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Ford raises price of electric F-150 Lightning by up to $8,500; 'significant' battery costs
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:17 pm
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DETROIT – Ford Motor on Tuesday said it is increasing the starting prices of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup due to "significant material cost increases and other factors."
The Detroit automaker said the price increases – between $6,000 and $8,500, depending on the model – will not impact customers who have ordered a vehicle and are awaiting delivery. They will affect an undisclosed number of reservation holders who have not yet ordered a truck.
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Ford is the latest automaker to increase pricing of their newest electric vehicles amid rising inflation and commodity costs. General Motors previously raised the price of its Hummer EV pickup by $6,250, while EV startups Rivian Automotive and Lucid increased the costs of their vehicles substantially more than that. Tesla also has raised pricing this year on its vehicles.
Raw material costs for batteries for electric vehicles more than doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent report by consulting and research firm AlixPartners.
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Starting this fall, Ford on Tuesday also said the electric range of F-150 Lightning models with a standard battery is expected to increase by 10 miles to 240 miles. Trucks with a larger battery have a range of up to 320 miles.
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Think I’ll just stick with my ole gasoline powered F150 that gets me about 450 miles of range on a full tank.
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Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:19 pm to ragincajun03
I just cannot understand the point of this truck. It is inferior to a regular F150 in every conceivable way.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:20 pm to ragincajun03
It has a frunk.
And people will still pay it.
And people will still pay it.
This post was edited on 8/10/22 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:20 pm to ragincajun03
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$8,500
at current gas prices, thats roughly 50,000 miles of gas you could buy
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:22 pm to ragincajun03
Wasn’t there a thread on the towing capabilities of the gas vs electric, and the electric was significantly lower in miles?
I don’t understand having an electric truck.
I don’t understand having an electric truck.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:22 pm to ragincajun03
I read an article the other day that extolled how American automakers were catching up to Tesla with their EV tech.
I laughed for a while.
I laughed for a while.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:22 pm to ragincajun03
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240 miles
Will "almost" make it to Gulf Shores. Guess you'd have to recharge at Buckee's.
This post was edited on 8/10/22 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:23 pm to Croacka
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at current gas prices, thats roughly 50,000 miles of gas you could buy
And filling up takes a fraction of the time as charging up. Not going to wait around for several hours to “fill up” a vehicle. That’s some bullshite.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:23 pm to Shexter
This experiment DC and automakers just isn't going to work. Time to shelve truck lines and move on.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:24 pm to ragincajun03
Funny how closely that number aligns with the EV credit that was just pushed through in the "inflation reduction bill". Didn't see this type of thing coming. 
This post was edited on 8/10/22 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:24 pm to Shexter
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Guess you'd have to recharge at Bucky's.
Or Bucees. Bucees is great for EV people, you can shop for hours while waiting on your charge.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:24 pm to ragincajun03
Interesting that this price rise is almost the same amount of the credit included in the garbage "Inlfation Reduction Act" that just passed the senate. Graft and corruption on full display.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:24 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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Funny how closely that number aligns with the EV credit that was just pushed through in the "inflation reduction bill".
I didn’t even think about that. Oh well!
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:27 pm to ragincajun03
Yep, in the name of the "little guy" and going green, they're going to save the average consumer $0 and just transfer a bunch more money to big business. How very liberal of them.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:41 pm to keakar
Isnt the EV tax credit in the new bill 8500? Hilarious
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:47 pm to Croacka
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$8,500
at current gas prices, thats roughly 50,000 miles of gas you could buy
There are over 3500 vehicles on Autotrader with 3 hours of my house for $8500 or less. Crazy to think how much these batteries cost, and that's just the INCREASE in cost.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:49 pm to keakar
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keakar
Make this shareable!!
Posted on 8/10/22 at 1:09 pm to Shexter
You better recharge before the tunnel just in case you get stuck in traffic waiting to get through .
Posted on 8/10/22 at 1:10 pm to ragincajun03
249 miles. How much does running the AC reduce the range?
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