Ford Proves the Known – Electric Motors Have Torque

Thus far customers are scarce for expensive EVs.

In what is expected to be a long slog trying to get customers to buy or lease EVs that auto companies are being forced to sell, Ford Truck is stepping up its hype campaign. (A Regional Look at EV Sales or Drinking the Electrolyte? Audi Plans to Sell 800K EVs in 2025)

Linda Zhang, chief engineer of the Ford F-150, shows the capability of a prototype all-electric F-150 by towing 10 double-decker rail cars and 42 2019-model year F-150s, weighing more than 1 million pounds.

“Recently we set out to flex the muscles of our new, all-electric F-150 prototype,” said Ted Cannis, Global Director, Electrification, Ford Motor Company “After all, truckers will do what truckers will do. And everyone wanted to see what could really be done when we pushed this all-electric truck’s capability.”

Ford has confirmed it will bring an all-electric F-150 to market. This will be in addition to the all-new F-150 Hybrid that goes on sale next year. Both electrified models will have “the toughness, capability and innovation that F-150 customers have come to expect,” Ford boasts. No word about pricing or incentives yet.