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Originally Posted by wiredgeorge
Me too! Every campground we visit has a high powered charging station for tow vehicles as I recall. If I use the pedestal 20A outlet, how long would it be before I was able to go into town for an ice cream cone? Do you really have 300 miles towing? Do you think Ford hooked up a fifth wheel and check how far they could go?  |
IIRC that 300 miles is empty, they don't get have specs for towing mileages or payload numbers.
My neighbor has the Mustang Mach E ordered due to arrive in a couple weeks? (it's already been over 10 weeks) that he paid for the 300 mile option. They stated that is under perfect conditions, level terrain, no heating/cooling & at a steady speed. Apparently they said that during braking it gives a small charge to the batteries, I'd guess somehow from the heat generated.
One hour of charging on a household 110 outlet nets 3 miles of travel, 36 miles for 12 hour charge. Charging at 220 volts doubles the charging = 72 miles in 12 hours. BUT if you buy their rapid charger kit for $800+ you can get full charge in a few hours.
We recently bought a new Kia Sorento 2.0l turbo which gets 30+ mpg with 17.7 gallon tank which 400-500 miles that can be refilled in about 3 minutes & gone. But while at the dealership they had 8-10 used Tesla's that folks apparently traded for a Kia.
I honestly think the EV craze will come & go like the Edsel, DeLorean, Kaiser & apparently Lordstown motors. Not to mention for all the tree hugger types out there with those that may be around long enough to need a battery replacement, what do they do with that dead battery?