MrBean wrote:> Chad wrote:
>> Finn wrote:
> |>> I pretty sure the max 300 miles range is under full load, and a lot better when
>> not
> |>> hauling/towing anything.
>>
>> Unfortunately not the case. There have been ongoing reports of people getting
> as
>> low as 60 mile range with the extended range battery up to about 150 mile range
> with
>> teh extended range while towing something significant (say 5000 pounds). It sounds
>> like the lightning straight up sucks with campers/ horse trailers that give extra
>> wind resistance, those are typically the numbers down in the 60-80 mile range.
>>
>> I haven't seen similar tests for payload yet, but I bet with a 2000 pound payload,
>> that 300 mile range would drop closer to 200.
>>
>> IMO the lighting isn't yet there for the truck duties unless you know you'd never
>> have to travel more than 100 miles round trip with a heavy trailer. If you are
> someone
>> that buys trucks as a commuter, i'm sure the lightning will be one of the best
> on
>> market. But if you need your truck to tow or haul frequently, I'd stick with ICE/hybrid.
>
> Wow, 60-150!? Jesus, that would be awful.
>
> Well for now, we got rid of our trailer and went to an RV. So my truck (for now),
> won't be towing anything. So really it's more commuter (and not even that much as
> I've been working from home for 9 years now). I only put 40k miles on my truck after
> 3.5+ years.
>
> Down the line, I want to get a trailer for some toys (quad/boat/etc.) which yeah
> ... I can't foresee this current gen being worth the time.
>
>
I'm not sure how much credence to put into the lower numbers. The ones that go into details it tends to be stuff like they were towing a 9500 pound horse trailer while driving up the continental divide and passing people at 120 mph. Like I think they were able to achieve the numbers but were trying to get a bad of results as possible.
The numbers coming in from like 120-200 are the ones that sound most realistic. real life conditions.