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As part of their new strategy for more electric vehicles, Ford is going to be producing an electric F-150.
The electric F-150 will be Ford’s second EV following the Mach E crossover. According to Automotive News Canada, it could come as early as 2021. There will also be a hybrid version that’s set to come out next year.
“After years of heavy investment and one forgettable attempt, Ford Motor Co. has yet to deliver a serious battery-electric vehicle.
That will change in 2020 with the introduction of Ford's first long-range EV, a Mustang-inspired crossover expected to be called Mach E. That will be followed as soon as a year later by a full-electric F-150, with two midsize EV crossovers on tap for late 2022.”
Ford initially announced plans for the electric F-150 back at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show.
Since then Ford hasn’t revealed much in terms of specs. However, according to Reuters, “Ford’s electric truck will be built on a company EV platform separate from the vehicles it will offer later on a Rivian platform.”
Rivian is an electric truck startup that plans to produce electric pickups and SUVs. Ford invested $500 million in the company back in April.
“This is going to be a real watershed for the whole industry,” Ford Chairman Bill Ford told Reuters.
“You pick up all that extra space where the engine compartment has been,” Ford said. An electric F-Series could be a work truck - with its batteries functioning as a job site power source, he said. And it could be positioned as a high-performance vehicle next to the gas-fueled, 450 horsepower Raptor pickup truck.”
As a way to generate buzz around the electric F-150, Ford released a video of a prototype towing 10 rail cars loaded with 42 F-150s, weighing over 1 million pounds.
There have also been spy photos of the prototype undergoing some testing. Ford has added a fake exhaust as a way to disguise it.
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The electric F-150 will be Ford’s second EV following the Mach E crossover. According to Automotive News Canada, it could come as early as 2021. There will also be a hybrid version that’s set to come out next year.
“After years of heavy investment and one forgettable attempt, Ford Motor Co. has yet to deliver a serious battery-electric vehicle.
That will change in 2020 with the introduction of Ford's first long-range EV, a Mustang-inspired crossover expected to be called Mach E. That will be followed as soon as a year later by a full-electric F-150, with two midsize EV crossovers on tap for late 2022.”
Ford initially announced plans for the electric F-150 back at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show.
Since then Ford hasn’t revealed much in terms of specs. However, according to Reuters, “Ford’s electric truck will be built on a company EV platform separate from the vehicles it will offer later on a Rivian platform.”
Rivian is an electric truck startup that plans to produce electric pickups and SUVs. Ford invested $500 million in the company back in April.
“This is going to be a real watershed for the whole industry,” Ford Chairman Bill Ford told Reuters.
“You pick up all that extra space where the engine compartment has been,” Ford said. An electric F-Series could be a work truck - with its batteries functioning as a job site power source, he said. And it could be positioned as a high-performance vehicle next to the gas-fueled, 450 horsepower Raptor pickup truck.”
As a way to generate buzz around the electric F-150, Ford released a video of a prototype towing 10 rail cars loaded with 42 F-150s, weighing over 1 million pounds.
There have also been spy photos of the prototype undergoing some testing. Ford has added a fake exhaust as a way to disguise it.
