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If "buy an ICE vehicle" isn't an option for this hypothetical, then why is "charge your EV with an ICE generator"? The whole point of EVs (for most buyers) is to get away from burning fossil fuels. Someone using an ICE generator isn't doing that. The Lightning will come with a 120v/220v...

I see Oct. 27th as the last one on listed on the Pro tour. Not sure if there are any later dates on the retail tour. The Oct. 26th order date has been confirmed by multiple dealers and at least two Dearborn folks, with screenshots. Ford could delay it, I suppose. But at this point it's more...

When is the last tour event? Because we already know the order system will open on October 26th.

This is the point of the limits, unfortunately. They are invariably proposed by the politicians that do not want EVs to be subsidized.* *That's not a political statement. It's a simple fact that some politicians don't want EV subsidies, or want to minimize EV subsidies. Whether or not one...

No. Nobody knows yet. Hence all the speculation in this thread.

Agreed. I don't think there's any chance at all that the number would be lower. So, "that's wrong" translates to "we're going for a much higher number than that."

The frame is the structural member, and would only be stronger with a structural battery. They would do some stiffening of the cab, and include a roll bar as @MudDog has done. But I realized after my earlier response that removing the roof really doesn't affect the vehicle much in a pickup. The...

I love convertibles and I love trucks. Not sure the two should ever be the same vehicle, though. A clamshell top for a supercrew cab is going to be huge and unwieldy. It'll also take up almost the entirety of the bed when it's down, but I guess you'd just put the top up when hauling...

Nose heavy, no. Just raked so that it can handle a payload in the bed without looking like a Carolina Squat. If anything, it'll be tail heavy with a payload (unless the load is evened out between the bed and frunk). But with 4 wheel drive and a low center of gravity that shouldn't be a problem.

The 15k number was never from Ford. It was unsourced, and there has never been an official 2022 number. Since they are attempting to ramp up to 80k/year as soon as possible, we can safely assume that there will be a lot more than 15k in 2022. Ford just doesn't want to make any specific...

Cool stuff! (But the comments on that page are pure cringe.)

He's much more of a train guy, but he understands that Americans love their cars and the only way to get us off oil is to promote the hell out of EVs.

Agree. In fact, almost everything that is different between ICE and Lightning, I prefer the version on Lightning.

If anything, it was deigned for home use more than anything, as I believe it's required for home backup power.

On the contrary, Ford has stated that they will not prioritize one trim over another, and will stick as closely to reservation timestamp as possible.

I believe this to be true. I clicked "uncertain" in the poll, but I'm definitely getting an XLT+, so if we're right then I'm not getting BlueCruise.

That's it. There is no rebate for non-plugin hybrids.

Those certainly won't be on the finished trucks. I'm not sure what they are, but they look similar to the spots on motion capture suits for CGI characters in movies. Remember these are preproduction vehicles that will be used for various purposes. It's possible they will be scanning that unit...

Retired BEV batteries are already being recycled into home batteries, and home batteries into commercial power storage. An aftermarket refurbished BEV battery economy will arise, and if manufacturers' BMSes aren't allowing those refurbished batteries to work properly in their cars, I'm certain...

Oh, yeah! Gotta make it free-flowing to expel all those burnt electrons! ?