Ford 150 LIGHTNING - All electric Truck - Thread
Last edited by xpoint9 on Jun 8th, 2023 10:10 am, edited 1 time in total.
May 10th, 2021 6:41 pm
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May 10th, 2021 6:57 pm
It's real. They've had test mules driving around for a while already.superscoots wrote: ↑ Is it real or is it like the hummer Ev and they are collecting pre orders without a real prototype yet?
May 10th, 2021 7:30 pm
May 10th, 2021 7:33 pm
May 10th, 2021 7:42 pm
May 10th, 2021 7:48 pm
The hummer also had those. But because the display body wasn’t on one at the reveal people claimed fake...engineered wrote: ↑ It's real. They've had test mules driving around for a while already.
It’s likely to be “underwhelming” IMO. It’s going to be an electric F150, no shock styling or extreme performance (other than maybe 0-60), and most likely no 3/4 ton payload as again, it’s likely to be a half ton truck.The price/range/power are going to the things that will be the real news and whether they set any benchmarks there
May 11th, 2021 8:36 am
May 11th, 2021 9:23 am
I think Ford and Rivian cancelled their plans for using Rivian's skateboard on one of their trucks. The F-150 Lightning is probably an F-150 frame with electrics bolted on.
May 11th, 2021 9:47 am
No that's a much more expensive and revolutionary design. Ford's just adding electric bits to their f150.
May 11th, 2021 9:55 am
May 11th, 2021 1:09 pm
May 11th, 2021 1:18 pm
You might see that on some enthusiast type EV's, but for your general mainstream EV's, the car manufacturers will likely try to make them as quiet as possible. People that like loud cars are the minority by far, most consider them an annoyance.
May 11th, 2021 1:24 pm
o yea for sure, something as loud as that Toyota will certainly be in a specialty/enthusiast category. But I think EVs require some level of sound generated for safety purposes. I'm not certain if this was a law or something the manufacturers were considering as EVs were advancing. I'll look into it later.
May 11th, 2021 1:31 pm
May 11th, 2021 2:12 pm
Yea, that sounds awesome. Hopefully biofuels will allow ICE vehicles to exist in the future. Even hydrogen combustion would be awesome, but we need a abundant, cheap source of electricity to get clean hydrogen. Cheap fusion energy (or even thorium reactors) would do the trick if the gov't would put as much money into their research as they do into fossil fuels.xpoint9 wrote: ↑ I love ICE and I welcome the electrification of vehicles. I just wish there was a phase where hybrids vehicles existed for 10-15 years. I love the combination of internal combustion engines paired with a generator and Electric motors. Electric drive train is far superior than mechanical.
I am looking forward to getting the Ford Raptor R (V8 Raptor). Been waiting for this since 2015. Also Can't wait for another generation where we might see a hybrid raptor before its fully electric.
I love the sound of V8s and looking forward to better sounding electric vehicles. I believe Audi uses a speaker to put out "electric" sound on their fully electric cars.
But I think a loud mechanically generated sound would be better for fully electric vehicles. Maybe something like using straight cut gears in the power train. They are loud!
Imagine hearing this when your hybrid V8 vehicle took off.
May 11th, 2021 2:16 pm
secretalcoholic wrote: ↑ Going to be funny seeing large gasoline Ford/Chevy/RAM/GMC trucks blocking charging ports used by their fellow Ford electric F150 owners down the road lol.
May 11th, 2021 2:23 pm
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