Lightning Raptor
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The physics of the thing don’t make sense to me. The ER only gets its 320-mile range because of the 130 kWh pack, which is the second-largest on the road right now. The Hummer and Silverado will go further with a double-stacked battery, but how can you do that to an F150 with the existing chassis?
Who would pay even more for a truck that wouldn’t go 200 miles?
Who would pay even more for a truck that wouldn’t go 200 miles?
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The physics of the thing don’t make sense to me. The ER only gets its 320-mile range because of the 130 kWh pack, which is the second-largest on the road right now. The Hummer and Silverado will go further with a double-stacked battery, but how can you do that to an F150 with the existing chassis?
Who would pay even more for a truck that wouldn’t go 200 miles?
Who would pay even more for a truck that wouldn’t go 200 miles?
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The physics of the thing don’t make sense to me. The ER only gets its 320-mile range because of the 130 kWh pack, which is the second-largest on the road right now. The Hummer and Silverado will go further with a double-stacked battery, but how can you do that to an F150 with the existing chassis?
Who would pay even more for a truck that wouldn’t go 200 miles?
Who would pay even more for a truck that wouldn’t go 200 miles?
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From: Isanti, MN
The Lightning is already 6500 lbs or so, the extra suspension and other bits will probably add another 500 or more pounds of weight to be able to handle the anticipated abuse, and the bigger tires will have more rolling resistance for sure moving 7000+ pounds plus passengers and cargo around. That's around the same weight as my CCLB 4wd F250 with the gas engine.
The Rivian R1T is rated for about 10% less range on A/T tires. Probably the best comparison is the current-gen 3.5L EcoBoost F150 against the Raptor.
I think the Raptor is a neat truck, but’s built to be an expensive plaything. A Raptor Lightning would be an impractical expensive plaything. To each their own, I guess. 🤷♂️
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