New ford F150 Electric
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Topic: New ford F150 Electric
Posted By: Pod People
Subject: New ford F150 Electric
Date Posted: 10 May 2021 at 4:10pm
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I just read this article from CNN. Nothing much new from earlier reports about the electric F10 except that the truck will be released next week. https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/10/success/ford-electric-f-150-pickup-truck-lightning/index.html there was a lot of discussion about this truck in an earlier series of posts. I'm sure one of our members will have one soon enough and give the review. Vann ------------- Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 https://postimg.cc/0zwKrfB9"> 
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 10 May 2021 at 5:15pm
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I heard it won't actually be available for purchase until next year sometime. Supposed to be the most powerful F150 ever. And zero drop off in performance with altitude. He he.
It will be interesting to see what the range is. From what I've read it will be initially targeted toward fleet sales where it can be charged back at the shop at night, rather than at private owners taking cross country vacations towing travel trailers.  ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 10 May 2021 at 5:32pm
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Now the competition will begin. F-150 vs. Tesla pickup ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 11 May 2021 at 6:46am
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I think the demographics of the target customers of the two trucks are totally different.
Ford has created a traditional looking truck that should appeal to current truck owners and businesspeople who need a practical vehicle and are looking at things like total cost of ownership. Tesla has come up with something that appeals to folks who want to imagine themselves living in a SciFi or Marvel movie. That's all good, there's plenty of room in the ginormus US pickup truck market for both entries, and for GM, Rivian, and Lordstown if any of them ever get it together. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 11 May 2021 at 8:51am
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I will stick my neck out (not!) and predict that towing mileage will be abysmal. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 11 May 2021 at 9:21am
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I'll guess 150 miles towing an rpod (summer conditions). Which could work for some if their destinations always have electricity. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: Pod_Geek
Date Posted: 11 May 2021 at 10:13am
The tests I've seen suggest that as soon as you start towing with an EPUT (Electric Pickem-Up Truck) your range drops precipitously. ------------- 2020.5 R-Pod 195 Hood River 2018 RAM 2500 6.4L |
Posted By: campman
Date Posted: 11 May 2021 at 11:09am
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Electric trucks are a great idea, but not for what I would say is our primary use, long distance driving (to visit family) and towing (as well as day to day errands we can't do by walking or cycling). Now a hybrid f150 as discussed in another thread is what I consider a viable option once they get through the first several versions and get the bugs out (as in any deployment of a new technology). I shudder to think what the cost of a new truck with the top capability battery/onboard generator would be here in Canada...we will need to be saving our pennies to be able to look at one in 10 years or so. But that is the one I am watching to see how it works out. It gives the best balance and ticks all the boxes for errand running up to and including towing long distances. And I didn't even mention the need to be able to do everything in the extremely cold winters we have here in Ontario's Near North. ------------- Andy and Laurie '16 F150 5.0 4X4 w/factory tow pkg '21 RP192 "If the women don't find you handsome...at least let them find you handy!" Red-Green |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 11 May 2021 at 11:35am
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I think a plug in hybrid truck would probably be the best option. The local trips could by 100% electric, long distance you'd have the ICE.
The battery in the F150 hybrid is tiny, 1.5 kwh and the electric motor is only 47hp, so it can't really operate in electric only mode. The truck has been optimized for performance rather than economy. Very little if any efficiency improvement over the non hybrids on the highway. It does perform better in city driving, but if that's not your use case then the only real benefit is the 7kw ac inverter output. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 11 May 2021 at 2:17pm
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Just say "no" to trucks that can't do truck stuff. ------------- |