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CLUELESS Ford CEO Take F150 Lighting EV For A DRIVE

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- LOL for his SHOCKING SURPRISE

*  took him 40 MINUTES to CHARGE his PICKUP electric battery pack 40% of the ELECTRIC CHARGE CAPACITY using the LOW POWER CHARGER

"Charging has been pretty challenging," Farley said during a short video posted on Twitter. "It was a really good reality check of the challenges our customers go through, and the importance of fast-charging."

- another business graduate in the SENIOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP of a HEAVY meat and potatoes ENGINEERING-FOCUSED company

https://www.thedrive.com/news/ford-ceo-road-trips-f-150-lightning-and-gets-ev-charging-reality-check

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- I have to give Jim Farley FULL-CREDIT for putting himself in his CUSTOMER'S SHOES and WITNESSING the ROTTEN TRADEOFF between a DIESEL-POWERED and a ELECTRIC BATTERY-POWERED Ford F150 PICKUP - 850 MILES travelled with a 3.0 LITER TURBO V6 POWER STROKE DIESEL engine {developed in partnership with PSA (Peugeot-Citroen)} in a F150 Diesel on ONE 26 GALLON tankload https://www.thedrive.com/new

[mrbb]

hmm, there is a saying time is money. I wonder how much it cost of his time waiting for charging. That cost should be added to the total cost of EV ownership. We can't just ignore 1/2 hr here and there as meaningless. On fast charging electricity cost a bit more, and. battery degrade faster in higher amperage charging. There is no free lunch. 

[jx7000]

I hope that CEO saw this video of a Lightning F150 owner from Winnipeg who apparently has some pretty good buyer's remorse. This video popped up on my YouTube list yesterday and is about 2-weeks old now but does it tell a story, and an expensive one. 'BIGGEST SCAM': Man's electric truck purchase turns into nightmare

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- this entire EV TRANSITION PROCESS is SHEER LUNACY - Tesla just announced that their TOP OF THE LINE Model S PLAID will SELL for 828,000 YAUN (USD 114,000+) in China where their BIGGEST GIGAFACTORY is located - a 19.%% PRICE CUT from their previous MSP of 1,030,000 Yaun - AT BEST, they will be able to get ~ 320 MILE RANGE - HOW MANY people in China COULD AFFORD this EV and even MORE IMPORTANT

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During my trip to China in 2108, I observed as many or more  Mercedes S 450 cars than in Germany, but many had no licence plates. I asked the Chinese tour guide why is that. He said that getting a licence and ISURANCE takes time, as the cars are insured for 100% replacement value and the costt of instance is almost the same as the purchase price. That said, buying That Tesla would be the same

[mrbb]

so you're saying buying auto insurance in china is an option for car drivers?

[bttmfischer]

I cannot speak for the Chinese, but from what the tourguide said was that getting a licence, and getting a car insured at the same time is compulsory. in China. As we heard, China is under a dictatorship system, and our adored(by a few morons) PM is referred to, as a superior mode of governing. He is working to emulate the Chinese way I beleive.