The F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid provides that as well without jumping up to the Lightning too bad that is not a Plug-In battery for some low cost local range. The 9.6kW Power Onboard is sweet for powering all sorts of things the 7.2kW, 240Vac/30A plug can be used as a generator back to the house without the fancy and costly Intelligent Power backfeed system. BlueCruise seems unnecessary as it will nag you to be looking forward all the time anyway. I had to go for the 312A package to get the Adaptive Cruise Control Assist 2.0, as it really helps in stop and go traffic (or my glancing away) and lane keeping - it should be required safety equipment. No rear signature light bar for the XLT is also a miss by Ford as that would point out the Lightning as special for more customers.and the price for the XLT High (312A) is a big jump in price. No memory driver's seat for the XLT seems cheap. The cloth seats only come in one color and I question their resistance to dirt plus the side bolsters do not seem stiff enough. The 5.5 foot bed is a touch short while the 2nd row seating has lots of knee space and the seats fold up for a fantastic flat floored room. Good spot in the bottom section to store all the many various 240Vac power adapters that you will need to plug in your "mobile charger" when traveling. Is that approximately ~four week repair time acceptable for consumers? That is a lot of total days out of service, somewhat due to many dealers are not up to speed for EVs and low supplies of parts in the Ford network and delivery times.įrunk total space is nice, but oddly shaped and pretty tight for two sets of golf clubs. So vehicles, a 0.1% failure rate that we know about. Furthermore, reported just in the F-150 Lightning forums, there have been at least 15 reports of HV (high voltage) battery failure in these first 9 months of production of 15,000 vehicles. On top of those concerns, there are too many down DCFC (direct current fast charging) stations, so long distance travel is risky and Ford does not seem to be actively trying to correct that situation. Range seems very optimistic at 230 miles for the 98kW-hr battery when driving 75% of miles on the freeway at 67mph and only getting 2 miles/kw-hr or much worse at any higher speed, or in colder weather, or towing! Recent "distance to empty" … software update seemed to increase Ford's optimism of available range. The truck fit and finish is great, but electricity costs are cutting into some of the expected savings over gasoline.
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