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Miguelito Loveless

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19. Top selling electric pickup in the US

Reply to fujiyamasan (Reply #17)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 10:11 AM

Nov 2025

They were expecting to make back their investment in only a few years? It usually takes 5-10 years to make back money on a new model. Also, exactly how hard has Ford advertised the Lightning? What fraction of the gas version of the F-150 did the Lightning get? I talked to dealers in my area about it and they all tried to steer me to a gas/diesel version, repeating all the tired canards about EVs.

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Ford Considers Scrapping Electric Version of F-150 Truck [View all] Zorro Nov 2025 OP

The response should be to implement bans of utility vehicles and trucks on highways and interstates. Moostache Nov 2025 #1

Seems like political suicide MichMan Nov 2025 #8

Battery technology needs to get better. mn9driver Nov 2025 #2

Yeah, me too. TomSlick Nov 2025 #11

my uneducated opinion: ret5hd Nov 2025 #3

I had a series of F150s. TomSlick Nov 2025 #12

i've got a ranger also... ret5hd Nov 2025 #13

Mine's not that old. It's just a smaller version of the F150. TomSlick Nov 2025 #14

mine was "hairin' up" and wanting to fight... ret5hd Nov 2025 #15

They want their Cummins diesel or DURAMAX 454 Submariner Nov 2025 #4

$13 billion in losses translates to fewer jobs making Ford trucks. Kid Berwyn Nov 2025 #5

There will be even less jobs Miguelito Loveless Nov 2025 #7

EVs create their own environmental problems RazorbackExpat Nov 2025 #21

I read these canards all the time from the fossil fuel industry Miguelito Loveless Nov 2025 #22

I subscribe to several mining magazines RazorbackExpat Nov 2025 #23

Again, yes Miguelito Loveless Nov 2025 #26

Which pales in comparison to the damage climate change is currently doing NickB79 Nov 2025 #35

So much for Jim Farley's promise to take Ford electric. Miguelito Loveless Nov 2025 #6

Consumers don't want them MichMan Nov 2025 #9

NO!!! Obviously he's saying... ret5hd Nov 2025 #10

I want them to be given a chance Miguelito Loveless Nov 2025 #20

You did read, the demand just isn't there right? fujiyamasan Nov 2025 #17

Top selling electric pickup in the US Miguelito Loveless Nov 2025 #19

October sales were 1500 Lightnings compared to 66,000 ICE F150 MichMan Nov 2025 #24

I did say best selling electric Miguelito Loveless Nov 2025 #25

Fix or Recharge Daily pstokely Nov 2025 #16

It's a cool vehicle but it's looking like fujiyamasan Nov 2025 #18

EVs are not selling because the promissed doc03 Nov 2025 #27

Got tied up in red tape and bureaucracy DetroitLegalBeagle Nov 2025 #33

$50k Base Price OC375 Nov 2025 #28

Same cost as an average gas powered F150 MichMan Nov 2025 #29

$40k Base OC375 Nov 2025 #30

Average F150 transaction price is $54,082 MichMan Nov 2025 #31

Cost May Well Not Be An Issue For Most Potential EV Buyers OC375 Nov 2025 #34

50K is pretty cheap. maxsolomon Nov 2025 #32