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Wishful thinking. If somebody lives near that site and has a tape measure, measuring the length of those white lines would tell us approximately how long the UEV is. Also the height, since it comes up to about the "TESLA" on the superchargers.

Maverick hybrid owners love their rides, and with good reason. Once the very early bugs were worked out and AWD was offered, a Mav hybrid is a killer ride. I'm jealous of your resale - my Ecoboost is depreciating way faster than your hybrid. The other depreciation lesson I learned was to pay...

And I was grimacing as I wrote my post, because I knew people would not read it correctly. I knew a bunch of retorts were going to come my way about how I didn't know what EREV was, or that I didn't get the difference between serial and parallel hybrid tech. Sigh.

I didn't say an EREV has two powertrains. I said it has two powertrain technologies, just like a hybrid.

Most auto industry analysts say that EREV is best suited for full-size pickups. Because those are the trucks doing the heavy duty cycle, and requiring 100+ kwh battery packs. But that doesn't mean that some OEM won't take it down the product range... If they think enough people want it. EREV is...

In my dreams, the rear of the cab would be an operable midgate. But I don't expect to get that feature at this cost. Kind of premium.

I just realized that the "Chapel of Love" video gives a really, really clear impression of the greenhouse. We've all been speculating if this thing has a high beltline. If you watch that video, you can see that yes, it seems it does. The mirror is attached, and you can see the windshield and...

My feeling about charger ports, and this is me being selfish, is that most charging is done at home. And most people pull into their garages. So charging ports should be somewhere up front. Actually, as long as I'm being selfish. I don't want a charging port at all. I want an inductive charging...

Hey guys, I'm not pissing on an early reveal. The sooner the better! But usually, established OEMs don't reveal product until about six months before first deliveries. I believe I just watched that exact interview yesterday. He did say we would "learn more about the UEV next summer". I think...

I'm really fascinated that Ford doesn't describe it as a truck. They call it "something else". So yea, it would be cool to see if a classic Aussie UTE can make it in the USA. The way Ford describes the UEV platform is that they can afford to make styling mistakes along the way. If one derivative...

I'm gonna be the pessimist in the room. I don't think we see the unwrapped vehicle this calendar year. I wager they're saving it for the Detroit show, because Ford is a good corporate citizen and the Detroit show could use the press around a new reveal. But I do think we'll get a steady...

I'm most fascinated by the beltline. I'm hoping it's lower than what we see, but I'm making no predictions.

I have divided loyalties. I want to see the Slate succeed, and I want to see the Ford UEV succeed. And anyone else who offers a compelling small BEV truck - I want to see them succeed too. JR Scaringe over at Rivian says it best. He is on auto-repeat with the message, "It's not that nobody...

I want a feature that comes on automatically when I pass a Maverick hybrid. It will flash a large message saying "125 MPGE". Because I've been listening to that crowd crowing about their 45 MPG for the last 5 years. I really want that feature.

That goes to show that size is in the eye of the beholder :). I see my Maverick as mid-sized, but that's because my last trucks were single-cab Rangers that were almost a foot shorter. I see the Slate as a true compact truck, at 174. I see the Telo as a subcompact truck at 152". And I could see...

I wonder how much his blood pressure has dropped.

The photo of the front assembly. That white thing sure does remind me of the Tesla "octovalve".

Major bummer. I loved Sandy's tirades. Hopefully the remaining crew will video and share the vehicle teardown. You know every OEM is gonna want a tearddown report on this vehicle ASAP.

I would buy the XLT LUX package like in my Maverick. Things I'd love to have (and I'm willing to pay for them)... 360 camera (daydreaming) A shorter two-door, extended-cab variant under 180 inches long built-in navigation super high tech interface - all the bells and whistles - I want to talk...

In my dreams, Ford releases the height, width, and length of this new truck. OTOH, they're probably enjoying watching all of us make wild guesses.