EREV

[awd]

like many of us, i am excited to see what the new UEV platform will bring, and will consider ordering one depending on specs / pricing / capability.

does anyone see Ford offering a gas powered range extender option on the UEV pickup or any other model? i know they said the next Lightning will have one, but if it's priced much higher than the UEV vehicles, it may not make sense for many on a budget.

if they offered a series hybrid option at launch (and the truck has a reasonable towing capacity), i would most likely order one, as then i know i can make it to all the remote places i want to go explore and camp in. right now i'm leaning towards other vehicle options to be able to do the cross country road trips i've been planning.

 

[Sal]

Unless Ford abandons the current Maverick platform, I would expect the them to keep the Maverick with an extended range Phev as their extended range option with an ICE engine. The other models referenced for this platform were SUVs and as I recall three row seat vehicles.
This is just my opinion, I am not knowledgable about the way the marketing department segments their five year plans.

 

[Sal]

https://b17news.com/fords-30000-ev-truck-is-coming-in-2027-heres-what-we-know/

this article references the vehicles being considered for this platform.

 

[awd]

https://b17news.com/fords-30000-ev-truck-is-coming-in-2027-heres-what-we-know/

this article references the vehicles being considered for this platform.

i've seen the silhouette graphics that the article references.. i look forward to seeing how much interior cargo space the vans will have if / when produced.

if they make vans on the UEV platform similar in size to the Transit City that was recently released in Europe, one of those would be a great option, especially if they have 300+ miles of range and a camping mode to keep climate control running all night when sleeping inside. a larger van with this much range could work quite well for cross country travel, without necessarily needing to tow a trailer nor needing a range extender.

 

[awd]

Unless Ford abandons the current Maverick platform, I would expect the them to keep the Maverick with an extended range Phev as their extended range option with an ICE engine. The other models referenced for this platform were SUVs and as I recall three row seat vehicles.
This is just my opinion, I am not knowledgable about the way the marketing department segments their five year plans.

i look forward to seeing what they do offer in the future on the Maverick. right now it looks like the best options for my trips are one of those with a trailer, or a full size van.

 

[ScooterAsheville]

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 a weird animal. Like hybrid, you have two powertrain technologies in one vehicle. So you're doing this balancing act between saving money with a smaller capacity battery pack and spending money and adding complexity to integrate ICE. I'm glad I'm not that engineer.