All reasons that I reserved a Lightning but I do foresee a bait and switch coming in the future . They will lure us all into EVs with its awesome performance then start to regulate the performance down in years to come .
Then prepare to be disappointed ( depending on what your consider performance) . Yes, EV's are quick off the line and are always fun at stoplights but at speed they are let's just say boring. I think Porsche has figured it out on how to make these more enjoyable at speed with their 2 -speed. Not saying these aren't fun but at least for me when I had my Model 3, I tended to jump into my Miata for fun.
The market and price will regulate performance. Look at the id4. It's nowhere near as fast as a Tesla model y or a mach-e but it's also cheaper. It's targeted towards the typical crossover buyer that honestly has no interest in the 0-60 times. Online reviews criticized it for being slow but when I drove one it was plenty quick for normal driving. Not everyone needs or wants that much performance in their vehicle. Currently, it's a way to 'wow' people and entice them to switch but eventually all of the other aspects of driving electric will be enough, especially when the purchase price is the same as an ice vehicle.
Amen. When I told some people that the MME is now my second choice, they asked why that over a Model Y? Putting my gripes with Elon/Tesla aside, I just don't care enough about performance to make it the deciding factor. As EVs move from early adopter/enthusiast to mainstream, people need to let go of this obsession with every EV being able to do 0-60 in 1.2s.
And for a truck, 0-60 in 4 seconds is ridiculous. A truck does not need to handle like a sports car. Because of the power, I am concerned about insurance costs since I suspect the Lightning will be considered a high performance vehicle.
Hopefully some of those people who go in to the dealership get pissed off and cancel their orders to buy something else instead.
I bet there's a non zero percent that walk out with an ice truck if orders cannot be placed tomorrow.
I have one particular person in mind who may do just that...
Nah.... He's gotta show Ford who's boss. Gonna go buy a Hummer ev and do crabwalk donuts in the Ford dealer parking lot
If he thinks Ford is a shitshow..can't wait to see what he thinks of GM. (Coming from a current GM and Ford owner) LOL
