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I plan on turning the Lowering Kit into a Leveling Kit by only lowering the rear. It looks to me like lowering the rear 1" will achieve the look I'm going for: still some rake, just an inch less. Small trucks in the past didn't have much rake and they worked fine that way. My current plan is...

Sort of. The Ford will be "more spacious than a RAV4". I think it'll be similar to the Explorer Sport Trac of the past -- an SUV with a small bed in the back. Other than price (possibly) and the Ford being pickup-ish, they'll be pretty different from one another. The Ford doesn't appeal to...

Nor is the Ford EV's whiz-bang "digital experience" CEO Jim Farley says "no one’s seen, even in China". It's a very different from the Truck because it's "really not a pickup", whatever that means. Reference: Car and Driver article Ford’s Future $30K EV Truck Is 'Really Not a Pickup,' Says CEO...

Ah, that makes sense. Remember to consider weight. Some advantages of NMC's lighter weight: Higher payload capacity Extra distance per kWh Faster acceleration Shorter braking distance Less wear on tires and suspension Better handling They're advantages Standard Range has over Extended Range...

What makes you think they'd use heavier batteries and increase capacity? Bear in mind that load capacity decreases when battery weight increases. Given that the LFP batteries have more usable range (as a practical matter), I think offering the same 150-mile capacity could be enough...

Could be neither. The body material of the prototypes (at least the early ones) isn't the composite material production Trucks will have.

Yes that's part of it for sure. Aerodynamic dag contributes a lot. EV motors are more energy efficient under a moderate load than they are under a heavy load when pushing a lot of wind. See also this thread: You can go fast or you can go far, but you can't do both...

That may contribute, but it's mostly other things that invert the city/highway proportions for EVs. ICEVs inherently waste around 70% of the energy in gasoline. That's especially a bummer when the vehicle isn't moving, hence we have the annoying start/stop systems.

Indeed, but what you wrote is misleading because you didn't specify that your percentage was of total driving energy rather than kinetic energy during braking. To summarize... During braking, ICEVs convert the vehicle's kinetic energy to heat energy and dissipate the heat into the air...

First of all, fortunately that loss can be mitigated by pre-conditioning. Secondly, even without that EVs still have an efficiency advantage. For example, if @GaRailroaders's Leaf achieves 123 MPGe ("MPG equivalent") in good weather and loses 25% efficiency it's still getting 92 MPGe in city...

Oh, maybe so. My 90's Mustang went 50% (or more) farther per gallon on the freeway. The first time I took a Road Trip I was pleasantly surprised when I stopped for gas. The upshot is that ICEVs achieve their best efficiency on highways and EVs, with their regenerative braking, perform more...

It's the other way around. Bingo. I think the reasons are a combination of extra Aerodynamic Drag (especially for the Slate Truck) on the freeway and Regenerative Braking that happens with city driving.

Thanks for asking your Great Question, and sharing the reply. They need to know that the Shell / (Openable) Windows / No Seats / No Rollbar / Midgate configuration is something people want. Approximately 45% of American households have at lest one dog. There are a lot of people who would...

Less than 25% of what? Electric vehicles (EVs) typically recover about 60 to 70% of the kinetic energy during braking through regenerative braking. On average, this can translate to around 22% of the total driving energy being recaptured, with some models achieving higher efficiencies in...

Advantage EV thanks to regenerative braking. I hadn't considered that. As a bicycle rider I'm keenly aware that if the beginning and end of a ride are the same location every foot of elevation gain has a matching foot of elevation loss.

You deserve Bonus Points for how well it matches what's on the other side. 🙂

Without a doubt there should be a way to see suggested groups / bundles of accessories that compliment one another and add a collection of accessories to your cart simultaneously. That's different from "packages which include multiple individual accessories can be priced lower" as a bundle...

Bundles might be attractive, but bear in mind that there's a "Paradox of Choice" hazard. The "Paradox of Choice" by Barry Schwartz explores how having too many options can lead to anxiety, dissatisfaction, and decision paralysis, rather than increased freedom and satisfaction. Schwartz argues...

Count me among those many people. For me it's important for cooling in Summer as well as heating in Winter.