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The battery for the new Ford F 150 weighs in at over 1800 pounds. A conventional pickup's 5.0 liter V8 and 10 speed transmission weigh in at less than 700 pounds.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/electric-ford-f-150-lightning-s-battery-weighs-over-1-800-pounds-by-itself/ar-BB1gSlIo?ocid=msedgdhp
It's supposed to be unveiled on May 19th.

On 5/19/2021 6:45 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
The battery for the new Ford F 150 weighs in at over 1800 pounds. A conventional pickup's 5.0 liter V8 and 10 speed transmission weigh in at less than 700 pounds.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/electric-ford-f-150-lightning-s-battery-weighs-over-1-800-pounds-by-itself/ar-BB1gSlIo?ocid=msedgdhp
It's supposed to be unveiled on May 19th.

All fully electric vehicles carry around at least a half a ton of batteries.

On Wed, 19 May 2021 03:45:39 -0700 (PDT), Dean Hoffman
wrote:

The battery for the new Ford F 150 weighs in at over 1800 pounds. A conventional pickup's 5.0 liter V8 and 10 speed transmission weigh in at less than 700 pounds.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/electric-ford-f-150-lightning-s-battery-weighs-over-1-800-pounds-by-itself/ar-BB1gSlIo?ocid=msedgdhp
It's supposed to be unveiled on May 19th.

That is probably an $8,000-$9,000 part (plus $500+ for labor) too with
an expected life of about 8 years . I bet 2021 F-150 EV will be
pretty cheap in 2030.
In our recent car search we looked at hybrids and EVs. The price falls
off a cliff at around 8 years if it is still the original battery.