AAA tested a Ford F-150 Lighting electric pickup loaded to near its maximum payload capacity to see how the added weight affected its driving range. Well, well, well. You DON’T say. Anybody imbued with a scintilla of common sense and even a loose grasp on the principles of physics and their associated mathematical calculations knows that an increase in the payload will reduce the distance the load can be transported because the powerplant (or battery) has to work harder. To sell its EV pickup, Ford told people that the range they could drive before recharging was 30% more than reality if they were hauling the maximum specified payload. That’d be like selling you a pair of Levi’s that fit you perfectly, even though the tag says the waist is 36, and you know damned well your waist measurement is 44.
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