Ford F-150 Lightning Will Be 1st All-Electric Pickup Truck To Offer Full-Size Spare Tire

[ChasingCoral]

Strange statement. Go into the Rivian configurator today. You can add a full size spare to the pickup.

The R1S SUV is shorter and can only have a donut. But the R1T pickup can be ordered with a full size spare.

The difference is a full size spare is standard on the Lightning, not an option.

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[Brian Head Yankee]

She should have done a fact check on Levine. He is a Ford hype artist who NEVER gets his facts straight. He should have been let go a year ago.

 

[beatle]

The Rivian full spare is also matching wheel-specific like a Jeep.

 

[Lime Green]

Actually, the only officially-announced electric pickup that does not have a spare is the Hummer EV. Rivian has the in-bed compartment. Tesla Cybertruck also has the in-bed compartment or bed trunk as they're calling it can hold an optional full-size spare. That bed trunk on the Tesla can be configured with an onboard air compressor and the remainder used as other storage instead of holding a spare.

The F-150 Lightning is the only electric pickup that will include a full-size spare as standard equipment. And is the only one that under-mounts it -- which is a big deal. Nothing worse than having to unload your pickup bed just to get to a spare tire.

As for the no spare and just roadside assistance as a solution for flats, that's very common these days. Outside of trucks and certain SUVs, its not common for cars to be sold with spare tires anymore. Why? Because industry-wide research has shown that most people surveyed will call roadside assistance to fix a flat, even when they have a spare and adequate tools in their vehicle. And the statistical real-world use of roadside service is proving that.

 

[Whiskey]

Has the spare tire become a “Necessary Evil”? I’m trying to think back as to when I had to change a tire on my vehicle along side the road (possibly Never) and I’m an old fart. Our Toyota Corolla Hybrid has a bottle of Green Slime, small 12v air compressors, stowed away where the spare would normally be located. Spare wheel/tire assemblies are expensive, plus, how many people out there actually know how to safely change a flat tire? Maybe a call to roadside maintenance be just the ticket for most of us, keeping Americans employed. ?

 

[newF150]

Has the spare tire become a “Necessary Evil”? I’m trying to think back as to when I had to change a tire on my vehicle along side the road (possibly Never) and I’m an old fart. Our Toyota Corolla Hybrid has a bottle of Green Slime, small 12v air compressors, stowed away where the spare would normally be located. Spare wheel/tire assemblies are expensive, plus, how many people out there actually know how to safely change a flat tire? Maybe a call to roadside maintenance be just the ticket for most of us, keeping Americans employed. ?

How old is an old fart? I'm 46 and know how to change a tire. Taught my son how to change one as well.

 

[TRP]

How old is an old fart? I'm 46 and know how to change a tire. Taught my son how to change one as well.

I'm 58 and can only remember changing a tire roadside once on a Chevy van. Tire was easy enough to get to on a door mount carrier, jack was inside behind a body panel and had to unload a bunch of camping gear to get to it. Grrrr.

My current F150 has a spare tire, however, from the factory it is an 18" wheel. Wheels on the truck from the factory are 20"

 

[newF150]

I'm 58 and can only remember changing a tire roadside once on a Chevy van. Tire was easy enough to get to on a door mount carrier, jack was inside behind a body panel and had to unload a bunch of camping gear to get to it. Grrrr.

My current F150 has a spare tire, however, from the factory it is an 18" wheel. Wheels on the truck from the factory are 20"

I've changed many, many tires. Including friend's tires because they didn't know how to change tires. Once I changed the tire on my minivan at 2AM on the shoulder of I95.

 

[Whiskey]

How old is an old fart? I'm 46 and know how to change a tire. Taught my son how to change one as well.

Old fart? ??? Your not their yet my friend. All the awesome parents in the world would most certainly teach their young’ins how to change a tire.

 

[Calvin H-C]

Ford has the roadside assistance because that full size spare tire comes with a jack that is incapable of safely lifting the vehicle.

Update: this was the opinion of the roadside assistance driver needed when a blowout occurred the week before this post. The jack will work, but I wouldn't trust it except possibly in the ideal situation.

 

[21st Century Truck]

Ford has the roadside assistance because that full size spare tire comes with a jack that is incapable of lifting the vehicle.

Ummm... my OEM jack lifted my extended battery Lightning.

 

[Shawnson]

Ummm... my OEM jack lifted my extended battery Lightning.

It’s certainly a heavy MFr though. My 3 ton heavy duty floor jack requires more elbow grease than I thought I’d ever need to use on a floor jack with a 4 and a half foot handle. Never tried the oem jack yet.

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