F-150 Lighting EV Cancelled. To be Replaced by EREV Hybrid Lightning

[Urander]

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[Fugue]

You beat me to it. Glad to see others adopting 48v architecture.

 

[SCTesla]

You beat me to it. Glad to see others adopting 48v architecture.

Odd that Tesla didn't with the MY refresh.

 

[SlegMD]

Hope Tesla keeps innovating!

 

[Fugue]

Odd that Tesla didn't with the MY refresh.

Indeed. Maybe it didn't make the cut in time?

I expect that all future Teslas will have 48v and steer by wire. The ones with steering wheels, anyway.

 

[SCTesla]

Indeed. Maybe it didn't make the cut in time?

I expect that all future Teslas will have 48v and steer by wire. The ones with steering wheels, anyway.

Sure. All of 1 car (Roadster).

 

[Fugue]

Sure. All of 1 car (Roadster).

And refreshes.

 

[J.Graham]

Is $30,000 the price of the truck or the amount ford will lose on each sale?

 

[Aces-Truck]

Is $30,000 the price of the truck or the amount ford will lose on each sale?

First off, the $30k will be for a base model that will likely never be built. Same as the Rivian R2. Rivian quoted their pricing based on the RWD version, which they won't make initially. So, why would Ford be any different? Second off, Ford certainly will start off making them at a loss. My best crystal ball, thumb in the air is AWD at $40k, and lose $20k~$30k per truck.

 

[REM]

"and have 15% more aerodynamic efficiency than any other pickup truck on the market today."

I'll believe this when it's independently tested. There is a reason our trucks are shaped like doritos.

 

[devdrone6]

Is $30,000 the price of the truck or the amount ford will lose on each sale?

Yes

 

[mongo]

"and have 15% more aerodynamic efficiency than any other pickup truck on the market today."

I'll believe this when it's independently tested. There is a reason our trucks are shaped like doritos.

They could have the same coefficient of drag, and make the frontal cross-sectional 15% smaller.
Maverick is 72.6" wide versus Cybertruck at 79.9". That's a 9% improvement on its own. 5.5% shorter would do it.
Height is 68.7 vs (medium) 70.6, 3% less (ignoring undercarriage impacts).

 

[Cybertruck2024]

First off, the $30k will be for a base model that will likely never be built. Same as the Rivian R2. Rivian quoted their pricing based on the RWD version, which they won't make initially. So, why would Ford be any different? Second off, Ford certainly will start off making them at a loss. My best crystal ball, thumb in the air is AWD at $40k, and lose $20k~$30k per truck.

With the Lightning, at launch every dealer got one Pro that was $40k. There was a big fight to get them, because after tax rebate, the Lightning Pro was a highly capable truck that cost less than a Civic. At that price and with 220 miles of range, the thing was a perfect around town work truck to beat up. I tried to get one for this purpose, but someone else locally beat me to it.

I assume Ford does this again, they will build the entry model, but not in high volume.

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