Ford stops taking orders on the lightening
Seems after 200k orders these truck are sold out through 2023. link
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Lantley wrote:
JRscooby wrote:
"But my point of mentioning my old training is to point out that training is not a big issue. Likely anybody that retires out of shop will be replaced by a younger person that has been trained on the EV."
Your making my point. Do we have to wait for the current mehanics to retire?
Can we train the current mechnics or do we need to find a new generation of EV capable mechanics? How long will the mechanic turnover take?
How will the lack of trained mechanics impact the roll out of EV's by legacy ICE car builders? In short does Ford have enough trained staff in place to handle the F-150 lightning roll out?
Hopefully they have more EV mechanics than diesel mechanics.
None of my local dealerships have enough knowledgeable diesel mechanics,hopefully they will do better with EV.
Let me see, what percentage of the work done in dealer shops involves the engine/drive train? And how much of that small percentage is just normal maintenance of the ICE system?
Now 50 years ago much of the dealer's repair work was FREDs. And I would bet most dealer work now would be in that line, and take no new training.
How long will it take most of the techs to replace the ones that do not know EVs. Bet it be less time than it takes to replace most ICE with EVs.
About the diesel/EV problem; First, look under the hood of a heavy duty truck, or industrial application. The same knowledge will let you work on the other engines, that you can see.
Also, I'm sure if you did a search you could find a exploded drawing of say a twin cylinder diesel. Another window, find a exploded drawing of a electric motor. Which would take longer to learn?
