Driving an EV pickup

[sly_karma]

That’s good because there was that news last year saying they were halting production and they seem like they are a really good platform.

I suspect the news you heard was garbled. Ford reduced the production line from three shifts to two, to align output with order volume.

It's not uncommon for a factory to halt production as a model year ends and orders are filled. Retooling for the next model year then takes place.

Having said that, it's apparent that EV truck sales are modest compared to manufacturer hopes. About 100,000 Lightnings have been built since their launch in 2022, or about 8% of overall F150s built in that same period. Chevy, Tesla and Rivian have produced about the same again, so roughly 200,000 truck-shaped EVs on the road, almost all of them in nth america at this stage.

So e-trucks aren't turning the world upside down. But they're not going away, either. They make a lot of sense for most things people do with trucks. When they work, they really work. But humans don't always make rational buying decisions, and the waters have been muddied greatly by the fear/uncertainty/doubt campaign against electrification. Which is a "whatever" issue to most of us. We just keep driving, regardless of rhetoric.

 

[Wild Bill]

I heard Ford aluminum supplier factory started on fire, priority Superduty.

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[sly_karma]

I heard Ford aluminum supplier factory started on fire, priority Superduty.

Source: The Drive https://share.google/TXkqBb1xvEzrlZDCy

Hard to criticize Ford for this decision. As good as Lightning is, ICE F series trucks are way more profitable for them.

 

[sly_karma]

FordPass app has had a refresh. Warming up the cabin for a few minutes before an early departure. The scheduled departure times system is still available.

My Silverado has the remote start feature, but it's nice to be able to warm up silently and without exhaust emissions.

 

[kaelc]

I imagine it’s already sub zero in the mornings?

My Letrigo e-bike has over the air update capabilities but is missing features that I’d like, especially range that has been on the Bosch ones for about a decade. It has a big screen but isn’t an android, it would be so nice to have Google maps built in. The ability to plug in a USB-C light, my buddy started a mountain bike light company that is amazing that he plans to start selling an improved version for people working at night, and charge phones would be a great feature.

I had a good chat with my buddy from IL Sauvage Brewery about his decision to trade in/sell his 600k duramax for mid range Silverado EV. The extra payload vs the long range battery was key. He can deliver beer all over VI with an 8 minute stop at the Tesla charger in Nanaimo. Bonus is he put a hug solar array on his house so charging is free most of the time and commercial rates at the brewery.

 

[CIVANO]

Interesting from Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s crazy idea: Turn parked Tesla cars into a connected AI datacenter

By now, we all know that Elon Musk is full of crazy ideas. Reusable self-landing rockets, self-driving cars, underground tunnels for commuting, eventually die on Mars (just not on impact), and then some. And turning idling or parked Tesla cars into a massive hive datacenter for distributed...

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[sly_karma]

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I imagine it’s already sub zero in the mornings?

My Letrigo e-bike has over the air update capabilities but is missing features that I’d like, especially range that has been on the Bosch ones for about a decade. It has a big screen but isn’t an android, it would be so nice to have Google maps built in. The ability to plug in a USB-C light, my buddy started a mountain bike light company that is amazing that he plans to start selling an improved version for people working at night, and charge phones would be a great feature.

I had a good chat with my buddy from IL Sauvage Brewery about his decision to trade in/sell his 600k duramax for mid range Silverado EV. The extra payload vs the long range battery was key. He can deliver beer all over VI with an 8 minute stop at the Tesla charger in Nanaimo. Bonus is he put a hug solar array on his house so charging is free most of the time and commercial rates at the brewery.

I wouldnt fret too much about getting the range display in km. One of the biggest things EV owners learn is to forget about the GOM and just monitor battery %. Besides, if you do run it down to 0%, you can still pedal it home. That's an another advantage of a bike over a car!

 

[kaelc]

I wouldnt fret too much about getting the range display in km. One of the biggest things EV owners learn is to forget about the GOM and just monitor battery %. Besides, if you do run it down to 0%, you can still pedal it home. That's an another advantage of a bike over a car!

Yeah, anxiety goes up with a new e vehicle and a 100lb of kids a big bike and a dad bod the pedalling 100% 5km, seems more daunting than riding back from East Sooke with a dead battery and a coho did!