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Ford is now building low-cost LFP battery cells in the US that will power its $30,000 EV pickup (electrek.co)

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Ford is set to become the first to use LFP batteries in a mainstream EV in the US, starting with its $30,000 midsize pickup.

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[–] fascicle@leminal.space 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Aren't they coming out with the new lightning? Its supposed to have a gas generator onboard to extend its range up to 700 miles or like half of that when towing, which is what I heard was a major complaint on the battery only lightning

Edit: https://www.equipmentworld.com/trucks/pickups/article/15814463/nextgen-ford-f150-lightning-to-get-gas-generator-to-extend-range

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes. Personally, would rather have a full BEV. Don’t do any towing long distance, so don’t need the extra complexity, repair and weight of the generator.