New 2020 Ford HD gasser engine coming

agesilaus wrote:
The biggest threat to the new transmission is electric drive trains. I drove a Model 3 dual motor a few days ago and learned what power really is. Keep in mind that Tesla is using the same motor package in their new class 8's so don't say that they are not sturdy enough for a pickup. They do plan to use 4 in the class 8's but that still leaves them plenty sturdy for a pickup.
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Maybe but the massive battery pack would drastically cut into the payload and I don't see an electric getting 500 miles/tank like my diesel does. It's 'Pie in the Sky' as Joe Hill once said.
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I am not ready to go full electric yet, mostly until charge stations become more common and more powerful but they are coming. I would love a serious hybrid based on a two wheel drive truck with the front axle driven by an electric motor of 200hp or more and about 50 times the battery pack that Ram is using. It will be interesting to see what Ford comes out with in 2020.

You may not have read the reports but Tesla seems to be getting 600 miles per charge on the class 8 prototypes and they have a very useful payload. It can and will be done sooner or later. Probably sooner if Elon has his way. The battery packs probably won't weigh any more than a Cummins with transmission. A few numbers to chew on, in this country Tesla outsold BMW last month and the Model 3 brought in more revenue than any other car. Be careful not to get the deer in the headlights look when he starts making pickups.