F150 Lightning 1000 mile road trip across country. Total EV charging cost and thoughts.
This 1000 road mile trip from Pennsylvania to north of Chicago, Illinois and back was a great test of the Ford F150 Lightning Lariat ER Extended Range EV on a long across country trip. In this video, we answer the questions: Can the F150 Lightning be used on a long road trip? How much does charging cost across country? Can you charge a F150 Lightning at Tesla Superchargers? How is the F150 Lightning for road trips? How efficient is an EV for interstate and turnpike travel? How many m/kWh will a F150 Lightning get on the interstate? How long does it take to charge a F150 Lightning? How much time does charging an EV add to a trip? Are there places to charge an EV for free? What hotels offer free EV charging? How to plan an EV road trip with F150 Lightning? Can a F150 Lightning make it long distances, across country? How much does it cost to travel 1000 miles in F150 Lightning? Tesla Supercharger costs? How do Shell Recharge stations work? F150 Lightning trip costs compared to a gas truck Total cost of road trip in an EV F150 Lightning Is an F150 Lightning comfortable for a road trip? Can we make it 1000 miles? How long will it take? How long does it take to charge F150 Lightning on the interstate? How long does it take to charge F150 Lightning using Tesla Supercharger? #f150lightning #EV #evroadtrip #F150lightningFAQ #roadtrip #purplecollarlife #costs ---------------------------------- Please subscribe to our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/PurpleColla... Our Facebook Page / purple-collar-life-107918060952197 Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/purplecolla... Our website: www.purplecollarlife.com Partners and Sponsors Toro: https://www.toro.com/en Artillian: https://www.artillian.com/ Curtis Industries: https://curtisindustries.net/ OUR EQUIPMENT LIST Takeuchi TB235-2 mini excavator John Deere 2210 Compact Tractor Ford 641 Workmaster tractor Ford 8N tractor Toro TIMECUTTER Toro TIMECUTTER MAX 54 with MyRide 77503 Toro PowerMax Split-Fire 2265 two-way log splitter Split-Fire 3465 two-way log splitter Polaris Ranger Yamaha XT250 dual sport motorcycle Stihl chainsaws MS271 MS290 MS261C Super Duty Ford F-350 Godzilla 7.3 CCLB 2011 Sun Tracker 21 Party Barge with Mercury 60 EFI Bigfoot 1995 Ford Bronco XLT 351 w/Bassani stainless exhaust Ford F150 Lightning Lariat ER Stone Grey We live in Northwestern PA and have around 70 Acres of Land, in the middle of family homestead land from more than 4 generations back. We have one daughter, one rescued Great Dane, and one cat. We enjoy working on our property and making improvements. We enjoy tractors, chainsaws, splitting firewood, rural living, and all purple collar life projects. Our day jobs are primarily white collar job, but our rural life is full of blue collar and purple collar activity. #purplecollarlife YouTube Community guidelines: / howyoutubeworks The content of this video is intended for entertainment purposes only. Clicking on the affiliate links does not cost you any more, but does give us credit for sending you to Amazon. *We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Thank you for your support. Email: [email protected] #purplecollarlife Published September 20, 2025 Current subscriber count at the time of upload: 68,093 Purple Collar Life is a privately owned channel and part of Education Situation Specialists. Sponsors: Toro, Artillian, Curtis Industries, Earthway, Andersen, B&W Hitches Clovis lubricants: http://www.clovislubricants.shopamsoi... 0:00 -

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