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This is a contractor's dream truck. * Power supply. This thing supports ton of recharging of power tools. Lawn cares services will love this as more and more c

by aynyc 5y ago

This is a contractor's dream truck. * Power supply. This thing supports ton of recharging of power tools. Lawn cares services will love this as more and more communities are banning gas-powdered tools. * Range. 300 is well within most contractors' home to work site. * Frunk. Lock away their valuable tools without unloading the toolbox. * Look. It's what they know and trust. It's something new yet familiar. Next step for Ford, make EV version of Transit. That'll sell like hot cakes!

ed25519FUUU 5y ago
The intelligent backup power is such an obviously good feature that I'm surprised nobody has thought of this before. Out here people will spend $5-$10k installing a generac for their home. That thing is loud and takes awhile to turn on depending on the setting. Having your EV plugged in and just "work" when there's a power outage is stupid simple and absolutely worth it.
- aembleton 5y ago
  The Nissan Leaf has been able to do it for a while https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/you-can-power-your-house-nissan-leaf https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/you-can-power-your...
  - ed25519FUUU 5y ago
    No it’s not. There’s no Nissan device you can buy in the USA that allows leaf to do power to home. It might be different in Europe, and I know you can import non-Nissan devices from Japan.
aaronbeekay 5y ago
Ford released the e-Transit before the Lightning! https://www.ford.com/commercial-trucks/e-transit/2022/ https://www.ford.com/commercial-trucks/e-transit/2022/
- aynyc 5y ago
  Wow, Ford is hitting the commercial market before Tesla did!
  - bhauer 5y ago
    I think Tesla's strategy is to start with the total battery supply and allocate batteries to vehicles with sufficiently high margin that they can scale as quickly as possible. They delayed refreshing the X and S for a long time, I believe, in part because these two models are low-volume and therefore don't warrant a high allocation of battery supply and manufacturing floor space. Why refresh them now, then? I think they are using the 2021 refresh of X and S as a spur for the 4680 battery ramp (see conjecture that Plaid+ is going to be 4680). Adding more models and variations doesn't do them much good when their demand for the mainstream 3 and Y far outstrips their battery supply, both today and into the near future, even with them ramping battery supply as hard as possible. Brands that are making a wide range of electric vehicles are taking a significantly different approach. But seeing as they too will be constrained by a small supply of batteries, I am not sure the diversity will be as valuable on their bottom line.
    - aynyc 5y ago
      That makes total sense! I'm just surprised they didn't focus on commercial market after 3, especially commercial spaces, range is usually not an issue. Work trucks and vans don't need a lot of ranges.

by aynyc 5y ago

ed25519FUUU 5y ago

The intelligent backup power is such an obviously good feature that I'm surprised nobody has thought of this before. Out here people will spend $5-$10k installing a generac for their home. That thing is loud and takes awhile to turn on depending on the setting. Having your EV plugged in and just "work" when there's a power outage is stupid simple and absolutely worth it.

aembleton 5y ago
The Nissan Leaf has been able to do it for a while https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/you-can-power-your-house-nissan-leaf https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/you-can-power-your...
- ed25519FUUU 5y ago
  No it’s not. There’s no Nissan device you can buy in the USA that allows leaf to do power to home. It might be different in Europe, and I know you can import non-Nissan devices from Japan.

aaronbeekay 5y ago

Ford released the e-Transit before the Lightning! https://www.ford.com/commercial-trucks/e-transit/2022/ https://www.ford.com/commercial-trucks/e-transit/2022/

aynyc 5y ago
Wow, Ford is hitting the commercial market before Tesla did!
- bhauer 5y ago
  I think Tesla's strategy is to start with the total battery supply and allocate batteries to vehicles with sufficiently high margin that they can scale as quickly as possible. They delayed refreshing the X and S for a long time, I believe, in part because these two models are low-volume and therefore don't warrant a high allocation of battery supply and manufacturing floor space. Why refresh them now, then? I think they are using the 2021 refresh of X and S as a spur for the 4680 battery ramp (see conjecture that Plaid+ is going to be 4680). Adding more models and variations doesn't do them much good when their demand for the mainstream 3 and Y far outstrips their battery supply, both today and into the near future, even with them ramping battery supply as hard as possible. Brands that are making a wide range of electric vehicles are taking a significantly different approach. But seeing as they too will be constrained by a small supply of batteries, I am not sure the diversity will be as valuable on their bottom line.
  - aynyc 5y ago
    That makes total sense! I'm just surprised they didn't focus on commercial market after 3, especially commercial spaces, range is usually not an issue. Work trucks and vans don't need a lot of ranges.