Nice review. We would consider the Lighting as our 1st ev. However, in the US at least, Ford is pulling the Active Motion seats, and parking assist out of all Platinums including the Lighting. $100k without those features? Im afraid that, no, it does not have everything a $100k product should have at a minimum.
Yup... All the platinums available where I live have so many things removed, including the active motion seats, alarm, weigh scales, heated steering wheel, etc... Blamed it on the chip shortage.... They gave measly credits for taking these things out so it's still around 100k even though there is now nothing special about them.... Seeing what the GMC EV truck includes for around the same price (400mile range, 3x faster charging, 4 wheel steering, air suspension, openable mid gate, etc...) there is just no way I will buy this truck. I've owned Ford trucks my whole life but Ford is really dropping the ball here with the slow advancements and crazy pricing. It looks like I will be going GM for the first time.
My wife picked this out and she loves it. Perfect daily driver from our farm to work. Needed something that she could get to work even through dirt roads, mud, snow, ice. If we need to tow my ICE F150 can get it done. Really the thing that trucks will need for towing is not on my increased range, but faster towing. The newer charging stations can charge at up to 350v, but the F150 caps out at 160v. If they could manage that charge times would go from 40 minutes on a road trip to like 18 minutes. Luckily if we’re going anywhere outside it’s 300 mile range we’ll be flying.
I'm buying an Electric Vehicle to TOW, I have the Taj-Ma-Haul (7k/lbs) I'm 100% Solar/Electric based. Sure there aren't many peeps like me, but I've designed my retirement to minimize ongoing expenses - fuel...
@@madmak9 Thats a great question. I didn't check, but there wouldn't be a traditional differential but I'm sure they could electronically lock things together. I'll have to dig through the specs and settings to be sure.
You could but if that's why you are buying one, then don't. EV Trucks are not ready yet for long distance towing. Your range will be cut in half. Towing with an EV is excellent but just for short spurts (ie around town). As ranges increase and charging times decrease, towing long distances will become better and better. But right now, unless you have a lot patience waiting for charges every hundred miles (because you usually charge to 80% on the road so you get even less range), I wouldn't do it.
