Ford Announces 2 New EV Pickup Trucks Coming in 2027, Including Project "T3"

[John Becker]

I like the word "retiming." Like "rightsizing," it sounds better than delaying and downsizing.

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[ThunderSnoww]

If any of the Tacoma, Ranger, Colorado, Frontier, etc had been electric, that would have been our purchase instead of the Lightning.

Same here, I came from an '20 XLT Ranger to a '23 Lariat Lightning. Would like to get back to something a bit smaller, especially if the range can exceed 400 miles. Don't get me wrong, I'm loving my lightning, and feel like royalty driving it, but it's still more truck than what I typcically need.

 

[ThunderSnoww]

Only the Volt , I3 (? I think ?), and Ramcharger are setup to run strictly on the EV powertrain and only have the motor to act as a generator. So the comment about other electrified propulsion, IMO, strongly hints that they will also go this route.

Throwback to Farley's excursion to China to research EREVs: https://www.thestreet.com/electric-...vehicle-can-be-the-bridge-for-electrification

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

Same here, I came from an '20 XLT Ranger to a '23 Lariat Lightning. Would like to get back to something a bit smaller, especially if the range can exceed 400 miles. Don't get me wrong, I'm loving my lightning, and feel like royalty driving it, but it's still more truck than what I typcically need.

Most of our trucks for the past 40 years have been Tacoma-sized or smaller. Fully electric was more important to me than vehicle size, but I strongly desired a Tacoma or Maverick size. The R1T was the only thing even close but we couldn't make the numbers make sense.

My partner may have to hold me back from buying an electric Tacoma if that ever makes it to market.

That said, te Lightning is so much more comfortable and load-capable than our Tacoma was for the use cases we have today. Fifteen years ago an F-150 was laughably, comically over-sized. Today we're doing more road trips, camping, and ranch work than way-off-road camping. With older bones and joints, I don't see us going back to the uncomfortable, harsh ride of the Tacoma, but it would be very tempting just for in-city driving.

 

[F150ROD]

Hmm. Interesting. I know folks have gone back and forth on whether 'T3' would be mid sized or full sized, but it seems we are getting both! 2027 is also not bad timing for an upgrade for early Lightning buyers.

Assuming I still need a truck, I am not sure which I would go for - I will need to see all the details, so if I choose mid-sized, I probably won't be an early adopter.

I wonder how the efficiencies will compare between them. I know the Ranger doesn't really get much better mileage than a full sized F150, but hopefully they can do better with electric.

This is probably what they are looking for, us early adopters to upgrade to the newer version and not bail to Tesla or Chevy.

As long as they don't dumb it down, make is slower then I might be in.

Design will be key. Since it a 2027, I am assuming we will see it late 2025 with deliveries late 2026 as a 2027.

 

[luebri]

The most interesting part of this is there will be 2 Ford EV trucks released in 2027 but they will supposedly be built engineered by 2 completely isolated sub organizations.

The first affordable vehicle off this new platform will be a mid-sized electric pickup launching in 2027 that is expected to cater to customers who want more for their money – more range, more utility, more useability.

Mid Size Truck built by the isolated "skunkworks" ev team led by former Tesla exec Alan Clarke operating in Southern California.

Ford is retiming the launch of its groundbreaking electric truck code-named “Project T3” to the second half of 2027. Taking all the learnings from F-150 Lightning customers, the truck will offer features and experiences never seen on any Ford truck, including upgraded bi-directional charging capability and advanced aerodynamics. The truck will be assembled at BlueOval City’s Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center.

Essentially Gen 2 Lightning with lessons learned from Mach-E / Lightning Gen 1 EV's built by the current Ford EV team just with EV dedicated assembly plant.

 

[Kev12345]

Just give us a larger battery option with faster charging and android automotive on the current one. No need to reinvent the wheel!

 

[On the Road with Ralph]

This means our current gen Lightning will be selling for the next few years and I hope that means we still will get regular updates and features.

This is a very important point. A second generation F150 based Lightning was probably never in the cards, but this schedule means our existing Lightnings will remain current and on sale for at least another three years. Just in time for me to pay mine off.

 

[CypherBlue]

This is a very important point. A second generation F150 based Lightning was probably never in the cards, but this schedule means our existing Lightnings will remain current and on sale for at least another three years. Just in time for me to pay mine off.

Yes but the T-3 that Ford is working on now coming in 2027 will be the next generation of the Lightning. It was always meant to be the successor and will carry the name

 

[Zprime29]

Throwback to Farley's excursion to China to research EREVs: https://www.thestreet.com/electric-...vehicle-can-be-the-bridge-for-electrification

I missed that bit of news, thanks for sharing!

 

[Shawnson]

The biggest mistake Ford made with EVs is releasing ANY news about T3. They did the thing everyone knows not to do, do NOT talk about replacement products as they will scare off short-medium term buyers from purchasing in the meantime. Tesla proved people like longevity in their cars, one of the reasons people like updates, so they don’t have to buy new to get new features and excitment. And Ford killed the excitement for what Lightning could become by getting everyone focused on what T3 would become. STUPID MOVE. Jim is a smart guy, but should have never let that happen.

 

[Shawnson]

Yes but the T-3 that Ford is working on now coming in 2027 will be the next generation of the Lightning. It was always meant to be the successor and will carry the name

This is what hurt lightning in the first place.

 

[rg7]

Just give me a fully BEV minivan already. Ford Sunstar when?

 

[sotek2345]

As I think about this more, they didn't mention anything about the Mach-e. I wonder if they will just keep it going with minor improvements/facelifts or if they plan to kill it off and just make EV trucks/ commercial vans.

 

[mrau]

Just give me a fully BEV minivan already

One is on the way. ID Buzz is due in the USA later this year.....VW, not Ford.

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