"Gen 2 F-150 Lightning" development leaked in Ford employees' Linkedin profiles

[Kev12345]

If its being delayed to shoehorn an EREV option, please don’t put the engine in the frunk. Scout Terra has it figured out!

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[TwentyTwentyThree]

If its being delayed to shoehorn an EREV option, please don’t put the engine in the frunk. Scout Terra has it figured out!

I think “figured it out” is a strong statement.

I think we all saw the same demonstration vehicles from a different influencer on the internet. The only similarity is - the trucks don’t move. It’s a stationary brick with an extension cord attached to it.

There’s a lot of engineering that will go into this existing vw enginre, even the most rudimentary elements of the engine like cooling and serviceability. Don’t even get me started on the complexity of the bench seat airbag and seat belt configuration for safety tests .

That said, it looks really cool. I want them to succeed.

 

[MidAtlanticLightningClub]

It really wouldn't make sense for Ford to have a Gen-2 Lightning and the "T3" electric truck that will be the same size. They would steal sales away from each other and they are already facing an issue of potential low volume. Sure, some buyers may prefer one over the other, but I doubt Ford will spend the money to develop, produce, and market both.

It may be that Ford is spending some resources developing a Gen-2 Lighting just to keep the possibility open as a contingency plan in case they axe the T3 or the market shifts drastically.

T3 has always been planned as a smaller truck.

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