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Source. (wnd.com)

There is more bad news for the electric vehicle industry.

CNN reported Monday that automobile giant Ford will lay off about 700 employees responsible for assembling the F-150 Lightning, the electric version of its highly popular pickup truck, at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, close to its main headquarters.

“We are adjusting the schedule at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center because of multiple constraints, including the supply chain and working through processing and delivering vehicles held for quality checks after restarting production in August,” the company said in a statement.

However, The Wall Street Journal reported last week that it had obtained a memo from a UAW leader expressing concerns about falling demand for Ford's electric pickup.

“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that our sales for the Lightning have tanked,” the memo said.

[Source.](https://www.wnd.com/2023/10/ford-lays-off-hundreds-workers-building-electric-f-150/) > There is more bad news for the electric vehicle industry. > CNN reported Monday that automobile giant Ford will lay off about 700 employees responsible for assembling the F-150 Lightning, the electric version of its highly popular pickup truck, at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, close to its main headquarters. > “We are adjusting the schedule at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center because of multiple constraints, including the supply chain and working through processing and delivering vehicles held for quality checks after restarting production in August,” the company said in a statement. ----------------------- > However, The Wall Street Journal reported last week that it had obtained a memo from a UAW leader expressing concerns about falling demand for Ford's electric pickup. > “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that our sales for the Lightning have tanked,” the memo said.

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[–] • 3 pts

I think they are referring to past V8 gas versions when they say "highly popular". The F150 [was] an American icon.

The electrified version (and turbo V6 versions) are not popular. Big mistakes on Ford's part, all driven by the US government preoccupation with climate soyence, carbon credits and the green grift.

[–] • 2 pts

Yes, now that I read that statement again it does seem to indicate the previous version was popular.

[–] • 1 pt

Electric version of the highly popular truck.

Now, I'm curious about the hybrid version. That seems to have promise. They put the electric part as part of the transmission, so the electric part can be the engine, the engine brake, the generator / battery charger, an engine enhancer to get off the line, or stay the fuck out of the way.

All electric truck? No way in hell I'd ever buy that. You can't bring me a bucket of sunshine to keep me from being stranded.

[–] • 0 pt

Until some sort of fast-charge long lasting storage system appears, hybrid is an excellent choice. It's the next step in the evolution of the car, trying to jump to a completely new technology is going to be painfully hard.

[–] • 0 pt

I own a 2018 Lariat with the ecoboost engine. In 2018 they beefed up any faulty parts in previous versions. The faulty parts were actually all failures because of idiots not changing their oil and old farts putt putting all the time then wondering why their turbos were sticking when they towed their trailers. So far I really like mine, it's fast. The 10 speed tranny makes a big difference, I never run out of power no matter how steep the hill.

[–] • 1 pt

I bet that is a damn nice truck! I've had trucks all my life.

Https://autocareaids.com/ford-f150-v6-vs-v8/

Summary of above - the new twin turbo v6 is a good equivalence for power and torque to the V8.

They claim "much better" fuel mileage with the TTV6 vs V8, but in Toyota's case the V8 got 18MPG and the turbo V6 got 19MPG. I don't know exactly what Ford claims. Also, I assume you must use 89 octane with TTV6 whereas V8 uses 87 octane or possibly less.

Longevity is not mentioned in this article but Scotty Kilmer on YT has said over and over the TTV6 will never ever last as long as the old, reliable V8. The combination of forced induction pressures, direct fuel injection pressures, higher V6 RPMs will wear the TTV6 out more quickly than a naturally aspirated V8. So you are paying for all kinds of extra high tech engine goodies, extra for premium gas for the equivalence power/torque of a V8 but get less engine longevity and more expensive repairs when needed - to save a couple of MPGs when you're driving unloaded. When driving loaded, your mileage will be virtually identical.

[–] • 1 pt

It's a beauty. I run regular gas, it doesn't need premium, I'm not sure why he say's that. I don't pay attention to gas milage, it's far better than my last gmc 350 lol. It may wear quicker but I take good care of it. I only have 26k miles on it after 5.5 years as I ride my MC a lot in the summer so it'll last me a long time and it'll be gone before it gets to higher milage. Nowadays pretty much everything is higher technology and there are so many parts to fail, we're all in the same boat. Drive an old vehicle, parts are getting harder to get and ridiculously expensive. It's all a big racket and I don't get into the who's better debate, they're pretty much all the same now.