I thought RUclips suspended accounts for that?
Check your Resale no matter what vehicle u buy
I know whats wrong with it.... Its a FORD! you know what Ford stands for dont you?
It Stand for Fix it again, Tony...
@nox555 that would be the FIAT. Ford is Found On Road Dead, or Fix Or Repair Daily!
What?! Fiat is Fix It Again Tony. Ford stands for Fix Or Repair Daily.
LOL... You mean First On Race Day...
Found on road, dead.
Ford Lighting F150 E.V. stands for "Fires On Repeated Days" (FORD).
Alex I’m sorry, you are a great guy but your problems with Tesla has nothing to do with the truth, Tesla owners are happy with the product
And you know it how? Where is your data to prove your silly point? Plus, brainwashed people being happy with the stuff they got brainwashed with is really not much of a statement
@@EforElectricI don't think it's a problem for Tesla owners to be happy with their product. But it seems that they get angry if everyone else is not happy with a Tesla. They tend to minimize any problem with a Tesla and exaggerate problems with any non Tesla product And they refuse to acknowledge that other people can prefer something else. Finally, it seems as though they want every other EV to fail.
The real question is why is everyone so concerned about what other people drive? Does it keep people up night the person down the street drives x or y vehicle?
@@Deetroiter just don't run me over with it. That's all I ask 😂😂
I love Elon but Tesla makes some of the shoddiest vehicles on the planet
Please do a video on the massive Tesla recall. The government has finally cracked down on Tesla’s crappy autopilot system. That system has killed 48 people already. Tesla must be held accountable.
Wowza I didn’t know this
You are responsible for your driving... the autopilot is only an asset, not to be used alone! DUH
1 you mean update. It's literally a over the air software update.
2 statistically Tesla's autopilot has half the accidents per mile driven compared to the average driver, and this number will continue to improve as the software learns.
That will be a software update. While Tesla is at fault for Being too lax with safety to give a geewiz factor. Over the air software updated are actually really cheap for Tesla to deploy. Vs say the Airbag issue Toyota and other brands had last decade. A recall isn't punishment, just an order to fix things. A software update for 2 Teslas vs 20 million isn't going to be that much of a cost to the company.
@@toddfraser3353 it’s not a software problem. Tesla cars lack the necessary HARDWARE for autopilot to work as advertised, the issue the cars lack interior camera monitoring systems to prevent drivers from using defeat devices.
Pickup trucks should be banned whether it's ice or EV.. They should require commercial license. If you are using it to commute to office job and grocery shopping it's just simply a waste and occupy so much road and parking space not to mention unnecessary high carbon footprint
Why is it any of your business what I drive? Are you the truck nazi?
You sound stupid
Boo hoo
Ford The Recall Kings. This thing is an over priced joke and deserves to continue failing.