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Greg_In_SF

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5. Ford's problem, specifically,

Reply to haele (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 04:03 PM

Dec 16

is that they put almost all their eggs in one electric basket with the F150 Lightning. It's been an amazing failure.

One of the biggest blunders was trying to retrofit the gas F150 in to an electric truck instead of building new from the ground up. Secondly, people buy trucks to carry heavy items and tow heavy objects. The Lightning sucks at both tasks. Towing an 8000 pound trailer, for example, will yield about 100 miles of distance in the Lightning. No one wants to stop every 90 minutes to charge batteries.

2025 sales figures:
Gas F150 trucks - 620,000
F150 Lightning - 26,000

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All 1,600 Kentucky battery plant employees laid off as Ford pivots away from EV business [View all] Bayard Dec 16 OP

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Smart move Greg_In_SF Dec 16 #2

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Ford's problem, specifically, Greg_In_SF Dec 16 #5

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