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As an F150 owner, I can largely agree. It certainly is crazy expensive. But if you look at the missions people have for trucks, hauling, towing, road trips with

As an F150 owner, I can largely agree. It certainly is crazy expensive. But if you look at the missions people have for trucks, hauling, towing, road trips with significant cargo, the charging factor just gets ugly. How is that battery life while towing your boat to the lake? How many charging stations are there near the boat ramp so that you can get home again? ?? Now, for the contractor bopping around town, charging is much less of an issue, and being able to power all of your tools 1/2 mile from the nearest power pole is very useful. But the Lightening was not priced at the “tradesman” trim level.

cptskippy 2y ago
> But the Lightening was not priced at the “tradesman” trim level. It's a luxury vehicle that the wealthy purchase when they want to role play. It's trim levels are the higher end. It's bed length is the smallest. It isn't a work truck, it's a costume accessory.
- alexose 2y ago
  A good work truck is one you don't mind getting scratched and dented. Hard to replicate that with any brand new vehicle, especially one with a $60k starting price. That said, I think the Lightning serves certain roles really well. They're great for the forest service, for municipalities, utilities, etc. If they were actually cheaper than the ICE version I think they'd gain a lot of adoption for those kinds of fleets. Since they're quite a bit more expensive, though, buyers have to make the case that they're worth it. Pretty tough proposition unless you're trying to sneak under an emissions budget.
  - cptskippy 2y ago
    > That said, I think the Lightning serves certain roles really well... If they were actually cheaper... What you're saying is that it doesn't serve those roles very well because one of the requirements is to be under a certain price point.

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As an F150 owner, I can largely agree. It certainly is crazy expensive. But if you look at the missions people have for trucks, hauling, towing, road trips with

by dbcurtis 2y ago

cptskippy 2y ago
> But the Lightening was not priced at the “tradesman” trim level. It's a luxury vehicle that the wealthy purchase when they want to role play. It's trim levels are the higher end. It's bed length is the smallest. It isn't a work truck, it's a costume accessory.
- alexose 2y ago
  A good work truck is one you don't mind getting scratched and dented. Hard to replicate that with any brand new vehicle, especially one with a $60k starting price. That said, I think the Lightning serves certain roles really well. They're great for the forest service, for municipalities, utilities, etc. If they were actually cheaper than the ICE version I think they'd gain a lot of adoption for those kinds of fleets. Since they're quite a bit more expensive, though, buyers have to make the case that they're worth it. Pretty tough proposition unless you're trying to sneak under an emissions budget.
  - cptskippy 2y ago
    > That said, I think the Lightning serves certain roles really well... If they were actually cheaper... What you're saying is that it doesn't serve those roles very well because one of the requirements is to be under a certain price point.