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'Nightmare Frustration': Family Gives Up On Lightning EV Mid-Road Trip, Rents Gas Guzzler
2023-08-11
[Daily Caller] Here’s some comedy for ya.

Meet Dalbir Bala. He bought a 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Lariat that features an extended-range battery, and he now regrets it after trying to take it on a road trip and being forced to finish the trip in a gas-powered rental vehicle.

Because of course.

From La Salle, Canada, Bala abandoned his truck last month in Minnesota after he tried — and failed — to charge the truck’s battery at two charging stations.

"It was really a nightmare frustration for us," Bala said.

Advertised as having a range of 320 miles (515 kilometers), he bought the truck back in January for $115,000. Bala put in an additional $16,000 to install chargers at his house, as well as his trucking business, and he also upgraded his residential electrical panel.

In other words, it was an incredible waste of money.
Posted by:Besoeker

#10  Virtue signalling - who said it would always be easy?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-08-11 11:54  

#9  "It was really a nightmare frustration for us," Bala said.

Hey dude; got a spot at the p0ker table for ya.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-08-11 11:52  

#8  ^^^...and what was the state and government rebates that we all paid for?
Posted by: magpie   2023-08-11 11:47  

#7  ^^ About $86,000 US, but still....
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2023-08-11 11:32  

#6  And, like, how much did they pay for this F-150? What? $115,000?!? Plus accoutrements?!? Glad they gave up.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-08-11 11:23  

#5  Putting an F-150 label on a box of bananas doesn't make it a pickup truck.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-08-11 10:51  

#4  ICE F-150! Drink up!
Posted by: Frank G   2023-08-11 10:48  

#3  You will go nowhere and be happy.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-08-11 08:27  

#2  Fox Business has a few more details on this family's struggle.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2023-08-11 08:10  

#1  Imagine driving in winter with an EV and hitting salt covered wet roads. I'm sure the EVs will have no issues with that... What's a little saltwater induced shortage among friends? Kinds gives you the warm and fuzzies
Posted by: Warthog   2023-08-11 06:59  

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