Is It a NIGHTMARE Charging the New Ford E-Transit? I Find Out So You Don't Have To!
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2022
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IMO, recharging is a bigger issue than range. If recharging wasn’t so inconvenient, the transition would be a lot less painful
You might want to check the editing on this video. There's a section that is kind of a duplicate of an earlier section except it has the mistakes left in. No big deal and it's an interesting video.
I have the answer: DO NOT BUY an EV!!
Strange edit near the end with the bloopers so to speak.
What a nightmare indeed. Can you imagine the long lines at charging stations if every vehicle on the road was battery powered?? Imagine how many charging stations would stop working at any given time?? This is a nightmare in the making.
The e transit needs to have at least 250 mile range
TIP for everyone, you can start the charger while sitting inside your car on the charge point app. No need to swipe the charger itself. Works every time
By the time you where acting like a frustrated kid when your card didn’t work at the beginning, I was already pressing NO RECEIPT as I was getting ready to leave again for the Baja desert with the 448 mile range that my transit XLT diesel was already giving me. .. my time is priceless.. yours should too.
Are you going to do a maxed payload trip to show how far we can go fully max loaded mixed driving around town & highway. I’d love to see you do it in the winter when it’s cold too. I’m interested in getting them for my plumbing & HVAC business.
Broken chargers at the next location is our anxiety.
What’s with the blooper un edited Andre in the middle?
Thank you for the $9,500 price difference info Andre. My gas powered Transit gets about 14 mpg due to the wind resistance of ladder rack. I figure it would take around 30-35k miles to get that investment back if gas prices hold.
After owning a sprinter for a few years before the cp4 fuel pump went out and it required a new fuel system for over 16k. The only issue I would see with the transit is… it is significantly easier to back a big long vehicle in a parking spot than pulling in forward. Which… is going to make charging inaccessible. The probably will need to address the port locations or add more in the future.
These make total sense for the in-town service folks. Especially if you can charge overnight at the shop, and/or they're near a place they can charge during lunch, range should be 0 issue. Or if you're only going to a single jobsite for the day if you're in the commercial business. Just the potential for almost 0 maintenance and cost of ownership will pay for itself in no time. (new vs new that is)
Is this the bloopers reel at 13 mins in,
Good real world video. Andre does a great job, as always. Even though everything worked this day, public chargers do need improvement. However the E-transit should be a DREAM to charge, not a nightmare. It is key that you install as many L2 chargers at your facility as you buy E-transits. Maybe install a few extra for contingencies. Use the vans on routes that use less than 70% battery, charge overnight, and everything will be great! 😀
Awesome details! Experiencing charging at EV stations really is eye opening that when you go back to gas stations....the aromas are quite different. Please keep these coming.
So Ford wants a $9500 premium for this vs the same configuration using gas engine. Is that how they compensate dealers who will rarely see these vehicles due to almost no maintenance?
In your experience, is the charging experience getting better overall or is it still a bit of a crapshoot? I have an ID4 on order, first quarter 23 delivery expected (hoping VW irons out their software issues by then) and it will be interesting to see how much of a pain in the ass it is as a roadtrip machine. The 30 minutes a day of free Electrify America charging is a nice perk with the VW. Love the work you do Andre!