I’m not sure that it states that either, I do believe that Ford will honor the time stamp of that reservation and inform those when to place an order. Sorta like first come first serve (I hope)?
Yeah, assuming the 15k number is even real (because it was not direct from Ford), the next question is:
Personally, I’m hoping that number was leaked to lower expectations and get folks who are only casually interested to drop their reservation and get their $100 back (and to discourage new reservations). Hopefully, the real production numbers will be higher, but Ford just doesn’t want us to know that yet. Unless SK has told them they will only be able to deliver 15,000 batteries in 2022, I just don’t see how Ford’s production could be so low.
How is Ford supposed to know if you are the "chosen one" if no one has even placed an order yet? Thousands of those reservations will be canceled and Ford has no idea yet (publicly at least) how many units they can build yet.
Yeah, they could be tempering expectations. Perhaps they saw the "80k/year" number that was going around from some analyst and thought, "Yikes, we better temper expectations because we're not going to hit that for a couple years at least."
Dealers with higher sales volume might be prioritized to some extent. Again, on Bronco that was 25% of the equation. Ford does publish a list internally of the top 500 dealers each month but we don't know what level of importance (if any this go round, it's all up to Ford) pure sales numbers will have this time.
I also reserved a Rivian after hearing the 15k number.
I understand this is a F-150 thread but people keep mentioning the Rivian so I’ll ask: what makes you confident that you’ll be getting it any faster than the Lightning? I wish I could sit in one and get a sense of leg/headroom and general spaciousness of the cabin—this is my #1 priority personally.
From what I hear it's pretty good up front, a little small in the back.
If legroom / headroom is your #1 priority the Lighting will definitely fit that best!
I'm thinking the same way however the problem is actually getting to sit in one any time soon... I had a first day Bronco reservation but would not order until I actually put but in chair. Fortunately I was able to sit in one (but not drive it) before the first order window closed and sadly learned that it was not comfortable for me.
The problem is "pretty good" is very subjective.
Yes, the interior will be the same as the current truck. The exterior dimensions are the same too. The real difference is it is going to be faster and handle much better.
Hmm.. Now you have me thinking. Ford has been diverting the majority of Mach-e production to Europe. I wonder if they are doing that to preserve the credit for the Lightning launch. Could also be why the F-150 hybrid is not a plug in hybrid.
