THIS is how you get over 250k Miles out of an EV!

Hi Mitchell, Great video and I agree with your assessment on longevity of the battery, if the warranty is 8yr/100k you can bet that the actuarial that works for Ford has assured them that even with abuse it will last that long. My use case is a daily driver and Lowes/Home Depot/garden shop on weekends. I drive 20 miles to work and the same back. I arrive home 6ish and have my charge start at 8pm. I am an older citizen but an early adopter of technology. I have the cabin condition daily (assuming the software works) and love the truck. I also have a 2022 F450 that I use for my 5th wheel. My energy costs are about 38% of my previous vehicle and when the power goes out I don't even start the generator any longer, too noisy. This is much like getting off horses and driving a Model T. It will take time, the infrastructure needs to improve, and people will get on board.

Yesterday I bought my 2023 F150 Lightening! I already love it! You’re an excellent resource. I have to say that the sales staff at Ford need to be more informed regarding these vehicles. One person said I HAD to plug it in every day & charge to 100%. Another one just didn’t know. Finally I got Alex who said the exact same things you did. I only drive 20-30 miles a day and he said I don’t need to plug in every night & it’s better not to. He said my “sweet spot” is between 20% and 80%. I love my new Lightening!

One thing you might want to clarify is that 1000 charge cycles before the battery degrades is not quite right. Typically the charge cycle rating is when the battery is degraded 20% to 30%. It’s not when the battery will likely die. Now granted, your range will be 20-30% less which might make you want to replace the battery. However you still have 160 miles of range even on the standard range. For some customers that will still be perfectly fine. Excellent work! Keep these videos up!

Thanks for the info. My 2018 rwd long range model 3 just rolled 146k miles. It had only 48k when I bought it 19 months ago. I am the 3rd owner. Charging has been done 85 % at home and 15% at super chargers. In the last 98k miles Personally, I am on my 2nd set of tires and have replaced 1, 12 volt battery which only cost me $100 and replaced by Tesla mobile service in which they traveled 1 hour. I live in North east TX. I have been to Colorado twice , North Carolina twice and the gulf coast several times. The Tesla model 3 has been the most cost efficient most reliable car I have ever owned.

Hello from France and thanks for a brilliant video. I made the switch to an EV in March 2019 with a Kia e-Niro (Niro EV in the USA). The manual recommends charging to 100% once a month if you don't need to do it for your use case. They don't tell you the reason for this but I have learned that doing this gives the BMS a chance to look at the cell voyages across the entire pack. My car has a 64 kWh useable pack but is in fact 67.5 kWh with 294 cells in total. I just had the 90,000 km service (about 55,000 miles) and a detailed battery health check showed all cells were capable of reaching the correct voltage to prove a 64 kWh pack. There must be after about 500 partial charging cycles (my estimate) some capacity loss but there has been no discernible loss of range. What you say about charging cycles is good advice.. I typically charge once a week to 80% when the SOC is down somewhere between 25%-35%. Good luck with your channel as it must be an uphill struggle there in the southern USA to convince people that EVs are the future of the car industry.

Lot of good information…sponging all the info I can. Just purchased a Mach E GT and love it.

Great video, Mitch

A ton of good information!!!

Many Teslas that were built in 2012 still have strong battery health to this day. A lot of it comes down to the software and monitoring of the batteries and selective charging of individual cells. Tesla is at the head of the game when it comes to software on their batteries and energy management. I think most effective batteries are due to poor quality control, or Shoddy workmanship rather than inherent failure. On average, Tesla batteries degrade by a mere 12% after 200,000 miles (321,868 km) of usage That said: I will most likely lease my first electric vehicle. I am purchasing a Cadillac lyriq all-wheel-drive sport 3. I will most likely lease it rather than finance it, because I may end up releasing easing into an Escalade IQ. I really did enjoy driving the F150 lightning, but in order to get the blue cruise, heated, cool seats and all of the tech features I’d want they would force me to pay nearly $100,000 and I’m not doing that.

possibly the best video about electric vehicles I've seen yet. Theres a lot of nuance here, and this helps explain that... They should've referred me to this video when I bought my Lightning last fall!

This is an absolutely fantastic video. I think a lot of people considering an EV don't realize that these are cars that, with a minimum of care, can easily last 20 years.

I bought my 2023 ford lighting almost 2 months ago. I drive ALOT. I’ve put 8k miles in 2 months. I will see how far this goes

Love the videos, best explanation of the ins and outs of the F150 lightning I have found on YouTube. I was an early lightning reservation holder but cancelled when they jacked up the prices a few times. Start of 2024 I am pulling the trigger on a standard range XLT. Tax credit off the price of the vehicle is just a no brainer in my opinion. I don’t tow things and probably won’t so this is an easy win for me over an ICE F-150. Keep up the great content Mitchell. If you have any standard range XLT’s in stock early 2024, maybe I will a trip down from Indiana to purchase one from you lol. Peace and Love

Great informative video. I really like my 2022 Lightning. Had it for 1 year now. I only charge mine to 80% and do not drive it in the winter months so as to not expose it to the salt and brine used to deice the roads.

Hey Mitchell, good stuff in the video. I bought my Lightning because when Ford announced the vehicle, they said they will not have any direct replacements of the battery when it needs to be replaced. They will not carry an inventory of old technology. Instead, they will only use the new version. However, if the entire battery pack will not need to be replaced, one of the ten batteries in my standard range can be added. The truck will know how to distribute the charging and discharging of the battery. A solid selling point, in my opinion.

Thanks for this video. My hometown installed free charging stations. This is making me think of getting a ev. However i need 6 seats. I wish the lightning had the option of a ben seat.

You actually do sell back your spent V8 and V6 when you buy a reman engine. That’s exactly how it works with gas engines when you replace them. Its called a core return.

Excellent Video; Share with friends.

U do a good job at making have confidence in buying a ev

Thanks for the tips! I previously had a Chevy Volt and got the Ford Lightening. I never really knew about these practices before, but I believe the Chevy Volt automatically would keep the battery conditioned while plugged in. I remember the salesman telling me that some of the cases of battery failure is as you said heat and improper care. Not sure why Ford didn't go that route with the automatic conditioning while plugged in? But now that I think about it, that should be a setting I should look into so the battery is well conditioned before any driving. The only down side is when it is left unplugged for several days, like at an airport, could cause a bit of an issue, but not extreme unless the environment at the time was extreme. That's my only concern when using an EV as an airline worker. Otherwise, I love the truck. I always enjoyed the Volt, and now I know the Lightening will be well appreciated during my ownership.