Why I regret buying a Ford Lightning! (EV Electric Truck)

After waiting almost 2 years for my Electric truck it's finally here. I have put together a few things you need to know if you are considering buying a new Ford Lightning.

[airman]

The fact this video was made is enough for most of us to run the other way.

[demolitionman]

Love filling my truck up to full in less than 2 minutes and being able to go 400 miles and i dont have to have an app to do it. Cold or hot dont matter. And I love being able to go to any gas station basically and fill up and not have to worry about whether or not it's going to work.

[robm]

I thank the Lord every day for guys like you because now I’m in and out of the gas station a little bit quicker because of the slightly less lines.

[NastyGit]

So…the lesson here is, if you’re taking a long road trip with an EV, bring a charger and an extension cord that you know will work, and understand where your charging options are along the path in case your battery runs out due to unexpected weather/load. If you only daily drive your EV within the limits of your home city…this is probably not a concern.

[AmericanMike]

In my hectic & complex life, I work hard to REDUCE as many stresses as possible, buying an EV would do the exact opposite of that. Thank you for the great video.

[davidguthrie]

There's something about being able to jump in your truck and drive anywhere without worrying about where you're going to charge.

[GoGianRusso]

It's the tail wagging the dog. The exciting (and stressful) vacation where your focus is on your transportation making it there and back home. What fun!!

[StayInTheGreen]

This is called the EV learning curve! I drive a bolt EV it is the best car i have ever had! I did a roadtrip from San Antonio To Missouri to Tennesee and back. We had a great time and the chargers are fine once you get past the learning curve. I wish you the best luck with your ev!

[dman]

Price tag was enough for millions of people to just say no...

[stephenkemp]

Spending your entire trip around charging/stressing sounds so much better than having to stop once at a gas station. Lol

[lgsprings]

Thanks for the video, I was going to look at one of these. I was on the fence anyway but thanks to you I'm not even going to waste my time. How a company stands by their product is very important to me.

[tmann]

My adult son put in a reservation for the Ford Lightening and it came in about 8 months later. He bought it and did the electrical work to connect the charger to the electric box in his home basement out to the garage where the charger box and cord is located. He has had it for 10 months, the Wisconsin Summer, Fall and now the Winter. He has done a 300 mile road trip which required him to scout for fast chargers on route. Those are not plentiful in the upper Mid-West. Now it's Winter, he has found range is short and charging takes a long time as the battery does not like cold temps. He will keep the truck and mostly uses it for 40 mile round trips to his work-place.

[robertthompson]

"Never take NO from someone who can't give you a YES." This is my new favorite quote.

[orwellhuxley]

Dude, you’re a saint! At $100k price point, Ford should include a butler with every EV truck they sell so they can charge the vehicle for you w/o you asking. Lol

[teamwoodsmunk]

Spoiler alert, he doesn't actually regret the purchase and would buy it again. The title was clickbait.
My wife bought an EV, she loves it because she blows by gas stations laughing, it is a fraction of the cost for 'fuel' and it is greener cradle to grave. I like it as I will never do an oil change or a smog check and with regen, the brakes last longer. My trucks and heavy equipment are gas and diesel. I will start replacing them with electric depending on use.

[vincedurden]

It's better when you do your research before you buy rather than after.

[etaesu]

These are the type of reviews I wanna see. Any reasonable person knows that things can go wrong with a new product but it’s really about how a company goes about fixing things or recovering that shows a company’s true colors.

[XennialGuy]

Ford really dropped the ball on the F-150 Lightning. I bought a brand new one a few months ago and actually made the dealer take it back a week later and unwind the deal. It was cold outside and I could barely get 150 miles of range out of it, with no load.

[ultramagapimpernel]

Trucks are used for towing and hauling, if you think you have range anxiety with an electric car, try towing a trailer equal to the weight of your truck, and see how far you get
Then try to get into a slot at the charging station with that trailer attached!
A little thinking before signing the paperwork might have been in order.

[robertwatkins]

I had a 1976 Jeep CJ-5 RENEGADE. The dang thing was so squirrely on ice, in four wheel drive. It would go end for end in a blink!
I also had 1984 AMC Eagle. It went good in the snow, and ice, but it fell apart faster than I could fix it.