![]() ![]() Not sure if the novelty ever wears off but it's interesting to see how you can get more energy to driving by scaling back on HVAC and accessories like stereo use and phone charging. Poof! Gone.Įach trip provides a summary of where your power's going. Ten miles just vanished from the screen while traveling the speed limit on a flat Florida highway. It’s more like a group of chargers on the far side of a Target parking lot.)Ībout 14 miles into the trip, range mysteriously dropped from 267 to 243 miles, a loss of 24 miles. The truck showed our first charger stop in Gainesville at an Electrify America station. ![]() I chose to travel by Interstates 10 and 75. With nearly 100,000 registered EVs in the Sunshine State we thought there would be plenty of chargers to handle Lightning and thus eliminate dreaded range anxiety.īut what would Lightning’s route planner have to say? After typing in the Orlando address on that impressive 15.5-inch center console screen, the truck provided three options for getting to the world’s playground from Panama City. What better way to get familiar with Lightning than to take it on a trip through Florida, which according to the Department of Energy is second to California in terms of EV adoption. Lightning requires a fresh perspective on energy use and some faith in some odd behind-the-scenes math.Īh, an 800-mile road trip. That was my first and most important lesson. ![]()
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