Atlantic staff writer: Ford's all-electric F-150 'big deal' reducing CO2 emissions. (Page 3/3)
sourmash MAY 22, 01:23 PM
I'm not changing my statement to the quoted passage. And that doesn't include the IRS, state and local subsidies for all other businesses.
rinselberg MAY 23, 09:40 AM

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Originally posted by sourmash:
All ordered by quasi governmental orgs that use taxpayer subsidized money or rate payer money.



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Quasi-governmental organizations like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, within the Department of the Interior? This is a recent model year Ford F-150 "4 x 4" with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service emblem displayed on the outside of the driver's door.

Just trying to get my head around that!
007DOUG MAY 23, 10:04 AM
The only ford lightening I would buy
sourmash MAY 23, 10:24 AM

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Originally posted by rinselberg:


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Quasi-governmental organizations like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, within the Department of the Interior? This is a recent model year Ford F-150 "4 x 4" with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service emblem displayed on the outside of the driver's door.

Just trying to get my head around that!



Quasi government. For example, every electric power producer and/or provider, etc.. They will buy several, per organization if org size allows infrastructure support. Our local provider buys that stuff and it breaks down frequently. They have Nat Gas Fords and electric-hybrid GMs.

But yes, government commits to ordering too.
It's a difficult concept for the head. Ever go on a school field trip where thousands of other students go every year? Often to places typical numbers dont go to? The tourist site gets a real sweet deal. Money in bulk instead of attracting 1 at a timers.

And how about the signs at fast food places along the way; "Bus drivers eat free."

Those are examples of small groups controlling and steering monetary support that wouldn't exist on it's own.
Raydar MAY 23, 12:30 PM

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Originally posted by rinselberg:

All just aspirational (says Captain Obvious) until an infrastructure bill emerges from Congress, but it's clearly one of the Biden administration's top priorities.

Big History examines that remark "Yeah, yeah, yeah. California can't even keep the lights on reliably, now," (at the very top here) and asks whether it is realistic to "diss" the prospects for the F-150 Lightning and for more EVs in general, based on the electricity infrastructure as it stands today, instead of the larger and more robust electricity infrastructure that the American Jobs Plan is purposed to create?

It's not just about 2022 and 2023. It's about the years from 2024 and forwards.




Sure it is.
And I have no expectations that California won't eff things up, going forward, as skillfully as they've effed things up, all along.
They've legislated and restricted their electric industry to a standstill.
As nearly as I can tell, it looks like California's transmission system (and capacity) is at least a decade behind the current requirements. Not to mention the poor state of repair of what is there.
Maybe the Feds will end up throwing a bunch of money at the problem. I have no expectation that the state of California won't siphon most of that off for "other infrastructure".
This, whether it's legal, or not. And I have every expectation that the current administration will look the other way. By the time it comes to pass, it won't be Biden's problem anymore, anyway.
rinselberg MAY 24, 04:47 PM

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[There are four] versions of the dual-motor Lightning: [the base version,] the XLT, Lariat, and Platinum.

The base or "working" truck is $39,974 with 230-mile range

The XLT model starts at $52,974

The Platinum will start around $90,000, while the Lariat didn't have a specific starting price listed

The standard, XLT, and Lariat all are available with either standard battery or extended range. The Platinum comes with an extended battery with 300-mile range.


I think this one kind of rounds out the other descriptions of the vehicle that I already posted. From a driver's or owner's perspective. Did any of the other articles include this?

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The front seat turns into a work space since the gear shifter folds flat. The seats in the top-end Platinum model also recline 180-degrees, so you can nap while the truck recharges.


Now it's on record at Pennock's, if not already on record before. The "Napster"..!

"Ford's F-150 Lightning electric pickup packs in a lot of features for the price"
Sasha Lekach for Mashable; May 20, 2021.
https://mashable.com/articl...e/?utm_cid=a-seealso

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williegoat MAY 24, 05:07 PM

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The seats in the top-end Platinum model also recline 180-degrees, so you can nap while the truck recharges.


Nash seats!

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randye MAY 25, 02:59 AM

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Nash seats!




"Nap while the truck recharges"

It's amazing how marketing people try to make a problem into a "feature" for fools.

My "extended range" (36 gallon fuel tank), in my F150 XLT takes a lot less than 5 minutes to fill from empty.

In the years that I have owned it, I have never had the time or the need to take a nap while refueling and a full tank provides approx. 570 mile range, (not a measly 300 )

OH, and both front seat backrests power recline approx. 80 degrees which I have tried out on the driver's side exactly once...

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sourmash MAY 25, 08:16 AM
B movie-song. Delbert McClinton covered by the Blues Brothers


Next I caught a ride with a gamblers wife
She had a brand new lay down Rambler
She parked outside of town
She laid the Rambler down
She said she sure could dig if I rode her.