Originally Posted by bisonp

That appears to be what a couple people have claimed an engineer said. I have still not seen any official word from Ford on that. Range is probably the single most important spec that buyers are going to care about. I have a lot of trouble believing that Ford would under-promise that much and used their own methods instead of the established ones that all their competitors use.

Originally Posted by pawprint;[url=tel:6974046

6974046[/url]]I also expect some of those 100,000 will Not Take Delivery. I believe you're right on the "future delivery MY". Remember the bronco? 2020 turned into 2021 and 2022. My guess is, as each model year is reached, a new price and a new list of options will be the soup of the day.

Originally Posted by Yielar

...In the meantime, we'll get to hear grumpy *** people like yourself bitch and moan about the new EV tech coming down the pipe...

Originally Posted by David Hineline;[url=tel:6974608

6974608[/url]]I am wondering if a roll over accident with a 9000 pickup the cab has any option with all that weight but to crush the occupants?

Originally Posted by David Hineline

I am wondering if a roll over accident with a 9000 pickup the cab has any option with all that weight but to crush the occupants?

Originally Posted by Easycamper

It’s 6500 pounds not 9000. And unlike an F-450 which is 9000 pounds, the Lightning will have roof strength requirements it will have to meet.

Originally Posted by tbinmd

Plus the weight is much lower in the vehicle then the ice version. The lower center of gravity should make it less likely for a rollover.

Originally Posted by LoneWolfTrucker

On flat ground, yes. But if it goes off the road on an embankment it will roll.

Originally Posted by personalt

But no electricity means you couldn't get gas either. So in both cases you are running with whatever is 'in the tank'

Originally Posted by [F2C]MaDMaXX

Um. Nope. The center of gravity on a vehicle is not affected by the vehicle orientation - and i specifically mean it doesn't change it's natural COG, a a vehicle's 'desire' to roll (ignoring suspension etc) is specific to it's COG, so a vehicle on an embankment with a lower COG will less likely roll than one with a high COG on the same slope.

Originally Posted by [F2C]MaDMaXX

People running out of gas doesn't happen the way it used to since DTE readouts in vehicles.

As a %, the number of people who need to use the extreme range of a truck's 36 gallon tank, is pretty low, but they absolutely exist, and for those people, EV's aren't there yet. And that's fine.