Public agencies in CA are required to go all electric in the next decade. the F150 lightning checks most of the boxes. It "might" be a huge seller in those California markets.
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F-150 Ford Lightning
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How the Ford F-150 Lightning’s Chief Engineer Linda Zhang Brought the World an Electric Pickup
Zhang came to the U.S. when she was eight years old without knowing any English. Now she’s the brains behind the Ford F-150 Lightning.
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seattlite2004
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Underbody clearance seems awful here.
One of the first things I'm going to do is put a set of AT tires like these on my CT. I'll go off-road, but I won't be overlanding. The CT's massive mudders will need a couple people and equipment to handle.
One of the first things I'm going to do is put a set of AT tires like these on my CT. I'll go off-road, but I won't be overlanding. The CT's massive mudders will need a couple people and equipment to handle.
Hmm...full size spare...NICE!
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Clearance looks great to me, especially since I won't be going off-roading.
I'm not a "truck guy." I've never owned one. I'm an engineer, but not the "on-the-job-site" kind. I work in an office. I wear dress clothes every day.
But I think this truck is *really* cool... I'm probably not going to buy one. I'm not a truck guy... but if I were going to get a truck, this one would be at the top of my list. Props to Ford for this.
But I think this truck is *really* cool... I'm probably not going to buy one. I'm not a truck guy... but if I were going to get a truck, this one would be at the top of my list. Props to Ford for this.
Agreed. I was just as impressed with this as with the Mach E. Ford's recent shift in direction has been pretty incredible. I bought in to the stock after the Mach E release and though I recently took some profits after this huge run up, I plan to buy a lot of it back when it corrects again. From my perspective, they are Tesla's only competition at the moment (Audi/Porsche way too expensive to be a threat).
RobStark
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Audi/Porsche is part of the VW Group. Which sells a $40k ID.4 in America and will soon sell a $35k Made in Tennessee ID.4 in America. And manufacture 240 GWh per year of batteries by 2030.
Ford will, under license from VW, build 600k/year MEB BEV VW platform cars in Europe by 2030. Ford just approved two battery factories in North America for a total capacity of 60 GWh per year.
GM has almost finished building its first 30 GWh in Ohio. Will break ground on a 35 GWh factory in Tennessee soon. And approved two additional battery factories in the USA this week.
As of right now VW market cap is $159B, GM $90B and Ford $60B.
seattlite2004
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Yikes... Pricey with options!
Looks great to me with options, right in line with their ICE counterparts. It's going to be a great Truck and will probably see many of them on the road.
RobStark
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The difference is you can get a 300+ mile range ICE Supercrew F-150 for $37k. Which is significantly less than Lightning with extended battery pack's $60k. You have to drive a lot to make up the difference in fuel and maintenance. Especially if you live in the middle of the USA where liquid fuel is cheap.
If 80k Lightings per year vs 900k ICE F-Series is many then yes you will see many on the road.
BTW By next Spring the practice of significant discounts on ICE F-150s will likely resume while there will almost assuredly be markups on the MSRP of the Lightning.
Yeah well the same can be said for any ICE vs EV to be honest.
ICE F150s will most like not be discounted any time soon. There is practically no inventory and 2022’s will be going up in price. As of now Ford is only taking custom orders for the F150
RobStark
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Teslas have prices/ranges directly comparable to the ICE competition. Merc/BMW/Audi/Cadillacs etc don't have Prius ranges either.
Spring 22 won't be the same as Summer 21 for the F Series market. Things will likely get back to normal with cash on the hood for most trucks.
FWIW, a dealer just north of Philadelphia has already committed to MSRP - 3%, plus a doc fee of $400-ish. I'm sure other high volume dealers will make similar deals. There were 2 Chevy dealers in LA that were offering big discounts on Volts and shipping to buyers around the US, just to hit volume targets.
"Flipping through the screens I noticed that one screen had an estimated driving range display that read an incredible 472 miles. I assume that Ford had removed the range estimate from both the driver's and center display because neither of the F-150 Lightning I saw had any range estimate on any screen. However, scrolling through the controls I found one screen where the range estimate was staring right at me.
472 miles! Could it be? Nah...or could it? "
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472 miles! Could it be? Nah...or could it? "
Pic Of Ford F-150 Lightning Display Shows Incredible Range Estimate
We examine a picture of the infotainment system of a Ford F-150 Lightning that shows an estimated driving range of 472 miles.
insideevs.com
"Flipping through the screens I noticed that one screen had an estimated driving range display that read an incredible 472 miles. I assume that Ford had removed the range estimate from both the driver's and center display because neither of the F-150 Lightning I saw had any range estimate on any screen. However, scrolling through the controls I found one screen where the range estimate was staring right at me.
472 miles! Could it be? Nah...or could it? "
Pic Of Ford F-150 Lightning Display Shows Incredible Range Estimate
We examine a picture of the infotainment system of a Ford F-150 Lightning that shows an estimated driving range of 472 miles.
It can be in certain situations. I would not be surprised.
swaltner
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They have a Lightning at the Ford tent/booth at AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI. Roped off a little, so you can’t really see more details than have already been released. I didn’t hear if this is a mock-up or a drivable prototype.
They also have a bunch of Mach-E there to give people launches in an EV.
They also have a bunch of Mach-E there to give people launches in an EV.
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