More News on the 2022 Ford F-150 Electric and It’s Fantastic!

Hi All:

With the full 48-minutes of video of the charge, I was able to complete the DCFC Charging Curve.

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And in case anyone is interested in completing one for themselves, this is what I pull from the video's including the first few seconds offset for each data point. The Lightning's charge profile was a little flaky between 40 and 65% with dropouts into the 115+ KW range and back up into the 130's so I recorded the peaks between each SOC vs an average of the peaks and troughs between each SOC.

00 min 18 sec -- 05% -- 85 to 127 KW
00 min 42 sec -- 06% -- 128 KW
01 min 16 sec -- 07% -- 129 KW
01 min 54 sec -- 08% -- 129 KW
02 min 26 sec -- 09% -- 130 KW
03 min 02 sec -- 10% -- 130 KW
03 min 42 sec -- 11% -- 131 KW
04 min 12 sec -- 12% -- 131 KW
04 min 47 sec -- 13% -- 131 KW
05 min 21 sec -- 14% -- 132 KW
05 min 56 sec -- 15% -- 132 KW
06 min 31 sec -- 16% -- 132 KW
07 min 05 sec -- 17% -- 132 KW
07 min 43 sec -- 18% -- 132 KW
08 min 14 sec -- 19% -- 133 KW
08 min 52 sec -- 20% -- 133 KW
09 min 24 sec -- 21% -- 133 KW
10 min 01 sec -- 22% -- 134 KW
10 min 34 sec -- 23% -- 134 KW
11 min 11 sec -- 24% -- 134 KW
11 min 45 sec -- 25% -- 134 KW
12 min 21 sec -- 26% -- 134 KW
12 min 55 sec -- 27% -- 135 KW
13 min 30 sec -- 28% -- 135 KW
14 min 05 sec -- 29% -- 135 KW
14 min 43 sec -- 30% -- 135 KW
15 min 13 sec -- 31% -- 135 KW
15 min 54 sec -- 32% -- 135 KW
16 min 26 sec -- 33% -- 135 KW
17 min 03 sec -- 34% -- 135 KW
17 min 35 sec -- 35% -- 136 KW
18 min 10 sec -- 36% -- 136 KW
18 min 46 sec -- 37% -- 136 KW
19 min 21 sec -- 38% -- 137 KW
19 min 55 sec -- 39% -- 137 KW
20 min 31 sec -- 40% -- 137 KW
21 min 04 sec -- 41% -- 137 KW
21 min 46 sec -- 42% -- 138 KW
22 min 16 sec -- 43% -- 138 KW
22 min 53 sec -- 44% -- 138 KW
23 min 26 sec -- 45% -- 138 KW
24 min 01 sec -- 46% -- 139 KW
24 min 36 sec -- 47% -- 138 KW
25 min 15 sec -- 48% -- 139 KW
25 min 56 sec -- 49% -- 138 KW
26 min 32 sec -- 50% -- 138 KW
27 min 10 sec -- 51% -- 137 KW
27 min 52 sec -- 52% -- 139 KW
28 min 27 sec -- 53% -- 135 KW
29 min 07 sec -- 54% -- 136 KW
29 min 56 sec -- 55% -- 131 KW
30 min 26 sec -- 56% -- 135 KW
31 min 12 sec -- 57% -- 132 KW
31 min 51 sec -- 58% -- 135 KW
32 min 37 sec -- 59% -- 135 KW
33 min 10 sec -- 60% -- 134 KW
34 min 01 sec -- 61% -- 132 KW
34 min 31 sec -- 62% -- 132 KW
35 min 13 sec -- 63% -- 130 KW
35 min 56 sec -- 64% -- 130 KW
36 min 34 sec -- 65% -- 128 KW
37 min 14 sec -- 66% -- 127 KW
37 min 56 sec -- 67% -- 120 KW
38 min 41 sec -- 68% -- 120 KW
39 min 22 sec -- 69% -- 120 KW
40 min 05 sec -- 70% -- 120 KW
40 min 48 sec -- 71% -- 121 KW
41 min 32 sec -- 72% -- 120 KW
42 min 14 sec -- 73% -- 121 KW
43 min 01 sec -- 74% -- 121 KW
43 min 43 sec -- 75% -- 121 KW
44 min 23 sec -- 76% -- 122 KW
45 min 06 sec -- 77% -- 122 KW
45 min 52 sec -- 78% -- 122 KW
46 min 32 sec -- 79% -- 078 KW
47 min 24 sec -- 80% -- 056 KW

The Speed vs Energy Economy graph is in the batters box for possibly tonight or Sunday. They are picking it up on Monday morning so I will finish that off when I can.

Wayne

 

Hi All:

I did stop at another 150 KW Electrify America DCFC in Vista, CA to see what the Lightning would initiate at with a starting SOC of 50%. It kicked right up to 125+ KW and held just as if it were on the same curve as the 5% initiation. Not bad in terms of reliable consistency anyway.

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And especially compared to VW ID. 4s poor charging performance I have seen while parked next to them across the country. I should not focus on just the ID.4 either. I have seen shortfall's with Polestar's, Rivian's, Air's, Taycan's, and especially Bolt's to name but a few. Is this an EA problem or is it the OEMs? The world may never know.

Wayne

 

Hi All:

My week with the Lightning is complete.

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning on the Pacific Coast


Rain or shine, she is a good looking and very functional truck.​

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An abundance of hip, shoulder, and head room. With the upright seating, more than enough leg and knee room as well.

