This is a personal observational study, and I am quite neutral on the Tesla brand (not really a fan of the fit, finish and design, but the technology is quite advanced and cool). On the whole Tesla drivers tend to be a-holes, particularly on the GS Parkway. Maybe its the people driving north from Monmouth and Ocean County who own Teslas.
True, perhaps it’s just making brutal acceleration available to the masses that causes the fatal accidents. Or worse, making it available to lots of people with the sort of personality disorder that leads to cult worship.
It’s not just people driving north from Monmouth and Ocean counties, I see it all over northwestern NJ. But while the percentage of a-hole Tesla drivers does seem higher than typical across most other brands, I still think the a-holes are a relatively small minority. And I see similarly higher numbers of a-hole drivers in various BMWs and, oddly, Priuses.
Pretty much everyone agrees that the Tesla charging stations are better than everybody else's. Musk should use a fraction of his net worth and donate millions of Tesla public chargers to place everywhere.
No issues. Just plug-in and charge. Didn’t have to use any app. The only issue is the short charging cord.
Very annoying. The first few times I got my car and it was fully charged I was pleasantly surprised. Now I’ve come to expect it and when it’s not I’m disappointed
My guess is people who drive pickup trucks aren’t yet sold on EVs whereas people looking for EVs who aren’t truck people look for more general-purpose vehicle types like the Mustang Mach-E or Model Y or similar cross-over style vehicles.
Ya i think in general a “truck guy” is not at the forefront of those that want an EV(edit).
I think you meant to write: "those that want an EV pickup truck", in that first sentence, yes?
2024, Ford sold 33,510 F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks, which was a 39% increase from the previous year.
These sorts of stories (I hear similar things elsewhere) are not helping me get to a point where I'd want a pure EV SUV. And the Tesla SCs are the best, so we can just imagine how bad it is with lesser public charging.
Your comment is correct about longer travel regardless, but I think he’s saying that his truck is getting less range because of the cold, nothing to do with the chargers
Niche is guys like you and me who wanted a pickup truck for a long time but only do truck things a handful of times per year. I love the Lariat trim. It is nicer and more comfortable than the Audis I owned. I would trade my Lightning for a hybrid that has a battery that is rechargeable by a small gasoline engine. But not yet.
Whatever you do, don't light a fire in your pickup bed to keep the batteries warm.
It’s ok. I have a tonneau cover. I’m close to trading in my Lighting for a Silverado. Just need a sale on 2024 leftover for around 80k.
Silverado ICE or EV? Watched a video review comparison of the Silverado EV with Lightning, and the Lightning came out on top. I prefer the GMC trucks over the Chevy trucks, but that is a matter of personal taste.
EV. It has a 240V outlet. Like the 400+miles range, mid-gate that gives you up to 10 ft and the all wheel steering. What I don’t like is the price tag.
Here's the comparison video:
Life is short. We only live once (probably). It’s only money. We can’t take it with us. Just do it!
| EV Truck Sales | Q4 Sales | Last Year Q4 Sales | Quarterly % Change | Year-to-Date | Last Year-to-Date | Year-over-Year % Change |
| Tesla CT | 9,600 | 106 | 8956.6 | 31,714 | 106 | 29818.9 |
| Ford Lightning | 10,703 | 11,905 | -10.1 | 33,510 | 24,165 | 38.7 |
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The 1mm order was due to false advertising that it would sell for under 40k. Thanks for posting the video. I think the best fit for me is the R1S. I just have to get over the fact that it doesn’t have a 220V output.“It’s a great product, but financially, it will take, I don’t know, a year to 18 months before it is a significant positive cash flow contributor,” Musk said in the October 2023 call. But, ever the showman, Musk couldn’t resist injecting some hype.
“The demand is off the charts,” he said. “We have over 1 million people who have reserved the car.”
But more than a year later, that demand appears to have dried up.
Meanwhile, dozens of limited edition Foundation Series Cybertrucks, the first version of the truck to go on sale, were piling up in the automaker’s inventory, leading Tesla to reportedly start buffing the badging off so they could be sold as regular models.
The Tesla Cybertruck isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
The truck barely moved the needle for Tesla this year.
Why the need for 220V? If it is something infrequent, could you get a 220V capable portable power station?
Ya, finally put that edit in.
They need to remake the body of the CT. There are some who are into it because it's so unique, and there are some who will love anything Elon does, but most people I talk to think that thing is stupid looking.“It’s a great product, but financially, it will take, I don’t know, a year to 18 months before it is a significant positive cash flow contributor,” Musk said in the October 2023 call. But, ever the showman, Musk couldn’t resist injecting some hype.
“The demand is off the charts,” he said. “We have over 1 million people who have reserved the car.”
But more than a year later, that demand appears to have dried up.
Meanwhile, dozens of limited edition Foundation Series Cybertrucks, the first version of the truck to go on sale, were piling up in the automaker’s inventory, leading Tesla to reportedly start buffing the badging off so they could be sold as regular models.
The Tesla Cybertruck isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
The truck barely moved the needle for Tesla this year.
Agreed. To me, so many impractical things. The windshield with one windshield wiper, the body styling, the stainless steel or whatever it is exterior, the rear tonneau cover that I believe covers the rear window. I'm neutral on Elon, and like I was on Steve Jobs, who had personality quirks. Can't deny that both of them are geniuses and "pretty good" at marketing. They make interesting products that are not necessarily for the masses, but they both did a lot to advance their respective technologies. Like musicians and actors, I ignore whatever their politics are.
Boy did that point go way over my head!!! Doh!
Other direction, the 220v on the lightning let’s you use it as a big battery to power almost anything
I think people would deal with the impractical things if it looked cool. But it looks ridiculous.
Can't do that with the 110v?
