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> Will they stop making trucks? No. They will make electric trucks: https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-ford-f-150-lightning-is-now-officially-in-production htt

> Will they stop making trucks? No. They will make electric trucks: https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-ford-f-150-lightning-is-now-officially-in-production https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-ford-f-150-lightning-is-no...

throw_away 5y ago
Does this mean that US automakers might start making light trucks again? I thought that the reason why they aren't made much any more was due to milage standards, but that wouldn't be an issue for electric trucks.
- afiori 5y ago
  Based on previous discussions here EV trucks are going to be significantly heavier due to huge batteries.
- PolygonSheep 5y ago
  > I thought that the reason why they aren't made much any more was due to milage standards, but that wouldn't be an issue for electric trucks. I'm guessing we will see something like CAFE standards for EVs when they become a majority of the market. Maybe they'll call it CAKE (Corporate Average Kilowatt-hour Economy). The same people now complaining about carbon emissions from ICE trucks will in the future complain about the appalling electricity consumption of electric trucks. I really don't see the climate activist people saying "our work here is done, let's pack up and go home!" when the last ICE vehicle rolls off the assembly line. The battle lines will just shift and the Cybertruck/F150 Lightning/Hummer EV/Rivian R1T will become as reviled as their internal combustion counterparts are today.
LinuxBender 5y ago
Have there been any discussions or rumors when they will have the EV version of the F450 or F550? My neighbors and I would want one with a towing capacity of about 36k lbs. horses, cattle, etc... The diesel F550 is rated for 31k lbs. It needs to work well on roads covered in ice, dirt, mud and operate in ambient temperatures as low as -25F. I asked Ford in their web form but never received a response. To convince folks here to purchase an EV truck it will have to tow more and have the same or better total cost of ownership. People here are also quite skeptical of anything that requires subscribing to features in vehicles. Many of them have already been burnt by farm equipment in this realm.

throw_away 5y ago

Does this mean that US automakers might start making light trucks again? I thought that the reason why they aren't made much any more was due to milage standards, but that wouldn't be an issue for electric trucks.

afiori 5y ago
Based on previous discussions here EV trucks are going to be significantly heavier due to huge batteries.
PolygonSheep 5y ago
> I thought that the reason why they aren't made much any more was due to milage standards, but that wouldn't be an issue for electric trucks. I'm guessing we will see something like CAFE standards for EVs when they become a majority of the market. Maybe they'll call it CAKE (Corporate Average Kilowatt-hour Economy). The same people now complaining about carbon emissions from ICE trucks will in the future complain about the appalling electricity consumption of electric trucks. I really don't see the climate activist people saying "our work here is done, let's pack up and go home!" when the last ICE vehicle rolls off the assembly line. The battle lines will just shift and the Cybertruck/F150 Lightning/Hummer EV/Rivian R1T will become as reviled as their internal combustion counterparts are today.

LinuxBender 5y ago

Have there been any discussions or rumors when they will have the EV version of the F450 or F550? My neighbors and I would want one with a towing capacity of about 36k lbs. horses, cattle, etc... The diesel F550 is rated for 31k lbs. It needs to work well on roads covered in ice, dirt, mud and operate in ambient temperatures as low as -25F. I asked Ford in their web form but never received a response. To convince folks here to purchase an EV truck it will have to tow more and have the same or better total cost of ownership. People here are also quite skeptical of anything that requires subscribing to features in vehicles. Many of them have already been burnt by farm equipment in this realm.