Price - $17,500
Posted on 04/17/2023 7:05:05 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Michael Critchley has so many requests for the Ford F-150 Lightning truck he's forced to turn away wannabe owners.
"People are offering me a lot of money over MSRP. I've been offered $20K above sticker price," Critchley, the sales manager of Romeo Ford in Kingston, New York, told ABC News. "A lot of pickup guys are coming to the Lightning."
"I have about 25 customers waiting for one ... the higher prices haven't deterred customers," Critchley said. "My dad has one and loves it. He's never getting rid of it."
The rapidly expanding lists of electric trucks could help President Joe Biden meet his latest climate goals that call for two-thirds of new cars and trucks sold in the U.S. to be all-electric by 2032.
Critchley of Romeo Ford said "die-hard diesel and gas guys" who live in rural, upstate New York may be the last holdouts in the electric truck revolution. If these trucks can reliably tow, pull and travel long distances, Critchley's customers -- farmers, construction workers and locals needing a reliable winter ride -- may forgo diesel and gasoline for battery power.
"The Lightning is the best pickup I've driven," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/ford-f150-lightning-electric-truck-towing-test/
You gotta admit it’s a nice Puff Piece from ABC/Disney, though.
This Critchley is whistling past the graveyard. Rural upstate New York can get damned cold in the winter. Good luck with EVs in the winter.
“...largest available battery pack, a fully charged 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck...”
$100K?
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
And that's with us living in the south. I couldn't imagine an EV where it's cold.
LOL PROPAGANDA!
PT Barnum was right!
One day I will see an EV truck stopped on the side of the highway and I’ll pull over to ‘offer assistance’.
When told their battery is dead, I’ll say,
“Serves you right, DUMBASS!” and drive off.
Can’t wait.
Smells like propaganda to me.
“If these trucks can reliably tow, pull and travel long distances, Critchley’s customers — farmers, construction workers and locals needing a reliable winter ride — may forgo diesel and gasoline for battery power.”
That’s a pretty big “IF”. There is no way men who need a real truck for work are going to risk their livelihood on this pipe dream of a vehicle.
ABC - making stuff up to fit the (mostly Chinese) narative
I had one of those for a while, a “Heavy Half” with a 300 CID inline-six that could pull tree stumps in Granny gear.
I love EVs as a toy in my stable of various cars, but this is extreme gaslighting!
No, there are no “Pickup Guys” “coming to” the Lighting...
“Afully charged 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck has less energy onboard than a regular F-150 with four gallons of gas in its tank.”
This.
Here Musk has made a semi truck with full load range of 500 miles...Ford could have done better...
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/tesla-semi-interior-review/
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