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With the electric F-150, I'm surprised this doesn't come in an all-electric option.

• dragontamer 5y ago
  Nah. Its better to have a wider variety of vehicle types to satisfy the needs of different people. I personally would rather buy Hybrid or PHEV over full electric. Besides, Ford already has the MachE and F150 Lightning for those who want full electric.
  • justusthane 5y ago
    Sure, but the F-150 and the Maverick are two very different vehicles. I suspect the people who want full electric would be the same people who would be interested in a compact pickup.
    • dragontamer 5y ago
      But the minute you add a 1500 lb / 300-mile battery pack to a vehicle, it rockets out of the low $20,000 price range. The biggest news of this vehicle is its price target. Sure, Ford is clearly cheating with the $1500 destination charge, but this is a low-$20,000s vehicle with only 160 HP. This hybrid is fundamentally a different vehicle than pure electric (high torque / high-speed / etc. etc.). This is clearly some kind of cheap fleet-vehicle will be (hopefully) mass produced at rock bottom prices. None of these specs (2000lb tow capacity / 160HP engine / undisclosed 0-60 times, etc. etc.) are good by any stretch of the imagination. This is a boring "Prius" idea, except made by Ford. Get an engine with just barely enough specs to get a job done, and then knock the price really low.
      • Robotbeat 5y ago
        It should be a plug in hybrid tho