My BC-Wide Electric Truck Road Trip Heads North!
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- It was crazy enough driving my standard range F-150 Lightning on a British Columbia Tour, an ev truck adventure on a BC-wide roadtrip in Part One, but getting the nuts idea to keep driving for another 1,000 miles for no apparent reason other than someone asking me to - well, I might need my head examined.
That's right. I took the smallest battery EV truck, the standard-range Ford F-150 Lightning XLT - on an epic ev road trip to see if I could close a minimum 2,500- mile loop East to West & North to South in record time!
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This was awesome. Look forward to your cross Canada trip. If you make it to Hawkesbury, Ontario I will come out to meet you. I know that Canadian Tire has a big FLO charger , not sure about the Ford Dealer across the street. Ontario seems to want to go all in on huge battery plants, but not so much on making it easier for citizens to purchase EVs or rapidly improve the public charging network. As a matter of fact an Ontario NDP MPP tried to put forward a bill to require that all new single home builds be set up for EV charging ( electrical and framing ) but the government squashed it saying that the $ 500 price tag was way too high to tack on to a $400,000 home. But if you make it to Quebec... there are public chargers everywhere.
Every province that has incentives for the average working folk have the highest ev adoption rates - by huge margins. BC and Quebec are now in the neighbourhood of 20% of every new vehicle sold.
Unfortunately, Ontario is lining itself up with Alberta and Saskatchewan for some kind of ideological regression in innovative technologies, and handcuffing the average Joe from living a more cost-effective and efficient lifestyle. Go figure.
Crap! That almost sounded political! Now look what you've done ;-).
I will most certainly be in Ontario. Not sure of my route yet. My plan is to hit Ottawa and the Montreal so Hawkesbury, I believe, is somewhere around there, if I recall?
My planning has been slightly sidelined by intense fires and evacuations in my community, so I am leaving things a little open. However, If you can round up half a dozen like-minded Truck geeks (hehe) for a flexible date sometime in early-mid September if I leave in August, I will certainly add Hawkesbury to my itinerary (Trip launch might have to be pushed back to September from August).
If that's of interest, and you would like me to set a Trucked Up Stop date in your community, email my channel at maplebayblues@gmail.com. I will provide a firm date in advance as things firm up.
Thank you so much for your comment and support!
Wow, I actually appreciate how deep you went past 42:16 , we do need to slow down sometimes and just take it all in.
I appreciate your warm comment, Maros. Life is too short to race through it without looking around a little.
Thank you so much for the reinforcement and support!
Love your trips in BC.
Glad you enjoy them!
The Chevron chargers are made by the recently defunct Freewire Technologies. They have a 160kWh internal battery and a 20kW grid connection to minimize installation costs and avoid high voltage demand charges from the utility. They're a great idea on paper; if they had been deployed 4-8 at a time in rural areas as envisioned they'd be a great workaround to grid constraints. Unfortunately Chevron deployed them one or two at a time in the middle of urban areas so their batteries are constantly drained and provide an unreliable experience. This was excusable when they were free, but now that they're relatively expensive, it's not worth the hassle.
Great summation!
I was not aware that Freewire bought the farm. No surprise.
Chevron will be paying twice as much to undo the mess it's created for itself, installing 'quick-fix', inferior systems that were obsolete before even powering up the first one.
Another example of shareholder-influenced, quarter-over-quarter tactics vs. long-term, visionary strategy.
Oh my, that explains so much. Can't wait for my supercharger adapter for roadtrips!
My goodness, that bird sanctuary at 100 Mile House was gorgeous
Right? Talk about the ultimate 'charging station'! What's more are the walks around it and sheer number of birds. VERY cool.
Thanks for the comment!
I just did a trip up to your wonderful country from the USA..San Diego to Banff to Vancouver back to San Diego over4,500 miles in our 2023 Tesla Model 3..love EV's and looking get a Rivian R1T or Ford F150 lightening in the future..
That's so awesome! Thank you for visiting, and for sharing your story!
