Flamingtaco

For those that have been bashing the frunk as stupid, maybe they can get Ford to come up with a small motor that can be slid in or out in five minutes to give them extended range that won't have to be lugged around all the time?

Personally, can't wait until the trucks have much better range and super fast charging, I'd love to be able to use that space for storage. Being able to shift gear in that area would make the balancing act that is setting up weight distribution a bit more interesting.

7cbreeze

You know in 5 or 6 years its very possible that the battery they are putting in the power boost would be able to be replaced with one the same size but 10 time the power density and half the weight..

z8uuuuuuuuuuudh

Didn't mean to upset ya. Enjoy life, it's too short my man.

Stu Cazzo

Hey, I'm not upset... lol!

I think between the Powerboost and the Lightning that Ford is set to kill the market in EV trucks!
Who else is at the stage Ford is at right now? No one...

And...just because it works for me, doesn't mean it will work for everyone.
The torque alone in the lightning is insane!!!

z8uuuuuuuuuuudh

If you're on your way to yoga class...

7cbreeze

Those electric motors are torque monsters, i was looking at the design using special capacitors rapid discharge pulse made for electric motors starting up.. quit a lot tech,,,essentially a supercharger for electric motors and saving the battery discharge

SSellers

And the range can possibly fall some with every year of usage. The eight year battery warranty is for 70% of original range. I almost put down a deposit, then thought of how I'd use it and backed out. Plus just looking at what kind of battery technologies are already in the pipe from companies like StoreDot means this truck will be worth maybe half what I paid for it in three years....because it would be like trying to sell a car that needed a new engine, or trying to trade a flathead towards an OHV. Maybe they're already looking towards making future retrofits easy.

BUT, I am not poo pooing anyone who wants to own one. It's great to be able to buy things we want instead of only what we need. The problem is not with the truck or what it can do. The problem is for anyone who looks at the current truck EV's and infrastructure and thinks that they would be perfect for anything more at this time than a fairly local commuter vehicle with some utility. It's wouldn't be much different than complaining about the Corvette's capabilities because you want one for the family car but have a family of four and a dog.

bisonp

Yeah, I mean that is possible, but I've been hearing similar things for over a decade now. I could be wrong but I don't believe they have figured out that kind of battery technology yet, let alone a way to manufacture it efficiently and in large volumes. If they manage that, great, but I'm not holding my breath. I don't think Tesla and others would have made such huge investments in Lithium Ion battery production if they thought it was going to be temporary.

Slappy McGee

This is the pain of being an EV fan. The next "battery breakthrough" is always 1-3 years away, and the "REALLY cool and well-priced vehicle that you want instead of the compromise that you can buy today" is also perennially "just around the corner."

That being said, one of the major constraints with today's battery tech is the cost, and most of the increases in range have come from significant manufacturing capacity finally coming online and reducing the cost. Supposedly we're about a year away from reducing battery cost to the point that an EV costs just slightly less than an equivalent gas car and that's a theory I'd put some stock in since costs have been coming down at an accelerating rate and it's based on manufacturing capacity rather than some technology/chemistry breakthrough.

This is partially why the early EVs were so crappy. They were basically $10K econoboxes strapped to a $30K battery. Tesla's big innovation was taking a $40K car and strapping it to a $30K battery and actually making something people wanted rather than trying to match the price of a Honda Accord.

SDF150Carbo

Coool idea and Kudos to Ford for bringing it out. Personally, No use for one. When we go on trips, it's bad enough having to pull over for fuel at least 3 times (haven't tried it with the new F150 so it may be better), but now you have to wait even longer to charge it? F no.

If I lived in/near the city, didn't go on trips, only had MINOR DIY stuff going on, The Lightning would be great... until I had to get the batteries replaced. F that.

Zee