Ford Lightning (or general EV) Experiences? Looking at Buying.

[andersonjk4]

Looking at purchasing a Ford Lightning and looking for some first hand reviews. Never had an EV before, but have a 20 mile commute and will be finishing up our off-grid house this spring/summer and will have plenty of excess solar power from April-October, so charging will be essentially free for those months.  My wife only has a 2 mile commute, so we will be keeping her Expedition and I will also be keeping my F250, so we have options for road trips and backup.  Does anyone own(ed) a Lighting? 

[brew]

We have a couple at work (I work at a State agency).  They're comfy-- I'm 6'2" plus.    Instant heat  in winter but battery life is approx 180 miles.  Never towed or hauled anything heavy in them

[scotsman]

Son in law got a Lightning about 6 months ago. That thing値l sure pin yer ears back when he stomps on the right pedal. He loves it but hasn稚 put a bunch of miles on or done any towing. Send me a pm and ill get you in contact.

[jackelope]

Lightnings have been pretty good and pretty reliable. Like mentioned, they値l flat scare you when you drop the hammer. Biggest thing I値l add is the range that they say they値l get is not the range they値l actually get.  Learn about pre-conditioning to maximize battery range. Sounds like you have a very perfect world scenario to own an EV.
They will no longer producing Lightning. Going away from full ev to hybrid.

[Stein]

If you are looking at charging it both at the home and cabin, you'll either need an L1 charger for the cabin or a second L2 charger.  The L1 charger won't get you much charge unless you leave it constantly plugged in for a long time.  2 L2 chargers would be ideal.  I'm not too familiar with Fords, last I heard they give you 1 L2 plus installation. 

You can install them pretty easily yourself if you have done some electrical work.  If you hard wire the L2, you are good to go, if you use a receptacle, Google it up, most receptacles aren't designed for continuous loads and you will have problems.  I believe there are two that will work great but I don't remember the exact make and model.