I'd love to know what you felt as far as the charging experience between Canada and the US. Obviously, you primarily used the Tesla Super charger network, but your overall experience?
If you don't mind my asking, how long was your trip?
Congratulations on finishing your first epic journey in a Ford Lightning.
Thanks! More to come!
Co. that was a great trip. You say you are going cross country later? Blazing a trail for me are you? The ability to overnight in the Lightning is a big sell for me on the upcoming trip. Keep up the good adventures.
I'll be your vanguard, Bob lol!
Fires and evacs might push the trip back to September, but yes - as i hinted at, it's been in the works for a while - but a BIG change might be happening first (hint: it involves a truck)
:-)
Great series exploring BC! That is a route I want to do with my Y. Good to see lots of charging options.
Let me know if you are doing a stop in Fernie on your x-Can trip.
Cheers!
Fernie is a great idea! It wasn't on the list - but I'm a schmuck for planning as already demonstrated :-)
Send me an email at maplebayblues@gmail.com if you and your community can round up half a dozen folk in the next several weeks to chat and geek out, and I'll add it to the itinerary!
Thank you for the feedback, Michael!
(PS - I saw crap-piles of Model Ys, many pulling mini camp trailers. It's an awesome route!)
Cool channel - I enjoy driving my Polestar around outback Australia to prove it can be done! I'm heading up north soon. My strategy is to charge when I camp in caravan parks.
Nice! Polestar has some awesome vehicles with more coming online. I drove the 2 and the newly minted 3 at the Fully Electric Show in Vancouver last year. I think they are on to something.
I was disappointed on my trip when I discovered that Ford's mobile Level 2 charger won't allow adapters to a 4-point 30-amp to work in campsites. I'll be changing it up for another charger so I can so the same when I drive across the country.
Thanks you for your kind words and for supporting the channel! Keep in touch!
@@truckedupevs excellent - let’s both stay tuned! I tested 10 cars in two days at this year’s Sydney Everything Electric show - that has to be some kind of record right lol. Plus I drove the Polestar there - 3000km.
Really enjoying my RWD P2 that is super efficient and has the longest range you can get in Aus at the moment. And I’m happy with the 15amp 3.5kw charge I get, which gets me up to 80 per cent or more overnight. You’ve got a bigger battery than me though!
Heading up in August. ❤
Woohoo! Are you going 'all the way up'? Where's your planned end point, Ted?
Great video 😂 I think my dog and I will take that trip from Chase in my model 3. Great scenery! Ya so cheap to get around in an EV. BC is doing pretty good with charging stations and energy transition and it’s only going to get better. The whole range thing is a silly talking point perpetuated by big oil haha. I am looking forward to your cross Canada trip. 😂
Thank you, Ron! I agree 100%. BC has definitely earned its Trucked Up Stamp of Approval :-).
We'll see how the prairies do...
I really appreciate the support!
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Warren! Expect more GoPro shots :-)
Fun Video. Thanks from Juneau,
Thanks for these great trip videos + all the other ones 😀
OMG! Thank you so much! That just took care of campsite accommodation in one province for the Canada-wide trip!
This is so generous. Every penny will go right into the Trucked Up Stop Tour.
I tried the electrify Canada charger in Langley BC the other day to see how it was. 350kw charger and I peeked at 180kw ! I was shocked to get that high. But 15 min in and it dropped to 35kw. I unplugged and plugged back in and went the rest the way at around 135kw
Yes, that's common. However, what's the max of your vehicle (your peak charge rate), & what type of ev do you have?
your right on the adapter come on ford i would like to get mine. it says sept we will see.
Right? I mean, I know it was Musk firing the whole supercharger team that caused the problem (as part of the deal, Ford had to agreed to have Tesla manufacture the adapters), but find a fix already.
Thanks for the comment, Tim!
I can't even tell you how many options just springing for the Lectron Supercharger adapter has opened up. So much less charger anxiety!
