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

[ka-chow]

Boy you gotta know it kills Brian @Ford Motor Company to see these threads and not be able to say a word

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[NW Ontario Ford Lightning]

Yeah that smaller electric truck is allegedly on a "fast track" toward production as they call it in the industry. Should see it in 2027 as a '28 model. A lot of this is happening right up the road from me.

I thought T3 was similar in that it's a dedicated EV platform rather than using ICE F-150 bones, but different in that it's a larger truck.

In any case, range is king which is why EREV is even in the discussion. Scout has been taking pre-orders for quite a while now and "over 80%" of people are wanting the range extender. We don't know yet if that's because people simply want more range, or if it's because that version is as close as people can get to an ICE vehicle, but what that does tell us is that they do NOT want a pure EV.

OR
it tells us they don't really know what they want, so they lean towards what seems most familiar.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Boy you gotta know it kills Brian @Ford Motor Company to see these threads and not be able to say a word

I enjoy being employed too much to say anything.

 

[RocketGhost]

I enjoy being employed too much to say anything.

And we enjoy you being the one employed. We appreciate your dedication, sincerity, and humor.

Too often corporate customer service seems like a battle between rival teams. You make it feel like you care and are looking out for us. As a result we respect you and understand the limits of what you can do and say. Everybody wins!

Thank you Brian! Ford has found the perfect man for the job.

 

[Yellow Buddy]

I knew this thing would come in handy some day.

I love the fuel tank as well. It does however need some noise insulation.

A coffee can with some 3M foam adhesive should do...

 

[Maineiac12]

I’m pretty confident that the next gen F-150 Lightning will be an EREV… or at least that will be a trim option alongside a pure EV. It makes too much sense for them not to do it.

 

[sotek2345]

I’m pretty confident that the next gen F-150 Lightning will be an EREV… or at least that will be a trim option alongside a pure EV. It makes too much sense for them not to do it.

I would rather they just stick with basic hybrids and pure EVs. All of the data coming out on plug in hybrid vehicles is that almost no-one ever bothers to plug them in and they end up getting worse efficiency than a non-plug in hybrid, sometimes even worse than the pure ICE variant as well.

 

[Maineiac12]

I would rather they just stick with basic hybrids and pure EVs. All of the data coming out on plug in hybrid vehicles is that almost no-one ever bothers to plug them in and they end up getting worse efficiency than a non-plug in hybrid, sometimes even worse than the pure ICE variant as well.

My wife plugs hers in and gets crazy high mpg because her daily commute is within range of the battery. I don’t think the issue with plug in hybrids is the technology, it’s the implementation from the manufacturer.

Also, EREV is different. There’s no gas engine powering the wheels. It’s still a full electric drivetrain and you get all the power and torque. The difference between an EREV and PHEV is that the EREV has a small gas engine which has only 1 job - charge the battery. That way, it can run quietly and more efficient since it’s tuned for that one purpose. There is still a big battery with enough juice to go 100+ miles on battery alone before the gas engine kicks on and starts to charge it. Ram says that theirs can go 600 miles on a full charge and tank of gas. It should be a good solution for the towing problem and road trip anxiety for a lot of people.

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