Video Summary
Here is the YouTube video summary:- The video compares a Ford F-150 Lightning Lariat with an extended range battery pack and a Ford F-150 Lightning Pro with a standard range battery pack.
- The trucks were run on a 70 mph highway range test, side by side, to compare the range with the standard range and the extended range battery pack.
- The highway test was run on the New Jersey Turnpike. It was 89 degrees when the range test was run and was expected to get into the 90s.
- When the F-150 Lighting with the standard range battery pack reached zero, The extended range battery pack was at 30%.
- the Standard Range F-150 Lightning Pro has a combined EPA range rating of 230 miles per charge.
- The Highway EPA Range Rating was found to be 201.6 Miles per Charge on the standard range version.
- The final test revealed that the Standard Range Pro was able to get to 214 Miles on the highway.
- The F-150 Lightning Lariat with the Extended Range has a usable battery capacity of 131 kWh and this is significantly more usable capacity.
- The Pro has a usable capacity of 98 kWh.
- The reviewer liked the BlueCruise on the Ford, explaining its advantage to Tesla’s autopilot by adding that when you change lanes, it automatically re-engages once you've changed lanes, compared to the Tesla where you have to manually re-engage the system.
- Given the available federal tax credits, the base cost of the Lightning Pro version made it a very good value.
