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  1. F-150 Lightning order numbers don’t include fleet buyers, which means it’ll be sold out for a long time

    When I was at the lightning drive event someone from a local utility, water I think, wanted to give an order for 50 trucks as soon they could get them. I think there will be plenty of fleet demand, but availability will drive a lot of that. Getting something in maybe two years doesn’t really work.
  2. Current EV owners question re: stuck in traffic with low charge

    One thing to keep in mind with evs unlike gas engines is that when they are moving very slow or stopped they don’t really use the power. It would just be for heating which In your scenario you would ration enough to get to the next charger.
  3. How much EV Infrastructure will $7.5B pay for?

    As someone who actually sees how this kind of money gets spent in the government and has worked public and private jobs here is my $0.02. It will take some time for that actual money to hit the ground. In the mean time, all the industries that support the rollout now know it’s coming and want...
  4. Towing thoughts/questions

    I could see a lot of fleet use for towing. I’d like to get one at work to have in the yard and be able to deliver stuff out to the jobs in town. Most round trips would be much less than 100 miles. And you don’t have to mess with fuel cards and whatnot.
  5. October 26 is apparently NOT when 2022 F-150 Lightning ordering begins (order bank opens)

    When I was at an event, one of the Ford employees said that where something like a new iPhone would have around 12 chips, each lightning has about 1800. He seemed more concerned with that than batteries.
  6. Power bank possible???

    I wouldn’t be surprised to see a plug in hybrid at some point in the future too. Might get you to work or the store with 20-30 mile range but could tow as long as you want. Seems like they can’t make the regular hybrids fast enough at the moment.
  7. Ford needs to let us buy the pro with extended range

    Also in 5-7 years I expect that the dc fast charging as well as destination charging infrastructure will have grown considerably. It might not be as big of a deal then to have 70 more moles of range of you can get that in 15 minutes at every freeway exit.
  8. Battery pack longevity

    Here is a link I posted in one of the other threads. It explains how the DC-DC system functions including how the battery management tops up the 12 volt system when the car is off if necessary.
  9. Will the Lightning support a snow plow?

    Found some info on the Mach-e dc/dc. Looks like 220 amps. https://madocumentupload.marketingassociates.com/api/Document/GetFile?v1=6151879&v2=080921073934&v3=60&v4=afe8280d27b61729a508a131522f5b8cb46fc85e19547a68346dd45e&v5=False
  10. What color F-150 Lightning are you ordering?

    That’s just what Mach-E needs. Another version of silver.
  11. Do I need to run new 400 amp service in my house for the Lightning + everything else?

    https://abetterrouteplanner.com/?plan_uuid=77045eea-754d-42b9-970c-e16d94462413 here is a route. 13 hours 17 minutes of driving and 3 hours of charging around the route gets you from Winnipeg to Calgary.
  12. Towing thoughts/questions

    Wondering if anyone has heard any info on what changes the max tow package makes to the truck. Better battery/ motor cooling? Also thinking about trailers. Having trailer brakes would lose energy that could be used for regen. Might be better off without to a point. Debating if the tow...
  13. F150 Lightning Reservation Holder Event - Review Video

    The pro seats I found to be very nice. Soft vinyl not like the work trucks I remember from 10 years ago. Seats had lots of padding, would be fine for long trips. Overall an upgrade from my 2014 fusion energi titanium.
  14. do i need bigger battery upgrade if only using 1 or twice a year of long road trips?

    At the event the Ford person was very confident they are planning for the battery components to be serviceable inside the pack and the battery easy to drop out.
  15. Lightning On Tour

    Yeah I don’t think you can take everything they say as gospel. One rep at the even said that it used round cells not flat which I don’t think is correct.
  16. Lightning On Tour

    I was also debating between those two but after seeing the atlas blue in person it’s at the top of my list.
  17. Lightning On Tour

    not really lines just the group. everyone got a turn in the pro driven very fast, the xlt with trailer and an e-transit. It was the pro event.
  18. Lightning On Tour

    Attended the fleet ride along in Seattle today. It was about 2 hours and they had the e transit as well. Display was the rolling chassis and the blue lariat. Not sure what the exact color is but it looked great! the ride along was with a black pro and a red xlt pulling a 5,500 lb trailer. Also...
  19. Ford F-150 Lightning realistic delivery dates

    +1 for me on that too! Not everyone wants a black interior.
  20. Ford F-150 Lightning realistic delivery dates

    The MME colors are a joke but not much worse than the other ev options like the id3. At least the lightning will give a few more choices. I would have liked to see some green too but will probably go with a shade of blue


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