Time to reserve the F-150 Lighting EV?

[JWW]

I received this e-mail today

Anyone thinking about reserving?

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Just need it to be able to Flat-Tow behind the RV!

 

[RonTCat]

If you think Mach-E was too volume limited and hard to get, you ain't seen nothin'...

 

[snikt]

If you think Mach-E was too volume limited and hard to get, you ain't seen nothin'...

I dunno, I think the sort of people who would buy a Tesla or MME are a bit of early adopters and probably already sold on EVs.

It seems like to me the F150 \ Chevy Pickup \ Dodge Ram crowd would be much harder to convince. We'll have to see what the range, towing, payload and all that looks like. Of course probably 90% of people just have a truck because, they never tow or put anything in the bed at all

 

[JWW]

While at the #NationalMustangDay I spoke with Darren Palmer and we were talking about the Mach-e acceleration - he told me he had just driven an F-150 electric and he said that it was faster than the Mach-e!!

 

[JamieGeek]

Just need it to be able to Flat-Tow behind the RV!

Just need an OTA for the Mach-E that enables this for us.

Heck I'll take a dolly tow if flat tow won't work (RWD only of course ).

 

[ChasingCoral]

I dunno, I think the sort of people who would buy a Tesla or MME are a bit of early adopters and probably already sold on EVs.

It seems like to me the F150 \ Chevy Pickup \ Dodge Ram crowd would be much harder to convince. We'll have to see what the range, towing, payload and all that looks like. Of course probably 90% of people just have a truck because, they never tow or put anything in the bed at all

Then there's the MME crowd who also happen to own an ICE pickup like me. I may see a deposit in my future next week.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Just need it to be able to Flat-Tow behind the RV!

Or use it to tow the RV!

 

[RonTCat]

I would say if you are serious about getting the first model year of the F-150 Lightning, don't wait. I highly doubt you will be able to get one as easy as a Mach-E.

 

[Macsurveyr]

And then there is this.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/10/us/lightning-strikes-highway-truck-trnd/index.html

 

[mwsno]

Anyone thinking about reserving?

Nah, I can't wait another 2 years for a vehicle, only to be surprised by details right before it's shipped.

 

[dbsb3233]

I dunno, I think the sort of people who would buy a Tesla or MME are a bit of early adopters and probably already sold on EVs.

It seems like to me the F150 \ Chevy Pickup \ Dodge Ram crowd would be much harder to convince. We'll have to see what the range, towing, payload and all that looks like. Of course probably 90% of people just have a truck because, they never tow or put anything in the bed at all

I'd generally agree with that logic, but there's also a huge difference in volume to account for. Ford planned about 50,000 MMEs for the first year. But they sell 900,000 F-150s every year.

I don't know how many F-150 Lightnings they plan for the first year, but I assume it's just a small% of the total F-150's. All it takes is 6% of that volume to surpass MME volumes.

 

[Jimrpa]

Given that Ford Trucks are famous for towing capacity, I wonder just how much of that vehicle is going to be battery? Or will it be like the Mustang Mach E and not rated for towing?

 

[dbsb3233]

Given that Ford Trucks are famous for towing capacity, I wonder just how much of that vehicle is going to be battery? Or will it be like the Mustang Mach E and not rated for towing?

All curious questions. Clearly it will have it's limitations.

But it will only be one variant of the F-150. Each variant has different capabilities and targets. This won't likely be one of the heavy towers. But it'll have it's own strengths.

 

[trutolife27]

I would say if you are serious about getting the first model year of the F-150 Lightning, don't wait. I highly doubt you will be able to get one as easy as a Mach-E.

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