Ford F150 Lightning Started Deliveries
Not a few got their units this week. It is advertised to be able to be a back up power source to a house in case of black out. It goes without saying, therefore, that you don't need a generator no...
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bukhrn wrote:
Did it say, How much power this thing is "Supposed" to be able to provide ?
Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
9.7 kwH
580 hp
775 pounds-feet of torque
320 mile range (extended, for Lariat)
To get the 9.7 you have to get either Lariat or Platinum Trim. 9.7 is nothing when it comes to powering a house. You can run a mid sized AC and a fridge at the same time, maybe charge a phone. Oh whoopee.
Lariat starts at $67,474.00 and Platinum at $90,874.00 MSRP, and that's without any type of dealer "market adjustment".
A lot of coin for a 1/2 ton truck you can not even get until 2023 maybe unless you're already on the list, that can half arse power your house, and if you rack up a lot of miles what is the battery lifespan? The overall truck probably has an overall lifespan of 8-10 years max with a lot of use, maybe less if you're in the rustbelt.
I can buy a 48KW natural gas powered generator, and all the other needed equipment, which can power everything in a house with a 200 amp service, for less than $25,000.00 installed. A setup that will still be sitting waiting to go when needed 20-30 years after it's installed and not be a depreciated rusted out chunk of steel and plastic sitting in some scrap yard.
