F-150 Ford Lightning

[T3SLAROD]

Looks like my numbers were off by 5k. Farley says they are limiting production to about 40k so the first year is sold out if these turn into actual orders. Nice!

Ford received almost 45,000 F-150 Lightning pre-orders in under 48 hours

Demand for electric trucks isn't slowing down anytime soon.

www.engadget.com

 

[Needsdecaf]

Did anyone see info on total weight of the Ford EV truck? Does it weigh as much as the GM Hummer?

no, not even close.

Off the top of my head, it was just over 6,000 lbs. Or about 1,000 more than a comparable ICE F150.

 

[firsttruck]

And we know why. Plenty of videos that get added every day why the Cybertruck isnt being delivered yet. Little thing called a factory needs to be finished.

Same with Ford F-150 Lightning. The chief Ford EV engineer at the reveal said the project started 3 years ago. Today there are no F-150 Lightning shipping to dealers because Ford does not have a factory yet either. By June 2022 it will have been 4 years. Also the Ford Mustang Mach-e is not even made in the U.S.

 

[uujjj2]

One great feature: the frunk opening makes it much easier to get to the stuff inside than, say, the opening in the Rivian.

 

[El joe]

One great feature: the frunk opening makes it much easier to get to the stuff inside than, say, the opening in the Rivian.

Also, the angle. It's almost trunk-like, so instead of having to lift something up and place it within the trunk, you can slide it in. That'll be great for heavy-ish loads, particularly at worksites.

 

[Merrill]

just wait until something breaks...because i dont think there will be a lot of Rivian service centers...

You will not need a service center, the technician come to your house and if he cannot fix the problem they will flatbed it to the nearest service center.

 

[T3SLAROD]

Same with Ford F-150 Lightning. The chief Ford EV engineer at the reveal said the project started 3 years ago. Today there are no F-150 Lightning shipping to dealers because Ford does not have a factory yet either. By June 2022 it will have been 4 years. Also the Ford Mustang Mach-e is not even made in the U.S.

I’m not sure where you are getting your information from, but the factory that is building the Lightning has been around since 1928.

The Lightning was announced 2 days ago and you’re wondering why there are none shipping? Lol

 

[SO16]

I’m not sure where you are getting your information from, but the factory that is building the Lightning has been around since 1928.

The Lightning was announced 2 days ago and you’re wondering why there are none shipping? Lol

This is from July 2019.

 

[tga]

According to these guys, supposedly started at 10800000

Reservation holders for 2022 F-150 Lightning - sign in here!

1.5/19/2021 2. 10834997

www.f150gen14.com

I know someone who just reserved and has a number north of 94k!

 

[El joe]

I know someone who just reserved and has a number north of 94k!

Wow, crazy. Ford has to feel really good with the early numbers.

 

[BigNerd]

$4m extra cash helps.

 

[alexgr]

Wow, crazy. Ford has to feel really good with the early numbers.

I remember Lordstown hired people to place reservation and they were feeling really good.

 

[El joe]

I remember Lordstown hired people to place reservation and they were feeling really good.

A little different as Lordstown is not an established automaker who just had the President of the US come out and test drive it, but I hear ya!

 

[alexgr]

A little different as Lordstown is not an established automaker who just had the President of the US come out and test drive it, but I hear ya!

I think Tesla could invite another guest to its production version CT reveal event and secure another half of the electorate to make America great again.

 

[MXLRplus]

A little different as Lordstown is not an established automaker who just had the President of the US come out and test drive it, but I hear ya!

The President went to the factory and praised the Chevrolet Volt ("When I leave office, I'll buy one of these!").
That didn't go over as well as expected. It was great car, but that is not enough.
Tesla's big advantage over the rest of the EV industry is the Tesla brand. Ford, GM, VW, Toyota, et al, will have a difficult time establishing themselves as a 'sexy' EV maker. If they were wise, they would create new brands for their EV products, but nope.

 

[msm859]

The President went to the factory and praised the Chevrolet Volt ("When I leave office, I'll buy one of these!").
That didn't go over as well as expected. It was great car, but that is not enough.
Tesla's big advantage over the rest of the EV industry is the Tesla brand. Ford, GM, VW, Toyota, et al, will have a difficult time establishing themselves as a 'sexy' EV maker. If they were wise, they would create new brands for their EV products, but nope.

The only issue Ford is going to have with the Lightning is being able to build enough. Demand will far outstrip supply.

 

[alexgr]

The only issue Ford is going to have with the Lightning is being able to build enough. Demand will far outstrip supply.

You wish! I don't want to talk about software issues and hardware failures of Ford, including the Mach-E, but as far as I can see many chargers will be unable to reach the F-150 charging port because of its location. If I am correct, this is going to be a disaster, Ford's Waterloo. ... unless they change the design NOW.

 

[T3SLAROD]

You wish! I don't want to talk about software issues and hardware failures of Ford, including the Mach-E, but as far as I can see many chargers will be unable to reach the F-150 charging port because of its location. If I am correct, this is going to be a disaster, Ford's Waterloo. ... unless they change the design NOW.

Such a bad design, if only there were charging stations designed like gas station and there are more coming in a similar fashion..... meanwhile we are still trying to figure out when Tesla will start with a similar design to accommodate CT that are Towing.

 

[alexgr]

Such a bad design, if only there were charging stations designed like gas station and there are more coming in a similar fashion..... meanwhile we are still trying to figure out when Tesla will start with a similar design to accommodate CT that are Towing.

Most EA are not like that, not like on Ford's CGI. Many EA chargers are in Walmart parking lots with no way to park parallel to the charger. The problem is that Ford does not control the charging infrastructure and cannot easily make changes for its vehicles. Tesla HAS supercharger slots for drive-through charging, and Tesla plans to install more of those and more wider and longer charging places for the Cybertruck, which has the charging port close to its tail and accessible for standard superchargers.

Many EA stations are like THIS:

If you travel and this is the only type of charger parking in an area on your road trip, then you are pretty much fkuced with your F-150 ... well, unless you park parallel to all chargers blocking all of them.

 

[dhrivnak]

Tesla also has a truck charging issue as I now have north of 58,000 miles and dozens of different SuperChargers and I have only found one and even there it was one stall to charge in. I have used my Model 3 a few times to tow and it is a pain to drop the trailer to back in especially when your range is effectively only 150 miles. Max.