Posted on Aug 19, 2023
'Reality Check': Ford CEO Struggles to Charge EV During Road Trip
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Ford CEO Jim Farley said he faced a "reality check" while attempting to charge his electric truck during a road trip across the American West, an admission that comes as President Joe Biden spends billions to spur electric vehicle adoption.
Farley embarked on the trip in Ford’s new electric F-150 Lightning last week in an attempt to "see the EV transition in action." He started in Silicon Valley, made a stop in Los Angeles, and then ended in Las Vegas. Farley documented much of the trip on social media, including his late-night charging sessions and the "challenging" nature of obtaining enough power to travel long distances.
"Charging has been pretty challenging," Farley said, adding that at one stop it took him 40 minutes to charge his truck's battery to just 40 percent. "It was a really good reality check—the challenges of what our customers go through."
Farley embarked on the trip in Ford’s new electric F-150 Lightning last week in an attempt to "see the EV transition in action." He started in Silicon Valley, made a stop in Los Angeles, and then ended in Las Vegas. Farley documented much of the trip on social media, including his late-night charging sessions and the "challenging" nature of obtaining enough power to travel long distances.
"Charging has been pretty challenging," Farley said, adding that at one stop it took him 40 minutes to charge his truck's battery to just 40 percent. "It was a really good reality check—the challenges of what our customers go through."
'Reality Check': Ford CEO Struggles to Charge EV During Road Trip
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Lt Col Charlie Brown More proof that this country is NOT ready for electric vehicles only. I'll take a five minute gas fill up on a road trip long before forty minutes to charge a battery not even half way.
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SFC Casey O'Mally
No. That's the problem..... No tank.
I'll see myself out.
(Sorry, you can't give me a setup like that and expect me to leave it be.)
I'll see myself out.
(Sorry, you can't give me a setup like that and expect me to leave it be.)
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Do I expect a CEO of an international Fortune 100 Company to have a personal experience with every one of their products? No.
Do I expect that CEO to have read an extensive report of every one of their products, including performance in the field? Yes, I do.
There should never be a time when a CEO samples a product that is in widespread use in the field and has a reality check. Maybe a deeper appreciation and understanding, but never a reality check.
Do I expect that CEO to have read an extensive report of every one of their products, including performance in the field? Yes, I do.
There should never be a time when a CEO samples a product that is in widespread use in the field and has a reality check. Maybe a deeper appreciation and understanding, but never a reality check.
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