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  1. balthazar
    Yes. Torque rises over engine RPM, but at the same time, torque ratings do not take into account the torque multipliers of the gearbox and rear axle. Both of those provide huge multiples, but torque at the wheels in first isn’t something commonly (or ever) rated. The worlds of IC torque and EV torque (at LAUNCH) is a lot closer than people think.
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    Robert: I don’t remotely see Ford marketing an EV pickup outside of the F-150 line, esp after showing the electrified F-150. Only makes sense, if Ford remotely sees a future of all EVs— that it be incorporated into the #1 selling model line rather than ‘competing’ with it. But you’re right: time will tell. Dfelt : I’m curious to know the structural competitiveness of a BE skateboard vs. a boxed perimeter frame in a full-size truck. Not saying it can’t be built to the same standard at all, just curious if there are major engineering hurdles to overcome.
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    Yes; you said maybe the F-150 would be a 'reskinned' Rivian pick up (Rivian is only supplying the skateboard, not bodies) and that maybe it would be a single configuration like a Highlander. That makes no sense.
  4. balthazar
    But the highlander already IS a single configuration. The F-150 has multiple. Ford is not going to drop all the other combos of F-150...
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    ^ Again, that would depend on if the Rivien platform was capable of providing all the wheelbase/ cab mounting combinations. It would be marketing stupidity to offer the BE version on only a single configuration.
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    That’s incorrect. Q2, Q3 and Q4 were steady at 2.0-2.1, they did not “diminish” over that time period. It IS markedly down from Q1, but well over Q4 2019. Growth is going to naturally slow when the fundamentals are so strong (employment, stock market, inflation...).
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    There’s already a list of EV startups that have ‘gone away’, going back years & years. It’s not the market/ economics at large, but the fragility of the EV business case- that metric still has not radically changed.
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    Again with this??
  9. balthazar
    OK- thanks for the correction. Always good to cross-reference!
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    Actually that same spec chart said 6400. But in a world where a 180" long unibody 2-seater weighs 4400lbs, 6400 seems totally relative.
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    No; it was not 'A Tahoe'. And : That makes absolutely no sense. If you want to introduce a model that has the highest potential for volume, you introduce a pick-up. It's not a viable approach to introduce 10 SUV/CUVs at once in order to outsell a single pick-up line, just because.
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    Google claims a g550 is 189-191”, and an H2 is 189”. Individual pickups FAR outsell any individual SUV.
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    Is the literally exact same size g550 also a "huge full size SUV miss"??
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    It seems very unlikely given the variety of F-150 body/bed combos. Unless the Rivian platform is easily lengthened/ strengthened. I wonder how the typical BOF pickup, designed to handle high payloads, compares to a BE platform WRT allowing frame flex, torsional loads. Seems a thick, wide sandwich of batteries would have to allow for that without structural damage somehow.
  16. balthazar
    I think the question is if that EV f-150 is in fact on a Rivian platform, or as a concept is it custom-built.
  17. balthazar
    Holy crap. I kinda liked the Hummer design DNA, but I really like the teaser shot’s peek: same DNA but really upscale/futuristic. Excellent idea to sub-brand it under GMC. I expect it’s going to to be mad expensive tho.
  18. balthazar
    Double the Model X is more like 35K, but if the Model Y is priced on par with the 3, it not only should hit 50K but also syphon buyers off the overpriced Model X in significant numbers.
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    Wife's '16 Malibu has Stop/Start. I thought I would be annoyed by it but I'm really not. The starting is very quick. It did have an issue where it didn't automatically restart a few times, apparently an end-of-life battery causes this (which was replaced & the issue hasn't reoccurred). If you put the trans in 'manual mode' and toggle up to 6th, it bypasses the Start/Stop and drives/shifts exactly as normal. That's only 4 years out of a battery- can't help but assume all the Start/Stopping is reducing the lifespan of a battery. Expect the starter will also go at some point. But this is the new norm. An minuscule morsel of MPG improvement, but you pay new-to-you hundreds at a a time to have it. Cost be damned.
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    EVs seems to do that inherently, so it'll be 'built in'.
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    ^ The above could be quite the case. In any order, it remains to be seen if a pick up starting at $62K is going to make much sales inroads against the established players starting in the upper 30s. Even the 'meat' of pickups sticker around $47-52K.
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    So did the price actually drop, or did they merely add a de-contented/ low-power trim?? $62K starting price (sans options I assume) is still very very stiff in the pick-up segment, and $72K is worse among SUVs. That pricing is going to stifle sales volume, no question.
  23. balthazar
    There will always be some who find aspects of ANY given vehicle 'not so attractive > ugly'. Personally, tho I don't care for the size of the car, the CT5 has the typical Cadillac 'densely-packed solidity' and interesting surface transitions. I think it looks pretty good- the only thing I'm not ga-ga over is the grille insert. I like my Caddy's with flashy grillework.
  24. balthazar
    I thought Tesla was the one to emulate? Are any of the paint colors $2000 extra?
  25. balthazar
    ^ The two above are only SIX years apart.
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