The pickup truck is getting the electric treatment as more traditional automakers enter the EV market. Leading the charge is Ford's F-150 Lightning, which has gotten praise from the likes of President Biden. It's fair to say that there's quite a bit of interest in the Ford pickup.
One of the key uses of a truck is towing heavy things, and the F-150 Lightning kind of blows that when it comes.
In a video from last month, Tyler Hoover said that his towing experience with the Lightning was a complete and total disaster. What's the reason? It isn't because of its towing capacity or its power, it's because it's just not that powerful. It is the dread range.
Hoover towed an empty trailer weighing 1,500 pounds to pick up an old 1930 Ford Model A from across town and then took it back to his house. It was only a 60 mile round trip, but the lightning burned through 160 miles of its maximum range.
In the video, Hoover said that a truck towing 3,500 pounds can't go 100 miles. The truck cannot do normal truck things.
The power of the electric engine made the towing easy, according to Hoover.
When you consider how often you would have to stop to refill it, it still looks bad.
45 minutes a pop is how long it would take you to stop and replenish. That is not feasible.
Maybe Ford knows that most pickup owners don't use their trucks to tow at all.
Volvo's new electric car won't drive if it senses that you're drunk.
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