F150 Lightning
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From: Michigan
You are correct. In 10 years, everyone will be driving EVs.
But the time to go EV for hauling/towing is not this year or next. They need to make quicker charging LiPos and Bob's gas needs to get expensive chargers.
Right now the Lightning is good for city guys or daily driving or anything less than 100 miles away.
But the time to go EV for hauling/towing is not this year or next. They need to make quicker charging LiPos and Bob's gas needs to get expensive chargers.
Right now the Lightning is good for city guys or daily driving or anything less than 100 miles away.
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Yeah, it works for my needs and I'll be charging in my garage 99.9% of the time probably every 7-10 days depending on my schedule. With the amount of players and billions of dollars now in R & D things are going to ramp up quite quickly on the EV technology front including battery density (solid state is right around the corner), charging speed (Lightning can charge 15-80% in 40 mins) and motor tech (Tesla's new Model S Plaid motors RPM now is over 20,000 with a crazy flat HP curve all the way to 200 MPH which is nuts). With the amount of interest in trucks like the Lightning, Rivian, Tesla and Hummer I'd say there is a huge demand willing to make the plunge. Technology is going to improve drastically in 3-5 years never mind by 2030 when Lincoln says all of their vehicles will be EV.
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Quick question. Not a loaded one, just a question. Keep in mind I got as far as the payment screen on the reservation website before thinking about it some and backing out:
If technology is going to advance rapidly in 3-5 years....actually it already has as there are test batteries out that charge in a fraction of the time and 800V systems are said to be expanding.......then what's the motivation to buy this truck with its technology of today that won't be available until next year?
If technology is going to advance rapidly in 3-5 years....actually it already has as there are test batteries out that charge in a fraction of the time and 800V systems are said to be expanding.......then what's the motivation to buy this truck with its technology of today that won't be available until next year?
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How about, "In around 10 years almost everyone will be buying an EV for their next vehicle"
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Joined: Mar 2021
Posts: 430
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Quick question. Not a loaded one, just a question. Keep in mind I got as far as the payment screen on the reservation website before thinking about it some and backing out:
If technology is going to advance rapidly in 3-5 years....actually it already has as there are test batteries out that charge in a fraction of the time and 800V systems are said to be expanding.......then what's the motivation to buy this truck with its technology of today that won't be available until next year?
If technology is going to advance rapidly in 3-5 years....actually it already has as there are test batteries out that charge in a fraction of the time and 800V systems are said to be expanding.......then what's the motivation to buy this truck with its technology of today that won't be available until next year?
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