RIP Ford F150e (long live the F150)

[Runs With Scissors]

Sheeple, in general, are easily swayed……….Science be damned...

I remember when coffee “caused" heart attacks, coffee stunts growth, medical doctors promoted “light” cigarettes as a healthier alternative, swimming after eating causes cramps, the “Jab” is “safe and effective"……blah …..blah…blah….

It’s hard to trust anything being said nowadays…….Everyone has an “agenda” it seems.

I have my doubts about the the claim that EV’s are “clean” energy, I think it’s a “marketing ploy” in general…..but if it fits your lifestyle….go for it.

I try to not get all “wrapped around the axle” and try to realize that “marketing” is a very powerful tool.

Here is my “proof”…….anyone remember this little guy?

The Pet Rock

 

[InTheWoods]

...I have my doubts about the the claim that EV’s are “clean” energy, I think it’s a “marketing ploy” in general…..but if it fits your lifestyle….go for it....

Exactly. As far as I'm concerned, my EV is fundamentally coal-fired, which suits me fine...

 

[TheOldHokie]

I wonder how all the owners that bought these vehicles feel after hearing about this announcement ? If I owned one, I would be totally pi$$ed ! How much of a depreciation hit did this announcement make for all these owners ? Would the dealers even want to tale them back in as trade ins ?

They are now valuable collectibles.

I think Ford recognized a bad selling model (e.g. the Edsel) and dumped it. I dont think Ford is exiting the EV race or giving up on an electric pickup. The latest guidance from Ford:

Ford will concentrate its North American electric vehicle development on its new, low-cost, flexible Universal EV Platform. This next-generation architecture is engineered to underpin a high-volume family of smaller, highly efficient and affordable electric vehicles designed to be accessible to millions of customers.

The first vehicle from the Universal EV Platform will be the fully connected midsize pickup truck assembled at Louisville Assembly Plant starting in 2027.

Dan

 

[Mark_BX25D]

We get your opinion on it that EV's are bad and people with EV's are just misinformed.

It's not the EVs, or even the concept of an EV. It's the battery technology. It doesn't matter at all how pleasant current EVs are to drive, or what niches they might serve acceptably. They simply can't replace gas and diesel on any reasonable scale until we have a major breakthrough in battery technology, and no such thing is currently on the horizon.

That's just simple fact, like it or not.

 

[TheOldHokie]

It's not the EVs, or even the concept of an EV. It's the battery technology. It doesn't matter at all how pleasant current EVs are to drive, or what niches they might serve acceptably. They simply can't replace gas and diesel on any reasonable scale until we have a major breakthrough in battery technology, and no such thing is currently on the horizon.

That's just simple fact, like it or not.

Talk to me in 15 years.

Dan

 

[jimh406]

Talk to me in 15 years.

Dan

Commercial EVs have already been on the market about 17 years. I’m not sure why we should expect a breakthrough in 15 more.

 

[TheOldHokie]

Commercial EVs have already been on the market about 17 years. I’m not sure why we should expect a breakthrough in 15 more.

The "break through" is history - look whats already going down the road. EVs are a growing snowball thst started small and slow and is now gaining size and momentum. Thats the way technology advances. I have seen this movie multiple times before.

Dan

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Exactly. As far as I'm concerned, my EV is fundamentally coal-fired, which suits me fine...

Our EV is water powered.

 

[jimh406]

The "break through" is history - look whats already going down the road. EVs are a growing snowball thst started small and slow and is now gaining size and momentum. Thats the way technology advances. I have seen this movie multiple times before.

Dab

I don’t see that. What I saw was govt intervention to make it appear to be advancing. That might be a good thing depending on your perspective until the govt help is pulled.

 

[TheOldHokie]

I don’t see that. What I saw was govt intervention to make it appear to be advancing.

This year BEV's accounted for 25% of all new light automotive manufacturing worldwide. Thats a simple fact.

Dan

 

[Sidekick]

https://www.edmunds.com/electric-car/articles/percentage-of-electric-cars-in-us.html

 

[ItBmine]

Imagine being one of the people in Canada that paid $120,000 for a new Lightning and it's already extinct, LOL
My current F150 5.0 has been good to me, but I generally hate new vehicles. I hate all the electronics and gadgets and having to pull the inner wheel wells to change a damn headlight bulb.
So I went the other way to help climate change.....I bought a 1980 Ford L9000 single axle with a 6V92TA Detroit Diesel that is going to be my new daily driver/pickup truck. Gunna put a 16 foot flatbed on it. It's good on fuel, will tow anything and is as reliable as a stone.