@@reoff78 i really dont need it but it would nice to have just in case
The 150kw chargers would give you the same output as the 350, they go above 150 and you only get the boost on the f150 for about 10 minutes then drops
That's what I thought too. However, after trying them out, I average around 170kw for well over ten minutes and that made a difference. Still, totally makes more sense to leave those chargers open for those who can maximize the benefit via their ev's faster internal infrastructure.
Thanks for the comment, Harry!
Not sure if hybrids are the answer, seems Makes are taking advantage of incentives. Shouldn't there be a market for each & just let the consumers decide: petrol, diesel & ev (no ice). If a company survival depends upon it, competition will drive innovation. Great video
Many disagree with incentives entirely.
I'm of the mind that no vehicle that incorporates the burning of fossil fuels in any way should be incentivized. Oil & Gas, as well as the ICE auto industry already gets billions in incentives, so that's double-dipping.
The whole premise for incentives was so that expensive electric options would be more affordable to everyone and to fast-track that innovation, just like it has done in oil and gas exploration, nuclear, and space flight.
If that's not the case, I am all 100% with you. Scrap ALL incentives, and let the market duke it out.
Thanks for the comment, Ryan!
"Cool the engines." Are you a Boston fan by chance?
Nah, it's more than a feeling to have my piece of mind... :-)
I assume I would not be able to pull the same thing off on my 2011 Leaf.
Sounds like that charging stations are dense enough that an attempt may be doable if I get a CCS-CHAdeMO adapter though.
Edit: It may make sense to rent an EV with a larger battery. In range testing found I can only make about 80km at highway speeds after extended charging.
Thanks for the comment, James!
Actually, my daughter drove from Vancouver to the Kootenays in a 2016 Leaf! Nuts, right? But she did it. She was almost rowing her way up a couple of passes but she made to our front door - in about 16 hours :-).
@@truckedupevs I really wanted one with "next city" capability (40kWh).
I calculated that a 40kWh leaf would barely make it to Edson from Edmonton (not counting change in elevation). Would need to top-up in Seba Beach on the return trip (L2 only).
For now I have access to two ICE cars. May upgrade to 40kWh when the battery fails in 7-10 years (previous owner replaced it in 2021).
Edit: checked Plugshare with a range of 80km.
Can make it to Vancouver in about 25 stops.
There is a dead-zone requiring L2 charging in the Banff National park area.
Probably 24 hours of total charge time.
@@jamesphillips2285 Sorry James for the late reply. I didn't even see it until I made changes to my email notifications. YT loves to fail on notifications with replies to replies.🤨
Going long distances with a Leaf has major challenges, but what a great vehicle for regular daily use. It did as much to popularize the ev space as Tesla did.
The kid doing the wheely down the middle of the road was bad a**!! 😅
I know, right? A totally epic Prince George photo bomb. Loved it!
Thanks for the support and the comment!
@@truckedupevs cool video! Beautiful country up there!
@@Bfranklyn731 Thanks! What's sad is the day after I passed through those communities, three of them were evacuated due to wildfires. Crazy stuff.
Thanks for the videos. Interested in a long range Lightning but the price is insane. I am curious why you dont have the Tesla adapter and use Tesla super charging?
Great questions.
1) Insane price of Lightning - where do you live? In Canada or US? It might make a difference in the price you can get.
LOTS of less expensive options on the ext. range Lightnings. And the standard range qualifies for a whack of incentives in both countries. Still the cheapest EV Truck in the world, so there's that.
2) Ford was the first to sign on with Tesla, and immediately informed all their current Lightning owners that they could apply to receive a free gift of the adapter. Then Tesla fired its entire supercharger team, and part of the adapter agreement was that Tesla make the adapters, I believe. In any case, only a handful of people have actually received their adapters. Mine was supposed to arrive in June. Now Ford is saying August.
I might just say heck with it and buy a third party one Ford's gift doesn't arrive before my Canada-wide trip....But I'm cheap :-).
I live in BC
@@stanchorney9698 Hi Stan! You're not that far from my neck of the woods. Welcome again to the channel!
Yeah, the big restriction in all of this is what Ford has done and what the Provincial and Federal Gov'ts have done - and both suck.
