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Food for thought: towing a 10,000lb load will shorten the range to well under 100 miles. Then you need to recharge it. This doesn’t sound useful in the slightes
by grepfru_it 4y ago
Food for thought: towing a 10,000lb load will shorten the range to well under 100 miles. Then you need to recharge it. This doesn’t sound useful in the slightest. Maybe very specific missions will benefit but far from the norm of a f150.
Personally I will not spend $75k (fully loaded at $90k) just for the possibility to charge my house if the power goes out or to use power tools at a work site, there are lower cost options for both. Def wouldn’t tow a boat 300mi to the beach so this model really seems like a toy but maybe I’m missing something? Anyone else seriously consider this truck?
- riverdroid 4y agoCurrent Ford F-150 towing capacity is 5,000 to 11,300 lbs depending on the package. Most people probably don't need long range peak towing capacity. Seems like the feature set could be useful to a lot of people, probably most, maybe not for you though.
- grepfru_it 4y ago>most Who’s the target demographic of the f150? Although it is under the lightening moniker so practicality is not a defining feature :D
- google234123 4y agoA contractor or construction worker working a city wouldn't need to travel long distances between job sites.
- grepfru_it 4y agoMy point was that a contractor or construction worker probably wouldn’t be driving an f150 lightning as it’s not really practical but it sure is fun (see the F150 SVT with its single digit city mileage as a previous example)
- thrashh 4y agoSure it’s not practical for a lot of existing owners but Ford has to start somewhere and I think it’s a pretty good place to start The tech simply isn’t there yet for your ask but if Ford waited for the day the tech arrived, they wouldn’t even be in the game
- grepfru_it 4y agoCOrrect. The SVT raptor puts out 500+ ponies. No construction worker needed that, but it did pave the way for more efficient ecoboost engines (mustang has a lovely 2.5L EB engine) which power the entire ford lineup
- LeeroyWasHere 4y agoCity contractors also spend a lot of time stuck in traffic. Doing errands between jobs sites to bring materials. Would of loved to have this on the fleet of trucks. If you can charge through towing one day, then all your gear continues to charge while on the road, that's another neat feature.
- google234123 4y agoThey shouldn’t be driving more than 5 hours a day.
- iancmceachern 4y agoAnyone with an RV (trailer) does.
- Justin_K 4y agoMy guess is the average use would be a load of materials or tools in the bed. I doubt people are buying this to tow large loads or longer hauls.
- djyaz1200 4y agoYeah, most f150's just tow groceries ;)
- interestica 4y agoDo you think that everyone who buys a pickup truck regularly uses the truck bed? Or do they more likely have it "just in case"? There's a lot to be said about certain "aspirational" purchases.
- iancmceachern 4y agoNo, but I do. I also regularly tow 10,000 lbs hundreds or thousands of miles.
- fgonzag 4y agoThen this is very obviously not the vehicle for you.
- iancmceachern 4y agoI hope they deliver this: https://insideevs.com/news/590878/ford-f-150-lightning-removable-range-extender/amp/ https://insideevs.com/news/590878/ford-f-150-lightning-remov... I already have a 3500 watt propane powered generator we keep in the bed of our truck for our rv, so I've been wondering what barriers there were to charging while driving and then I came across the above article.
- grvdrm 4y agoYou are not the target customer
- iancmceachern 4y agoBut I am. I've owned a F-150 for 15 years, drove it until the wheels fell off, much of it towing our RV trailer around the Southwest US and California coast. When it finally was time, we upgraded to an F-250 (but kept the same trailer, which is at thr top end of the towing capability of F-150's but much more fun to tow with an F-250). We also live in SOMA in San Francisco, park our truck in an underground garage, and pay some of the highest fuel prices around. I would argue I'm the exact target customer. If they can satisfy my needs (desires really) with an electric truck, they've won the battle. They haven't cracked it quite yet, but with something like this I think they can: https://insideevs.com/news/590878/ford-f-150-lightning-removable-range-extender/amp/ https://insideevs.com/news/590878/ford-f-150-lightning-remov...
- toast0 4y agoThe question isn't really would you buy this truck only because it has the power features. It's would you pay a little extra for a truck that also has the power features. Personally, I doubt I'll buy an electric truck anytime soon, but if I were replacing my truck anyway, and it could also replace my portable generator, that'd be nice; my generator is only for my well, but I've got to run it for 30 minutes a month to keep it in order, it'd be a lot nicer if that was just included in my use. OTOH, my current truck is a 2003 s-10 single cab; nobody makes small trucks like that anymore, and I don't want a big truck, so I'll just keep the truck and the generator that I already have. Maybe a future car that appeals to me will be able to power my well.
- exabrial 4y agoA common towing use case is a camper... with water tanks you can easily hit 5000-8000 lbs on a dual axle. It'd be super nice to be able to tow a camper 400miles then have energy left over to power it's lights / AC. We just don't have these power densities with battery-electric... and fuel cells still haven't landed.
- Rebelgecko 4y agoLast time I looked, the price of an electric F-150 was actually a good chunk cheaper than a Tesla car + Tesla power wall setup of an equivalent size. A $70k truck* doesn't seem so expensive when you line it up against a $40k car and $60k of batteries. *After tax rebates, which might not be available any more?
- foxyv 4y agoFord should sell trailers specifically for the F-150 with batteries on-board. That would be pretty sweet.