Before you gloat about the infallible pure electric vehicle, head on over to the Mach-E site where 2021 vehicles are dropping like flies because their LVB suddenly dies. And they don't have a key to open the door, so that makes it even more fun.
Agree that is certainly a factor. But realistically, nobody in the world can compete with China purely on price when it comes to mass manufacturing. And EVs are relatively easy to make. China already has the industrial capacity to manufacture 40 million cars per year.
The point is not to insult your Hybrid as they have their use case. BUT, Ford already has hybrid tech, They can still use the same technology for this diminishing niche without investment moving forward. There are many Chinese vehicles right now that get 1000 mile range and charge super fast on the latest battery tech. What Ford is talking about in these articles is what they are working on now that will be used in 2027 to 2032+. IE. the future vision.
As my Puerto Rican drill instructor in the Marine Corps. would say, "Smoof"
Nope, me neither except for maybe a toy like a corvette or a mustang, not a daily driver.
There's gotta be a way to pop open the door like Tesla has their secret way of doing it. But lightnings have a key
How many batteries did your friend have? What was the SOC of the truck? How big is his house, and how much power was he consuming? Water damage? What does that have to do with the CT and power wall? Just saying he has Tesla equipment and he ran out of power means nothing especially for just the one example you gave.
The answer to all of this was: not enough. Sooner or later with a prolonged outage batteries will drain the SOC. In our case it was well over a week. No way to recharge the system without a traditional backup generator. Seems like a contrivance or rare occurrence, but for we who lived through it (and for the hundred of folks that are still out of their houses 13 months later) it is not. My point is sometimes, not always, you need a generator. And in our case our PB fit the bill and I was grateful for the tech. I know a half dozen folks who later dropped $20k for Nat gas generators which is a fraction of what you could spend on battery banks that would still run out. In short we like our PB F150. Until we electric companies are forced by regulators and the consumers to improve/harden the grid the āall electric futureā will be a hard sell. Itās just not reality.
No insult taken, just wanted to answer the question honestly. We love our truck. Itās way more efficient and comfortable than the Suburban and Flex we had before that. The 7.2kW Powerboost is useful in SO many ways itās startling it hasnāt been applied to any number of other vehicle platforms (Maverick, Transit, Expedition, etc.). Is it perfect, no. Do I like ripping around in my wifeās Mache when I get the chance? Yes. But they are 2 different use tools for us. I love the idea of the Lightening. When battery tech and charging improves to get closer to the 600 mile fill upās in less than say 20 mins Iāll consider it. But until then Iāll need this truck, and gladly.
