Video Summary
-The truck was loaned for a towing video.- The EV Humvee on the trailer weighs about 10,000 lbs.
- The goal is to max out the Ford Lightning by towing 10,000 lbs.
- The truck itself weighs about 7,000 lbs.
- Both the Rivian and the Ford Lightning have the same battery size underneath.
- The Ford Lightning has street tires instead of off-road tires, and it has two electric motors instead of four.
- The Lightning started the test with 310 miles of range, whereas with the Rivian, it started with 275 miles.
- Ford says that anything above 5,000 lbs. on the trailer needs a weight distribution hitch.
- The tongue weight must be 1,000 lbs or 10%.
- The reviewer stated that in his previous test, he forgot to calculate the tongue weight.
- They drove about 112 miles on freeway and stop and go conditions.
- While towing, they got one mile per kilowatt hour, and the energy cost from empty to full would only be about $13.
- Overall, it was a pretty fun trip.
- Reached 60 mph in 12.3 seconds.
- 1.0 mile per kilowatt hour.
