Ford kills off its all all-electric F-150

[gstrom99]

Doesn't surprise, or bother me. I was never in the market for one.

 

[ultrarunner]

I like cars so if one came my way ok…

As for going out and paying retail… no way Jose.

See the UPS driver twice each day… he really does like his big brown electric UPS truck and I mentioned this thread to him and asked if he was ready to buy an electric for himself.

He said no for a variety of reasons with one being without solar California charges to much for electricity!

 

[tacticalturnip]

I really liked Ford's PowerBoost F150, however I am under the impression there were some bad problems with the rear-end.

 

[deezler]

I really liked Ford's PowerBoost F150, however I am under the impression there were some bad problems with the rear-end.

When I was looking to buy a powerboost, the most common issue seemed to be the rear axle hub bolts shearing. Not anything to do with it being a hybrid, just bad luck or QA in that run of axle manufacturing.

 

[tacticalturnip]

When I was looking to buy a powerboost, the most common issue seemed to be the rear axle hub bolts shearing. Not anything to do with it being a hybrid, just bad luck or QA in that run of axle manufacturing.

That's what it was, and it shared that rear with the heavy tow package, and those trucks therefore had the very same problems.

 

[Yander]

I've thought about it many times and an EV car would make plenty of sense for us and accomplish around 95% of our driving needs. However, I would not want it for vacation driving. I'd stick with a gas car for that. And we have an older Suburban for hauling anything large or pulling the car hauler trailer. There are 'only' 5 cars in our driveway right now for the two of us, so it may happen after retirement when we downsize to 3.

Thanks for making me feel better about my 4 cars for two people.

 

[MossRoad]

Thanks for making me feel better about my 4 cars for two people.

Anything to help!

 

[dodge man]

I believe Ford came up with a good fix for the axle bolt breaking on the F150 with the heavier duty rear end. There was a bunch of people that had the bolts breaking and the repair would do it again.

 

[Torvy]

We've downsized to 2 road legal vehicles. We had 3+ for many years, even before any of the kids could drive.

I drove into Sam's (45 mins) today in the truck. Timed it pretty close. The miles left showed 8 as I pulled into the pumps. Fortunately, gas was $2.019. It took 31 gallons. Gas closer to home is $2.289, so 30 gallons at 27 cents so $8.10 savings less the fuel to drive there versus the mileage of the Outback...probably saved about $5 net.

 

[Oaktree]

So what Tesla "pulled off" is what no other automaker could - finding their way to profitable EV production.

But how "profitable" is Tesla, really? From what I've read much of the profit is a combination of creative accounting and sale of tax credits.

 

[MossRoad]

We've downsized to 2 road legal vehicles. We had 3+ for many years, even before any of the kids could drive.

I drove into Sam's (45 mins) today in the truck. Timed it pretty close. The miles left showed 8 as I pulled into the pumps. Fortunately, gas was $2.019. It took 31 gallons. Gas closer to home is $2.289, so 30 gallons at 27 cents so $8.10 savings less the fuel to drive there versus the mileage of the Outback...probably saved about $5 net.

A pair and a spare!

 

[RB5]

I've found that one vehicle doesn't do every job. Sometimes I need to haul and tow. Sometime I have to carry extra passengers that don't want to sit int he back of my supercab with little leg room. So yeah we have two and are planning to get a van for camping.

None of them will be electric....

 

[sd455dan]

A different take on the F 150 Lightning failure by TFL.

 

[tradosaurus]

Tesla did get government subsidies. Tesla buyers did get a tax credit of $7500. And the cyber truck is still a $117,000 piece of junk. So no they didn’t pull anything off.

And Elon paid back his loan quickly. And the CyberTruck is only $70K for bottom trim model.
Tesla is the most American made vehicle and as an EV has 80% fewer moving parts than an ICE vehicle.
What's Tesla stock price now? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
Now define "junk".

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

I wonder what insurance on a Fisker Ocean is running these days. Some awful cheap examples flooding the market.

 

[dodge man]

I wonder what insurance on a Fisker Ocean is running these days. Some awful cheap examples flooding the market.

I never heard of them, I did a google, not a lot of positive on them.

 

[papalynn]

Mostly true, but not 100%.

As of 2023, you can't register your diesel F450 chassis cab in California if it was made before 2010.

And the problem isn't just that you can't buy one somewhere else and then register it in CA. Even if you owned it (IN CALIFORNIA!!!) prior to the passing of the law, you could no longer register it. Like your favorite old tow rig? Too bad. Sell it out of state, or move out of state and take it with you.

Oh, but I have another home/business in another state, so I'll just register my diesel truck there, so I'm good. ?

No. Sorry, but California law prohibits that (and is aggressive in enforcing this).

California must have total control over everything or they are not happy. If there was a toilet large enough, I would be the first to flush it down the drain where everything all the **** is. That is where it belongs.

 

[rontaki]

California must have total control over everything or they are not happy. If there was a toilet large enough, I would be the first to flush it down the drain where everything all the **** is. That is where it belongs.

I'm not a good swimmer. Give me some notice so I can get a grandstand seat somewhere.