I used to own their stock a few months ago when SPACs were a thing. lol. They've got a van-looking thing and make modular vehicles -- pretty cool concept, but still suffer from goofy-looking syndrome.
The truck looked fascinating, capable of being a real asset for a host of applications, but as @KingCheetah pointed out, the video is damn near unwatchable. They used a technique that’s always bothered me. Jerking the camera around for no reason except that it was someone’s mistaken idea that it’s cool. It’s not. Someone had a fascination with the side of the chick’s face in the opening. It’s wasn’t worth dwelling on. Just some unnecessary weirdness going on. Interesting features, but thrown at you so fast, at odd angles, and repetitiously that half of the uses didn’t “stick.” The camping feature, which many might have found intriguing, went buy in a flash without a meaningful look at it’s interior. That’s unlike the Elon Musk pickup, where the camper was too Spartan for my tastes, but still very useful and something that might be improved upon by the buyer. The looks of the thing didn’t bother me, certainly not anymore than the previous pickup. What bothered me, aside from the weird presentation, was obvious. They never said what it would cost. That makes me think that it costs one hell of a lot.
This is Ford’s first electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning On Wednesday night, the Ford Motor Company unveiled its latest pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning. The truck is the hotly anticipated battery-electric version of Ford's bestselling vehicle, and when it goes on sale in mid-2022, it will join the Mustang Mach-E and the electric Transit van as part of Ford's battery EV lineup. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden visited Ford's Rouge factory in Michigan and gave the world an impromptu demo of how quickly the F-150 Lightning can accelerate.
This Ford is designed for people who are truckers. The Cybertruck is for people who aren't truckers. We'll see who sells more.
There are a jillion F150s in use by government entities and companies, not to mention individuals...if it's a good vehicle I'd bet on Ford Fingers crossed that by the time I need a new truck in a few years they'll have a HD version that checks out.
Can they just make an EV truck that has all of these practical uses but doesn't look like a lego creation?
The XLT F150 Lightning is around $53K, which is a little more than the Tesla Dual Motor AWD. So it might come down to whomever configures their trucks better. The "commercial" grade is right around $40K for the Ford, but wonder if that will be available to the normal consumer and what all will be included in it.
Pretty darn good, if you ask me. Combine that with a $7.5k tax credit, and it starts at $32.5k. And depending on your state, you might get even more credits or rebates or whatever. Oregon has its own state credit (5k). So that's 40k - 7.5k - 5k...starting you off at $27.5k before negotiations even begin. Crazy, for a brand new F-150. https://www.motor1.com/news/508418/ford-f150-lightning-price-cheapest/
What sort of credits does Texas offer? Conversely, can I qualify for MN credits? I have an addy there but not a resident.
Something about them calling this the lightning seems very lazy, The ford Lightning was a specific type of F150 and signaled performance this seems to be just an electric F150. I loved the Lightning and wished they leaned into that.
Ford can't even make reliable electrical wiring for gas vehicles that have been out for 100 years. I'll pass on Ford and Chevy.
