% Automaker e-truck designs> So, when the public seen a truck's front lacking the waste-ice-heat radiator grill, they will know its an Electric? (Can you say wind-pushing air-dam to make it look like a truck-ice?) %
https://news.yahoo.com/electric-ford-f-150-pickup-164000091.html An All-Electric Ford F-150 Pickup Truck Is Happening January 17, 2019 Joey Capparella (Car and Driver) [image https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/ford-f-150-ev-1547745677.jpg Illustration by Alexander Stoklosa ] Numerous startup automakers, among them Rivian and Tesla, have promised fully electric pickup trucks in the near future, and now the leading pickup-truck producer in the United States says it's getting into the game. Ford president Jim Farley told investors on January 16 that a battery-electric version of the F-150 (illustrated above) is in the cards, and a Ford spokesperson has confirmed to C/D that this is the case. Depending on when it arrives, the electric F-150 could be the first pickup of its kind to go on sale in America; Rivian says it will start delivering its R1T pickup here in "late 2020" and Tesla head Elon Musk said the company "might" reveal its electric truck sometime in 2019. It's a sure bet that we'll have to wait for a next-generation F-150 to arrive before we see any electrified versions. A hybrid version of the truck has been promised for 2020, and the current generation of the truck has been around since the 2015 model year. Refreshed for 2018, the existing F-150 is likely to stick around for the 2020 model year, meaning the new truck seems poised to arrive in calendar year 2020 as a 2021 model. Releasing the fully electric version at launch would make a big splash, but Ford is more likely to show the revolutionary new version a few months after the conventional gas-powered truck gets redesigned. There are no mechanical details about the Ford F-150 EV at this point, as little information exists about Ford's impending plans to offer several new electrified models across its lineup. The electric F-150 is likely to share some components with the upcoming Mustang-inspired electric crossover, but the truck will need a larger battery pack and a more powerful electric motor to support its size and meet expectations for towing and hauling duties. To beat Rivian's claims for its truck, Ford will need to offer more than the R1T's supposed payload capacity of 1764 pounds and towing capacity of 11,000 pounds. [© yahoo.com] ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_dam Air dam may refer to various aerodynamic devices: Spoiler (car), on automobiles; Spoiler (aeronautics), on aircraft; Trailer skirt, on semi-trailers ... https://news.yahoo.com/ford-building-hybrid-electric-f-183900448.html Ford is building hybrid and all-electric F-150 pickups it says won't skimp on power January 17, 2019 ... Ford is building hybrid and all-electric F-150 pickups it says won't skimp on power Ford says hybrid and electric versions F-150 pickup will be exceptionally capable, offering more towing and off-road power, justifying possible sticker shock from the higher http://media.zenfs.com/en-us/homerun/autos.cnbc.com/4c35ef51a21f0eadef793d963c928b77 https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/110071118/yes-ford-is-going-to-make-an-electric-pickup-truck Yes, Ford is going to make an electric pickup truck Jan 22 2019 - Yes, Ford is going to make an electric pickup truck .... The car executives noted that they're crushing the competition in the highly lucrative truck ... (video flash) http://players.brightcove.net/3921507366001/Syx4Zr1Keb_default/index.html?videoId=5992092789001 + https://www.nj.com/news/2019/01/nj-port-set-to-make-history-as-first-in-us-to-test-electric-cargo-moving-vehicles.html N.J. port set to make history as first in U.S. to test electric cargo-moving vehicles Jan 10, 2019 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will conduct the first test at a U.S. port of an electric vehicle [made by kalmarglobal.com] to move cargo containers ... electric straddle carriers vehicles, known as straddle carriers, are used to lift 30-ton (30.5-metric ton) cargo containers and load them onto trucks for transport ... 300+ in use at the ports of NY and NJ ... will be tested this year at Maher Terminals ... https://www.kalmarglobal.com/en-AT/equipment/straddle-carriers/electric/ ... [ref http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/article-Construction-equipment-is-going-electric-Volvo-CE-now-favours-electric-over-diesel-for-smalls-tp4692571.html ] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