Here is one of my favorite features within the Ford work truck.

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Work Surface

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If you look closely, the red circled button lowers the shifter so that the shifter will recline into the center console recess. Once that is complete as it only takes seconds, you can pull the center console over and down to create the flat work surface. As you can tell, I was taking advantage of this excellent feature to complete the first charging profile graph while charging at the Vista California Electrify America DCFC.

Wayne

 

Hi All:

The 23 Ford Lightning did cover 192.8 miles indicated, 198.3 miles actual with a 97.2% negative odometer offset as calculated by a speed and distance app I was running on my phone.

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In warmer temps, the 22" wheel equipped, 300-mile range lighting should achieve 400-miles of range in a mixed city/highway driving scenario. The 320-mile range XLT may even reach 450-miles on a single charge if necessary to drive that far. Not towing of course as we have seen how that takes the Lighting to the wood shed.

Moving to the speed vs energy economy graph, temps ranged from 48 to 49 degrees F with calm winds and light rain across ~ 1/4 of the most northern section of my std. drive loop.

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The Lighting easily achieved its 1.78 mi/KWh at 67.5 mph std. EPA estimate. In fact using straight line analysis, the Lightning crossed over its EPA highway rating at an excellent 74 mph. Thumbs up to Ford on that one as it has been a while since we have seen that kind of result from anything driven with a Blue Oval badge. If only we had a way to calibrate the eFCDs on BEVs.

Wayne

 

Hi All:

To conclude, I am not recommending a prospective purchaser take on a $94k + TTL note as this out the door Platinum trim truck with the extended range battery costs. Even with the $7,500 tax credit on the short range (230-mile rated) Pro trim starting at $55,974, the rest of the lineup with the extended range battery exceeds the maximum $80k threshold for consideration.

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning

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Consider an XLT trimmed 23 F-150 4x4 w/ its std. 3.3L V6 and 540-miles of rated range ($45,235 incl D&H) vs the XLT trimmed 23 F-150 Lightning 4x4 including either the 230-mile short range ($71,514) or 320-mile long range battery ($83,369). The Lightning is much quicker and more powerful but similarly equipped, $20 to $33k + taxes on the difference more upfront? 200k miles at 20 mpg will unfortunately consume 10k gallons of fuel or about $30 to $40k. The power to charge the Lighting is not going to be free either although it should cost just half or $15 to $20k to cover 200k miles. The real shortfall is in the charging time. For a small business with a limited radius or commuter, charging at home and make that work. For anyone with any longer distance aspirations, the time commitment for a DCFC is going to be a hindrance.

My last DC fast charge came immediately after I completed the steady states at 12:56 AM in the morning. I hooked up, saw > 160 KW initiation and was off to the races. This is what charging is supposed to be like! 1-min and 4-seconds later, I received a Communication Error when a Hyundai Ioniq 5 plugged in 4 chargers down with 2.36 KWh delivered and my new SOC at 7%. I disconnected and reconnected for another 42-min and 44-seconds with 96.85 KWh delivered to get to 80% SOC. That charge peaked at 168 KW and held > 160 KW out to 35% where it fell to less than 150 KW and followed along a similar profile as the charging profile. That too needs work as a 150KWh + pack size can surely take on 1.2C through 60 to 70%. I could create the higher performance charging profile but with the Comms error disconnect, it is probably best to leave the 48-minute charge up vs the 43-min and 48-seconds total charge time and 99.21 KWh delivered for $30.37 with the incongruity at the 7% SOC level.

It was nice to finally see that 168 KW peak - 166 KW shown at 34% before the curve falloff.​

Would I love to own one? You betcha! The ability to never have to refuel and for most, 90+ percent of your charging at home would be a godsend. Its full-size utility and comfort are over the top. It is so darn quiet it makes driving anything else a chore! The downsides are "it aint cheap", the range is short for the kind of long-distance commercial work I complete on a daily basis - > 300+ miles per day on average, and the charge time is excruciating even at its best vs a std. 5 to 10-minute fill of a 26-gallon tank after 540-miles of the comparison gasoline fueled XLT. Ford will surely introduce an 800V charging architecture for true 350KW charging shortly to compete with the upcoming 2024 Silverado BEV and reduce that 5 to 80% charging time to less than 30-minutes. They have to as you cannot wait for a 75% charge for 50-minutes or more. It is just untenable currently while hogging a charger while other BEV owners are waiting in line.

Day time charging at an Electrify America DCFC site in Oceanside, CA. All chargers were filled minus the one OOS.​

As I type this up, there is a build stop on the Lightning due to a battery QC problem. Ford will work through that in short order and by next year, will be using CATL supplied Li-Fe phosphate (LFP) chemistry that should reduce the upfront costs significantly.

Wayne

 

Hi Litesong:

The Mach-E was updated with a number of faster charging profiles for the 22 MY which we could not get our hands on. It is still a 400V architecture with a peak 170 KW charging rate but with a 91 KWh pack vs the Lightning's 150+ unit, it should charge in under 30-minutes depending on how they programmed - read allowed, the maximum allowed charging profile curves. I have had a request for the 22 and now 23 Mach-E with the extended range pack for quite some time now.

Wayne

 

Hi Litesong:

You said NASCAR?

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I took the Prius Prime to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC just over a week ago.

And Ford is indeed kicking @$$!

Wayne