Palmer said the goal is to always deliver a range estimate with an accuracy of 5%(+/-), taking into consideration cargo, trailers, the topography of the route, and other driving conditions. What he did tell me is that Ford is working very hard on the range estimator which will use information from the vehicle's onboard scale that weighs the passenger and cargo, as well as the trailer configurator that allows you to store the size and shape of your trailer (I believe up to 4 different trailers) in the system. I tried my best to get Palmer to give me some direction on this but he wasn't offering that information up just yet. So perhaps Ford is going to be even more conservative and, voluntarily de-rate the Lightning's EPA range rating by more than they did for the Mach-E, perhaps by as much as 10-15% With the F-150 Lightning, the driving range will have even more outside influences because the truck will often be used to haul up to a ton of cargo and pull trailers of various shapes with up to 10,000 lbs of additional weight. We realize that's only a 2% voluntary reduction, but it does signal that Ford is willing to de-rate the actual range rating to manage customer's expectations, singe real-world driving range is dependant on a multitude of outside variables. For instance, the Extended Range all-wheel-drive Mustang Mach-E is EPA-range rated at 270 miles per charge, but EPA testing delivered a combined range rating of 276 miles. In all trims of the Mustang Mach-E, Ford voluntarily de-rated the EPA range rating and asked the EPA to publish the official range figures that were lower than what the actual testing delivered. After all, they have a history of doing so with the Mustang Mach-E. I certainly do not expect the F-150 Lightning to have anywhere close to a 472-mile EPA range rating, but I am beginning to think Brownlee may be correct and Ford is under-promising and plans to over-deliver on the range. Although Ford removed the range estimate from the driver's display screen, scrolling through the different screens on the massive 15.5" infotainment screen I found a range estimate of 472 miles with the vehicle fully charged, which confirmed what Brownlee saw on the vehicle he checked out - which was a totally different F-150 Lightning. That would indicate that an empty F-150 Lightning should offer a higher range. Driving RangeĪs for the driving range, according to what Marques Brownlee learned from Ford, the estimated 300 miles (EPA) of range is including 1,000 lbs (454 kg) of cargo. The acceleration actually seemed very comparable to my 2021 Tesla Model 3 dual-motor long range. It felt at least that fast during my time in the passenger seat.
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