"The Ford all-electric F-150 is set to transform American car culture"

[Anonymous]

Agree or disagree? This honestly feels like a massive watershed moment when this EV vehicle gets launched. The start of a new era?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/17/ford-f150-electric-pickup-transforms-american-car-culture/

[Anonymous]

Have they fixed the range issue yet?

I think if they can up the range significantly it could be a game changer.

Sucks to be out on a job, using your truck to power tools, and then you don’t have enough juice to drive home.

[Anonymous]

320 miles for the extended range version isn't terrible. These trucks will be HEAVY.

230 miles for the normal version.

That is plenty of mileage for people who use them for work. And - let's get real - the first batch of these will be bought by rich people for driving around, not work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have they fixed the range issue yet?

I think if they can up the range significantly it could be a game changer.

Sucks to be out on a job, using your truck to power tools, and then you don’t have enough juice to drive home.

I'm assuming they will have a reserve in the battery system to allow the car to keep 30 miles of juice as "empty"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:320 miles for the extended range version isn't terrible. These trucks will be HEAVY.

230 miles for the normal version.

That is plenty of mileage for people who use them for work. And - let's get real - the first batch of these will be bought by rich people for driving around, not work.

So then the realistic mileage is 275 & 190?

They are selling it as a power source. Power those tools?

Throw in some heavy equipment, a/c, and a 60 mile drive each way.

Could be cutting it close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:320 miles for the extended range version isn't terrible. These trucks will be HEAVY.

230 miles for the normal version.

That is plenty of mileage for people who use them for work. And - let's get real - the first batch of these will be bought by rich people for driving around, not work.

So then the realistic mileage is 275 & 190?

They are selling it as a power source. Power those tools?

Throw in some heavy equipment, a/c, and a 60 mile drive each way.

Could be cutting it close.

If you need to power heavy machinery all day, you're hauling a generator or already have one on-site. But you knew that.

[Anonymous]

OK this thing is really friggin cool:

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1132316_2022-ford-f-150-lightning-ev-photos-price-specs-review-details

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:320 miles for the extended range version isn't terrible. These trucks will be HEAVY.

230 miles for the normal version.

That is plenty of mileage for people who use them for work. And - let's get real - the first batch of these will be bought by rich people for driving around, not work.

So then the realistic mileage is 275 & 190?

They are selling it as a power source. Power those tools?

Throw in some heavy equipment, a/c, and a 60 mile drive each way.

Could be cutting it close.

This thing is for the site managers and above. More likely, it will be bought by lawyers, doctors, finance bros, tech bros.... I doubt see any construction worker buying one of these things to use on a job site and I really dont see anyone buying them as fleet vehicles

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK this thing is really friggin cool:

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1132316_2022-ford-f-150-lightning-ev-photos-price-specs-review-details

Estimated 260 range for the “extended range”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:320 miles for the extended range version isn't terrible. These trucks will be HEAVY.

230 miles for the normal version.

That is plenty of mileage for people who use them for work. And - let's get real - the first batch of these will be bought by rich people for driving around, not work.

So then the realistic mileage is 275 & 190?

They are selling it as a power source. Power those tools?

Throw in some heavy equipment, a/c, and a 60 mile drive each way.

Could be cutting it close.

This thing is for the site managers and above. More likely, it will be bought by lawyers, doctors, finance bros, tech bros.... I doubt see any construction worker buying one of these things to use on a job site and I really dont see anyone buying them as fleet vehicles

Those are the same guys buying Model Xs.

So not really a game changer.

At least until it becomes more practical as a true work truck.

[Anonymous]

It will be a game changer as soon as they can build them...I put down a deposit within a couple of weeks and was just told 2024 at earliest to order. Whoever can get these in customers hands will win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:320 miles for the extended range version isn't terrible. These trucks will be HEAVY.

230 miles for the normal version.

That is plenty of mileage for people who use them for work. And - let's get real - the first batch of these will be bought by rich people for driving around, not work.

So then the realistic mileage is 275 & 190?

They are selling it as a power source. Power those tools?

Throw in some heavy equipment, a/c, and a 60 mile drive each way.

Could be cutting it close.

This thing is for the site managers and above. More likely, it will be bought by lawyers, doctors, finance bros, tech bros.... I doubt see any construction worker buying one of these things to use on a job site and I really dont see anyone buying them as fleet vehicles

Those are the same guys buying Model Xs.

So not really a game changer.

At least until it becomes more practical as a true work truck.

Most trucks sold in this price range are not work trucks- not many carpenters are lugging their equipment in the back of King Ranches. A lot of guys who think a Model X is a fancy minivan will buy these things. If it becomes acceptable as a truck, then it will be a game change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It will be a game changer as soon as they can build them...I put down a deposit within a couple of weeks and was just told 2024 at earliest to order. Whoever can get these in customers hands will win.

I'm sure they will be available day 1 if you are willing to pay the proper markup - just like C8s or any other in demand legacy American car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:320 miles for the extended range version isn't terrible. These trucks will be HEAVY.

230 miles for the normal version.

That is plenty of mileage for people who use them for work. And - let's get real - the first batch of these will be bought by rich people for driving around, not work.

So then the realistic mileage is 275 & 190?

They are selling it as a power source. Power those tools?

Throw in some heavy equipment, a/c, and a 60 mile drive each way.

Could be cutting it close.

This thing is for the site managers and above. More likely, it will be bought by lawyers, doctors, finance bros, tech bros.... I doubt see any construction worker buying one of these things to use on a job site and I really dont see anyone buying them as fleet vehicles

Those are the same guys buying Model Xs.

So not really a game changer.

At least until it becomes more practical as a true work truck.

Most trucks sold in this price range are not work trucks- not many carpenters are lugging their equipment in the back of King Ranches. A lot of guys who think a Model X is a fancy minivan will buy these things. If it becomes acceptable as a truck, then it will be a game change.

The lower end model meant for fleet vehicles (and will also be sold to consumers) is $40K at 230 miles range. That is totally fine for vast majority of daily job site driving. Look at all the tradesmen in DC every day - very few are driving more than 100 miles in a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:320 miles for the extended range version isn't terrible. These trucks will be HEAVY.

230 miles for the normal version.

That is plenty of mileage for people who use them for work. And - let's get real - the first batch of these will be bought by rich people for driving around, not work.

So then the realistic mileage is 275 & 190?

They are selling it as a power source. Power those tools?

Throw in some heavy equipment, a/c, and a 60 mile drive each way.

Could be cutting it close.

This thing is for the site managers and above. More likely, it will be bought by lawyers, doctors, finance bros, tech bros.... I doubt see any construction worker buying one of these things to use on a job site and I really dont see anyone buying them as fleet vehicles

Those are the same guys buying Model Xs.

So not really a game changer.

At least until it becomes more practical as a true work truck.

Most trucks sold in this price range are not work trucks- not many carpenters are lugging their equipment in the back of King Ranches. A lot of guys who think a Model X is a fancy minivan will buy these things. If it becomes acceptable as a truck, then it will be a game change.

The low end model is $41k.

Not really game changer as another high-end bro car.