Ford Lightning EV pickup

[BehindBlueI's]

Have you seen the new GMC Electric Hummer?

Not sure if it's considered a truck but it sure looks better than the Tesla truck.

I've flushed things that looked better than the Tesla truck.

The Hummer is cool, but the F-150 looks like a "normal" F-150 and is priced at a point the masses can buy it. I haven't looked much into the Hummer as I think the cost is more then I'd entertain.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Have you seen the new GMC Electric Hummer?

Also, how do you think the new Maverick will do in Europe as a pickup? For a small form factor truck it looks pretty interesting as well.

 

[Sylvain]

Also, how do you think the new Maverick will do in Europe as a pickup? For a small form factor truck it looks pretty interesting as well.

Pickup trucks are not that popular here.
I've read they won't even offer the Maverick here ...
You don't see much of them, trucks in general.

I've seen a few Ford Ranger models, apparently it's their compact model.

I've seen one F150 here in France, one single time.
Everybody gathered next to it in the parking lot to see what was this "huge" truck.

Even though it's not much bigger than the Ranger (here on the right).

My local ford dealership has just one single pickup truck on display, I'm not sure they sold any.

Renault, one of the leading French car manufacturer, just came up with their very first pickup truck last year.

It's probably cheaper than imported US cars.

Our local hospital recently got some Ford trucks for their emergency medical vehicles.
They got Ford Rangers instead of French brands.

 

[kickbacked]

I have no issues with electric vehicles. I think they are great in the right conditions

That said that truck should have 2 doors, a supercharged v8, a california bed and be rwd.
The f150-ev would have been a perfectly fine name for that truck.

 

[HoughMade]

I have no issues with electric vehicles. I think they are great in the right conditions

That said that truck should have 2 doors, a supercharged v8, a california bed and be rwd.
The f150-ev would have been a perfectly fine name for that truck.

Pfft. The original lightning was naturally aspirated and slab sided.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Pfft. The original lightning was naturally aspirated and slab sided.

...and a complete dog in comparison, taking 7.2 seconds to do 0-60. Perhaps the height of 1990s tech, but man we've come a long way.

Now if Chevy does a new 454SS...also a dog by modern standards, but at least a good looking one.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Pickup trucks are not that popular here.
I've read they won't even offer the Maverick here ...

Yeah, I know there's not a ton of pickups. What I've read is that the Ranger is a strong seller in that fairly small market, though. I'm surprised the Maverick won't be offered.

 

[WebSnyper]

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[BigRed]

Pickup trucks are not that popular here.
I've read they won't even offer the Maverick here ...
You don't see much of them, trucks in general.

I've seen a few Ford Ranger models, apparently it's their compact model.

I've seen one F150 here in France, one single time.
Everybody gathered next to it in the parking lot to see what was this "huge" truck.

Even though it's not much bigger than the Ranger (here on the right).

My local ford dealership has just one single pickup truck on display, I'm not sure they sold any.

Renault, one of the leading French car manufacturer, just came up with their very first pickup truck last year.

It's probably cheaper than imported US cars.

Our local hospital recently got some Ford trucks for their emergency medical vehicles.
They got Ford Rangers instead of French brands.

Remault made a truck?

Body on boxed frame?

 

[paintball_addiction]

So in indiana the charging cost is 4 cents per minute. That works out to roughly 7 dollars for 20%-85% when my wife charges during her lunch sometimes.

Illinois and Iowa charge by the KWH and I think it was 14 cents in Iowa and 24 in Illinois. So the battery pack is 77kw but you don’t typically fill from 0-100% so those charges cost 8-16 dollars.

the whole trip cost approximately 75 dollars according to my Tesla account (note I wasn’t going for efficiency, I ran with the speed of traffic on I80, speed limits seem to be a suggestion over there to put it mildly). The route planner IOS app I use says the trip should only cost 50 dollars if you drive posted speed limits.

To put that in comparison in my 18 Silverado that trip would have cost over 140.

How many miles total was this round trip if you don't mind me asking? I'm curious because my hybrid gets 50+mpg and $75 equals 25ish gallons of fuel for me. That would give me 1250ish miles for the same cost as you.

 

[rooster]

How many miles total was this round trip if you don't mind me asking? I'm curious because my hybrid gets 50+mpg and $75 equals 25ish gallons of fuel for me. That would give me 1250ish miles for the same cost as you.

~750 miles

your hybrid isn’t doing 50 mpg keeping up with traffic in Illinois. You get your doors blown off running 80, that’s why I continue to say, wasn’t driving for efficiency.

 

[COOPADUP]

Very impressive truck. Maybe in a few years this will be all there is available to buy. That’s a big concern.

 

[Sylvain]

Renault made a truck?

Body on boxed frame?

Not sure.

Apparently it uses the same frame used on the Mercedes-Benz X-class.

It's their first civilian pick up truck but they have made plenty of trucks for the military over the years.

They make an armored 4x4 (Hummer style).

 

[Sylvain]

Yeah, I know there's not a ton of pickups. What I've read is that the Ranger is a strong seller in that fairly small market, though. I'm surprised the Maverick won't be offered.

FORD MAVERICK NOT HEADING TO EUROPEAN MARKET FOR SOME REASON

The 2022 Ford Maverick will not be sold in Europe, citing lack of demand for pickup trucks, despite the Ranger being up 44 percent in the EU.

www.musclecarsandtrucks.com

Our Gendarmerie bought a bunch of Ford Ranger apparently.

I haven't seen many of them owned by civilians but they are popular for police/EMS/fire.

The French military also ordered some 2,000 modified Ford Ranger.
They change the grill, do some fancy paint job, and add casses inside the doors to store the new HK assault rifle.

 

[bwframe]

I totally want doors like that!

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I totally want doors like that!

I am slightly embarrassed to admit I now really pay attention to cup holder placement. Remember when you had to buy a little basket thing that hung in the window channel to have a cup holder in a truck? "Best thing since cup holders" should replace "sliced bread" because, honestly, I can slice my own bread easier then I can hold my coffee while driving. Who hasn't had a cold/hot crotch dunking due to the old "thighmaster cup holder"...

 

[bwframe]

I am slightly embarrassed to admit I now really pay attention to cup holder placement. Remember when you had to buy a little basket thing that hung in the window channel to have a cup holder in a truck? "Best thing since cup holders" should replace "sliced bread" because, honestly, I can slice my own bread easier then I can hold my coffee while driving. Who hasn't had a cold/hot crotch dunking due to the old "thighmaster cup holder"...

The door cup holders in my vehicles have dedicated water bottles living in them.

Luckily my vehicles have consoles, where the Contigo's ride.

 

[rhamersley]

Why does it have a grill?

To cook the burgers and dogs over the battery fire…

 

[BehindBlueI's]

The door cup holders in my vehicles have dedicated water bottles living in them.

Luckily my vehicles have consoles, where the Contigo's ride.

My truck has plenty of cup holders. My car, well it has two but they are useless with the manual. You can either shift gears or use the cup holders, but not both.

 

[bwframe]

My truck has plenty of cup holders. My car, well it has two but they are useless with the manual. You can either shift gears or use the cup holders, but not both.

Glad my "rally car" Focus isn't designed that way. I can be rather ambitious with the shifting In the twisty's and the city.