News Brief by Kip Hansen — 14 August 2022
The truly venerable Ford F-150 pick-up truck, America’s best selling vehicle, stands to become priced far too high for most Americans to afford.
According to a report today in the New York Times Business section, the new plug-in electric version of the F-150, the Ford F-150 Lightning, will carry a sticker price ranging from about $47,000 to $97,000 – and may have a delivery waiting period of three years.
Today’s cash price for a gasoline powered 2022 Ford F-150-XL is $33,315, while the Lightning F-150 XLT is listed at $53,000.
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Dear Federal Government; Thank you for helping average Americans find life more affordable, especially those of us living on fixed social security incomes, who will no longer be able to purchase the America’s #1 Favorite Car – which happens to be a truck.
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Author’s Comment:
Conflict of Interest statement: I do not own a pickup truck or a Ford. I do not own, as far as I know, any stock in the Ford Motor Company. I am, however, a native U.S. Citizen and I do vote, every election (politicians take note!).
Thanks for reading.
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The Left just wants to control everything and they suck at it!
The same people in California who were in favor of banning all new nuclear energy plants are now begging for Diablo Canyon to remain open after PG&E decided it wasn’t worth the effort to renew the license.
It turns out California does not have enough baseload electricity. My My, such great planning by the geniuses running the state.
This is what happens when your leaders are delusional Democrats. They screw up everything they touch.
Electing Democrats is a recipe for disaster.
There’s a lot to like about this truck except the price. Otherwise, if you’re a contractor it’d be fantastic!
Time to move to wood burning cars! At least a tree isn’t “fossil” fuel…
https://www.motherearthnews.com/green-transportation/wood-gas-truck-zmaz81mjzraw
The Lightning is quicker than a Raptor and has far lower running costs than a gas or diesel truck.
https://cars.sce.com/vehicles/Ford_F-150_Lightning_Lariat_Standard_BEV_2022
And far lower towing capacity to maintain overall travel distance between refuelings