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2023-08-20 Science & Technology

‘Reality Check': Ford CEO Admits Charging Electric Vehicle During Road Trip ‘Pretty Challenging'

[Breitbart] Ford’s CEO apparently got complaints from electric vehicle (EV) owners during his recent cross-country road trip.

While on his journey, Jim Farley drove one of the company’s electric pickup trucks, Fox Business reported Friday, noting he called the act of charging the vehicle "pretty challenging."

"It was a really good reality check of the challenges of what our customers go through and the importance of fast charging and what we’re going to have to do to improve the charging experience," Farley stated in a video clip posted Sunday:

At the time, he was traveling across Route 66 in the company’s electric F-150 Lightning. The CEO also noted he stopped at a charging spot in Coalinga, California, and a low-speed charger offered him a 40 percent charge in 40 minutes.

Social media users were quick to reply to his post, one person writing, "40 min for 40% is brutal. The driver will have to call AAA to tow their vehicle when they run out of charge searching for the mythical charging station."

"Can you imagine what it would be like for a mom with 3 kids in the back? Hungry, need to go pee, bored, start to squabble. 40 minutes is an eternity," another commented.

Farley did clarify in a subsequent post there were many other faster chargers he could have waited to use but took the first one that was available to him, which was a slower one:

Posted by Besoeker 2023-08-20 11:53|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 Reality bites.

And just think of what will happen all the massive federal subsidies stop and the true costs of electric vehicles hits the owners.

Posted by Tom 2023-08-20 13:35|| 2023-08-20 13:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes, most of the big trends that the left pushes come a cropper at the "reality check" portion of the program.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-08-20 13:40|| 2023-08-20 13:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Would have been good to find out before you went all in.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-08-20 14:56|| 2023-08-20 14:56|| Front Page Top

#4 ...Not to mention this little tidbit: the basic Ford Mach-E MSRPs at $42,995, the top of the line GT at $59,995.

Ford is losing thirty thousand dollars on each car.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2023-08-20 16:55|| 2023-08-20 16:55|| Front Page Top

#5 but they make up for it volumne ~~and gubbamint subsidies~~

Posted by Frank G 2023-08-20 17:05|| 2023-08-20 17:05|| Front Page Top

#6 The easiest solution is to stop all road trips.

Posted by Roth LaDoad 2023-08-20 17:33|| 2023-08-20 17:33|| Front Page Top

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