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It's the F-150, but with an electric motor. What's "cool" about it? There's nothing fresh. Same boring design. Throw in a cool marketing name "F-150 LiGhTnInG"

by xyst 3y ago

It's the F-150, but with an electric motor. What's "cool" about it? There's nothing fresh. Same boring design. Throw in a cool marketing name "F-150 LiGhTnInG" and a battery pack and people think this is "innovation"? What a joke.

ncallaway 3y ago
> What's "cool" about it? People like electronic trucks, and people like the Ford F-150. > There's nothing fresh. Same boring design. It’s literally the top selling vehicle in America. Clearly people are OK with the design. But now it’s an electric truck. > Throw in a cool marketing name "F-150 LiGhTnInG" and a battery pack and people think this is "innovation"? I don’t think many people think it’s anything beyond an electric F-150. That’s enough for a whole lot of people.
- anjel 3y ago
  A big enough battery that its designed to plug into your home not just to charge but also as a powerwall for your house. Just like the Maverick used to. /S
Krastan 3y ago
Except that it is different because it has a frunk. So many other companies are putting out electric cars but can't figure out how to have a frunk, let alone one as big as the f150's.
elliotec 3y ago
What makes you think there’s a point to anything about it other than that it’s electric? The boring design is a good thing. It’s not trying to be “cool” or even innovative really. It’s simply trying to be electric.
serf 3y ago
the namesake Lightning was an F150 gussied up with some suspension work and a supercharger, it sort of fits.
- qbrass 3y ago
  The 90's version was just a sticker kit and some options made standard equipment. It came with was the 351 instead of a 302, but you could have ordered that yourself without the fancy stereo and ugly wheels and monochrome paint.
windexh8er 3y ago
I think what you're failing to understand is that Ford had a great legacy with the SVT F150 Lightning back in the 90s. For any car buff the "Lightning" moniker is a kind of rekindling of pushing the envelope back in the SVT days of Ford. Now I'm not saying the electric Lightning has anything SVT-like about it in its current form. In fact I had to take a vehicle of mine to a Ford service center (which I avoid at all cost) a few times over the last few weeks to work out a random transmission bug with them and I was surprised at the number of Mach-E and Lightning there for service. But the Lightning was a great pedigree from days gone by and it's unfortunate the vehicle of today isn't really what he originally stood for [0]. I'm not sold on Ford's current entrants into the EV space. I think there are much better options for the money. Ford also let dealerships full on rip people off when they were hard to get. That, in itself, is inexcusable and they should be held accountable. [0] https://horsepowermemories.com/2014/08/09/1993-1995-and-1999-2004-ford-f-150-svt-lightning/ https://horsepowermemories.com/2014/08/09/1993-1995-and-1999...
pengaru 3y ago
There are far more buyers for a boring EV F-150 at a competitive price point with competitive range than something quirky, "cool", and impractical (for real work duty) like the Cybertruck.
Klonoar 3y ago
For every one comment like yours - “same boring design” - there are a hundred comments from auto enthusiasts who really don’t want EVs to have different design language.

by xyst 3y ago

ncallaway 3y ago

> What's "cool" about it? People like electronic trucks, and people like the Ford F-150. > There's nothing fresh. Same boring design. It’s literally the top selling vehicle in America. Clearly people are OK with the design. But now it’s an electric truck. > Throw in a cool marketing name "F-150 LiGhTnInG" and a battery pack and people think this is "innovation"? I don’t think many people think it’s anything beyond an electric F-150. That’s enough for a whole lot of people.

anjel 3y ago
A big enough battery that its designed to plug into your home not just to charge but also as a powerwall for your house. Just like the Maverick used to. /S

Krastan 3y ago

Except that it is different because it has a frunk. So many other companies are putting out electric cars but can't figure out how to have a frunk, let alone one as big as the f150's.

elliotec 3y ago

What makes you think there’s a point to anything about it other than that it’s electric? The boring design is a good thing. It’s not trying to be “cool” or even innovative really. It’s simply trying to be electric.

serf 3y ago

the namesake Lightning was an F150 gussied up with some suspension work and a supercharger, it sort of fits.

qbrass 3y ago
The 90's version was just a sticker kit and some options made standard equipment. It came with was the 351 instead of a 302, but you could have ordered that yourself without the fancy stereo and ugly wheels and monochrome paint.

windexh8er 3y ago

I think what you're failing to understand is that Ford had a great legacy with the SVT F150 Lightning back in the 90s. For any car buff the "Lightning" moniker is a kind of rekindling of pushing the envelope back in the SVT days of Ford. Now I'm not saying the electric Lightning has anything SVT-like about it in its current form. In fact I had to take a vehicle of mine to a Ford service center (which I avoid at all cost) a few times over the last few weeks to work out a random transmission bug with them and I was surprised at the number of Mach-E and Lightning there for service. But the Lightning was a great pedigree from days gone by and it's unfortunate the vehicle of today isn't really what he originally stood for [0]. I'm not sold on Ford's current entrants into the EV space. I think there are much better options for the money. Ford also let dealerships full on rip people off when they were hard to get. That, in itself, is inexcusable and they should be held accountable. [0] https://horsepowermemories.com/2014/08/09/1993-1995-and-1999-2004-ford-f-150-svt-lightning/ https://horsepowermemories.com/2014/08/09/1993-1995-and-1999...

pengaru 3y ago

There are far more buyers for a boring EV F-150 at a competitive price point with competitive range than something quirky, "cool", and impractical (for real work duty) like the Cybertruck.

Klonoar 3y ago

For every one comment like yours - “same boring design” - there are a hundred comments from auto enthusiasts who really don’t want EVs to have different design language.