The incentives are huge and awesome - $9,000 off the price in BC if both are combined - but both cap the limit at $70k, which means a Lightning Pro or XLT, standard range. The good news is you could own a brand new truck - the Pro, which has a ton of standard feature that would blow most people away if they knew they could get it all in for below $50k. I did a video on it here: ruclips.net/video/SGolY3awLgY/видео.html
But go extended range and boom! Goodbye to nine grand.
It makes no sense. The whole premise of incentives is to make these things more affordable - and then they cap a truck price that excludes almost every truck on the market. Go figure.
This is the primary reason I bought the Std range XLT, paying $1400 less than I would of had I bought a V8 ICE XLT.
If enough people complain by writing to Clean BC and the Federal Incentives plan (there's a link on the site), something might happen - and I'm hopeful that it will with ev trucks.
But then Ford started restricting extended range on anything below the Flash, which starts at $79K. Dumb as a bag of nails. Sure hope Ram comes out with a reasonalbe priced work truck ev. We already know Chevy has priced itself $20K higher than the Pro for their base WT3 Silverado ev.
One good note is that in most of Canada where incentives don't exist, especially in Saskatchewan and Alberta, you can score a used 22' Lightning or a new one by wrangling the dealer down, and getting below $70 for an extended range.
It's possible, but a sh*tpile of work & research.
Good luck, and thanks for the great comment!
Ugh, Kamloops! Sounds sketchy af
Not really. There are 50kw around, and if you're a Tesla owner or have an approved vehicle with an adapter, there are three Superchargers. However, for the rest of us sods waiting for Ford to sedn the darn freebie adapter, Kamloops currently sucks.
The scenery is gorgeous. The commentary, a bit tedious, eh?
would you buy another Lightning?
Absolutely I would, Ross. In fact, I am contemplating two avenues in the coming weeks/months and one involves a newer version of the Lightning. This one is up for sale so I can do what I'm planning, but I can't get all the things I use frequently and do 100% truck things in other options.
And after going EV, there's simply no going back.
Thanks for the comment!
Why are your are your roads in Metric but your houses are in Imperial?
Everything is metric, but until the mid 1970s we were 100% imperial still.
Most individuals born after that date use metric for everything. We old farts hang on to imperial, along with a large portion of the real estate and construction industry since a large % of buyers and sellers still calculate in sq. ft and because a larger % of materials are still US based and measured. It is still easier to buy an imperial tape measure than a metric one. A large percentage of building materials still do not conform to metric standards. We buy '2x4s' and measure in ft for building because almost everything is cut that way.
Old habits die hard. Many real estate listings now have both metric and imperial.
I imagine there's a lot more to it than that but that's my take.
Thanks for the comment!
I shat on bird once.
That's one shitty little bird.
Thanks!
No...thank YOU!
Thanks!
Thank you so much, James!
And more importantly, congratulations on your Flash purchase! What an awesome deal that thing is.
What thrills me as well is that here we have yet another example of an ev truck operating where people say it isn't an option.
I have so many comments and feedback from many ev truck owners proving that these things operate incredibly well in not only rural areas but isolated or remote regions of our two nations.
I am envious of that heat pump you'll have in that baby!
Thank you so very much for supporting this channel and contributing to the conversation. That's what matters most!
@@truckedupevs We plan to be in Lynden, Wa (near Abbotsford, BC) with our new Flash on the 21st of August spending a couple of days with our friend there before we catch the ferry in Bellingham on the 23rd. Will you be in the area, or are you going to be on your cross Canada trip then? We drove all across Canada from Skagway to PEI and Halifax last year in our RV. Beautiful country.
Unfortunately, due to the fires and evacuations in our community, I'll be delaying my x-cda Trucked Up Stop tour trip until a start date of September 15th.
However, I'm currently working on 2 major shoots on Vancouver island and Lower Mainland for August so, depending on their schedules. the stars might align :-).
If it works out, send me your contacts to my Trucked Up Marketing email at maplebayblues@gmail.com and we'll see if a chance to meet can happen!
Thank you again!