Two Ranchero EVs spotted @ Tesla supercharging station in California

[Prickly Pear]

To determine the height of the truck, this photo is the best resource we have. We know Jim Farley's height, it's 5 ft 8 or 68 inches, meaning if this truck was the height of a maverick, it would be around the top of his head, but it isn't. So we know it's considerably lower than a maverick.

I'd place the height somewhere in the low 60s. Gemini says the truck is 48 inches tall but that's obviously not right.

Ford is into their camo/deceptions - maybe Farley is wearing lifts

 

[Snakebitten]

i understand if you don't want to risk any confrontation.

however if many EV drivers are really that impatient (especially if they knew the reason for momentarily parking there to compare to the upcoming UEV pickup), not sure if we'll ever see a full transition to EV's here. (similarly, if Ford doesn't offer a charging port at the front, not sure how useful this will be as a truck if one ends up blocking all the charging spots when towing and other drivers have issues with it)

Full transition?

While I have great disdain for the fact that GM located the charging port at the rear of my Sierra Denali EV tow truck, I don't think I would be nearly as miffed with the same on this little Ranchero. For obvious reasons.

Still I do wish it was positioned similar to the Lightning/Mach-E. (Although I liked where the port was on my first ever EV Leaf, the best)

 

[graycorgi]

not sure how useful this will be as a truck if one ends up blocking all the charging spots when towing and other drivers have issues with it

This is something I never quite understood about EV drivers. Unless towing something massive, just disconnect the trailer before charging. This size of this truck means it is unlikely to be towing anything big. It may be inconvenient, but it shouldn't take more than a few extra minutes. No need to block chargers at a busy site.

 

[dorbi]

I prefer the port location of the Lightning, but can see why this is better for most people. At my house, pulling into the driveway would put my EVSE at the front left of the vehicle. So back left means I'll need to back in and have the cord crossing the back

 

[awd]

This is something I never quite understood about EV drivers. Unless towing something massive, just disconnect the trailer before charging. This size of this truck means it is unlikely to be towing anything big. It may be inconvenient, but it shouldn't take more than a few extra minutes. No need to block chargers at a busy site.

this could be done if one rarely tows, though if someone is going to be towing long distances across the country for a week or more at a time, and if the UEV pickup has say around 300 miles of range that drops to 150-200 miles when towing, having to disconnect the trailer a few times per day certainly won't be ideal, especially if it requires backing up and maneuvering in tight parking spaces.

hopefully all future charger locations have pull through spaces for trailers (or long electric RV's when available) or at least long spaces where one can park and charge without disconnecting a trailer even if it requires backing up when done.

or hopefully we see an extended length electric Transit van with 300-500+ miles of usable range at a reasonable price point so one doesn't need to tow anything.

 

[thum]

To determine the height of the truck, this photo is the best resource we have. We know Jim Farley's height, it's 5 ft 8 or 68 inches, meaning if this truck was the height of a maverick, it would be around the top of his head, but it isn't. So we know it's considerably lower than a maverick.

I'd place the height somewhere in the low 60s. Gemini says the truck is 48 inches tall but that's obviously not right.

I thought he was 6’.

 

[thum]

this could be done if one rarely tows, though if someone is going to be towing long distances across the country for a week or more at a time, and if the UEV pickup has say around 300 miles of range that drops to 150-200 miles when towing, having to disconnect the trailer a few times per day certainly won't be ideal, especially if it requires backing up and maneuvering in tight parking spaces.

hopefully all future charger locations have pull through spaces for trailers (or long electric RV's when available) or at least long spaces where one can park and charge without disconnecting a trailer even if it requires backing up when done.

or hopefully we see an extended length electric Transit van with 300-500+ miles of usable range at a reasonable price point so one doesn't need to tow anything.

I don’t think that’s their worry with this truck. Someone who tows regularly isn’t their target audience. The lightning EREV should be out a year later for that demographic. They put so much thought into to the aero of this truck to reduce the battery size and lower the cost. So it will likely have a much smaller battery than other trucks.

This works out well for those of us that drive a lot of highway mileage as our range drop off won’t be as bad (maybe 25% if we’re lucky), but the towing drop off will be a bigger hit than it is with the lightning or Silverado.

 

[markboris]

While I am waiting for a friend to stop by this Lebec, CA Tesla Supercharger station where the two trucks were at, which won't be for about 3 weeks, I checked on a couple of things.

California Building Code Title 24, which governs the construction blueprints of all Tesla charging infrastructure built in the state, requires a minimum of 9' (108") for each stall width (between the white lines) and 18' (216") for each stall length.

I went to the 18 month old (same age as the Lebec charging station) Tesla V4 Supercharger station (8 stalls) here in my town and measured each stall. They were 115" wide (7" wider than the minimum requirement) and 218" long (2" longer than the minimum requirement).

 

[truckplease]

This is something I never quite understood about EV drivers. Unless towing something massive, just disconnect the trailer before charging. This size of this truck means it is unlikely to be towing anything big. It may be inconvenient, but it shouldn't take more than a few extra minutes. No need to block chargers at a busy site.

There's not always a lot of extra room around charging stations since they're usually shoved into a corner of an existing parking lot.

Also, bike racks. You can't practically unload a rack, especially at a busy charger.