? Studio pics of the F-150 Lightning Electric Pickup

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[petemill]

Thank crap they finally removed all the chrome!

 

[Theo1000]

Pretty truck, too bad I'm gonna beat cr@p out of it...

 

[Wolf Man]

Good looking truck but pass. Don't like the 15in tablet style screen and I won't buy any electric vehicle that I have to try to find a place to charge and then wait 8 hours or longer to charge it especially if I'm on a road trip.

 

[Pedaldude]

whenever I see the wrap around light swoosh, I can't help but be reminded of what Ford did to make the Mercury Sable look fancier than the Taurus.

 

[Rgwinn]

Good looking truck but pass. Don't like the 15in tablet style screen and I won't buy any electric vehicle that I have to try to find a place to charge and then wait 8 hours or longer to charge it especially if I'm on a road trip.

The Whole charging infrastructure is going to have to improve if companies want a higher adoption rate. At this time it’s pretty obvious that there needs to be a much greater availability of fast chargers.

 

[Pedaldude]

They're already working on it. It's more like a 20 hour charge with a standard home charger. Kind of like filling up a pool with a garden hose. Depending on what kind of electrical service one has, you can upgrade to higher amp charger for the 8 hour charge. Then there's going to be chargers for really fast charging, likely located at travel centers, where you can eat some diner food while you're charging up.

Another thing that needs to be kept in mind is that the stated range on some EVs is rather disingenuous. Since you aren't supposed to go below 15-20% of capacity. Then there's a drop in efficiency in really cold and very hot weather, even before taking into account using a heater or A/C. I almost forgot, many also don't want you charging to 100% capacity and Teslas won't charge over 90% so you also lose range on that end.

 

[Sam James]

They're already working on it. It's more like a 20 hour charge with a standard home charger. Kind of like filling up a pool with a garden hose. Depending on what kind of electrical service one has, you can upgrade to higher amp charger for the 8 hour charge. Then there's going to be chargers for really fast charging, likely located at travel centers, where you can eat some diner food while you're charging up.

Another thing that needs to be kept in mind is that the stated range on some EVs is rather disingenuous. Since you aren't supposed to go below 15-20% of capacity. Then there's a drop in efficiency in really cold and very hot weather, even before taking into account using a heater or A/C. I almost forgot, many also don't want you charging to 100% capacity and Teslas won't charge over 90% so you also lose range on that end.

You can go below 15%, 10%, etc. There is a buffer in place to keep from damaging the battery. That 10-80% range companies quote is for DC fast charging to give you an idea of a refillable speed (in the Lightning’s case 40 MINUTES). Capacity above that can be safely charged on L1 or L2 when needed.

 

[Wolf Man]

whenever I see the wrap around light swoosh, I can't help but be reminded of what Ford did to make the Mercury Sable look fancier than the Taurus.

That's actually one of the reasons I bought the Sable and not the Taurus, loved that grill!

 

[150ish]

I would to see some photos without that enormous 15" screen. What does the smaller version look like?

 

[Scotty]

Nice! Except for those wheels ?

 

[bluestarct]

I have Mach FE and I really wish Ford did not incorporate the climate controls into the tablet screen. It can have problems with gloves.

 

[dog_tired]

Tesla has shown what a reliable charging infrastructure network looks like, and how it all but eliminates range anxiety for new adopters. Once the infrastructure bill passes and is funded, you're still looking at a 5 year build out, minimum, but it will eventually happen.

The only thing holding me back from the Lightning is that I need an F150 for a tow vehicle. Until range is 300 miles while towing AND there is infrastructure for recharging while connected to a trailer (think "pull-thru" supercharging), I'm going to stick with Tesla for the passenger vehicle, and the 14th get F150 for towing.

All in all, this Lightning is going to be a game changer in with fleet vehicles that can be plugged in overnight. If Elon didn't have such a hard-on for that gawd-awful looking CybrTruck, they could be a real threat to Ford's future fleet sales. But not with the current design. At least not in my opinion.

 

[ETphoneHome]

Good looking truck but pass. Don't like the 15in tablet style screen and I won't buy any electric vehicle that I have to try to find a place to charge and then wait 8 hours or longer to charge it especially if I'm on a road trip.

Sounds like you're misinformed.

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