Possibility of Raptor Production Being Paused?

Badgertits said:

Im in the metals recycling/manufacturing/auto industry for work. I could wax poetic on how much nonsense EVs are- the type of batteries required to fully operate a real Electriic vehicle like a Tesla people will WANT to buy are much larger/heavier & result in much more residual hazardous byproducts from both the manufacturing & “recycling” end of their life cycle (they basically can’t be closed loop recycled like how PB acid batts are- there is inherent hazardous waste & utilization of finite non-replaceable rare earth elements too. Hybrid models w/ smaller elec motors in the hubs for instance much smaller footprint when it comes to that. If the gas engine has an issue maybe they engineer a “limp mode” on solely battery power or vice versa.

You don’t have to be concerned w/ charging most hybrids (altho im sure there would be some
Intermittent charging @ the outset depending on situation) EVs its priority #1. You can run outta gas & electricity in a hybrid in gridlock traffic or stranded a mile from the next exit- you can get filled up quickly & move on your way, not so w/ an EV.

Until the power generated to charge an EV is green & renewable- they are not green. That should be the priority, not the cart before the horse. Then - how bout charge time? If you could get a full charge in 30 mins for an EV F150 that would be a HUGE improvement over current standards, & you’d still be taking 6x as long to recharge your EV as it takes for me to fill up the raptor w/ 36 gallons.

Just got a snow storm this past few days, getting colder out.

Go take an EV up to northern ME for the weekend, book a nice remote cottage - watch the temps dip below freezing, into the teens, well how bout below zero....how confident would you be operating an EV as your sole transportation in those climates? (Hint- you shouldn’t be lol)

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brianh87 said:

When you are the only player in the game, it's easy to sit out a few years. Ford was able to do that for Gen 2. If Dodge ever makes the TRX a reality, then Ford would not want to be on the sidelines and lose potential customers.

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shakenbake said:

im all about an ev vehicle with photovoltaic cells as body panels.

then again, all im about that bass no treble.

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