Is FORD Preparing to Release a SLATE Competitor?

[Driven5]

It takes more than just some badges...

 

[Dorbiman]

It takes more than just badges...

Took me a moment. That's way too funny.

 

[atx_ev]

On the other hand, if this rendering is accurate to any extent, I think it beats the Slate in the "looks" department.

beauty is in the eye of the beholder. All those curves and waves are annoying. Why make the bed rails at an angle. I love the slate because it is simple.

It is like fashion designers. They make all kinds of bizarre stuff for the runway, but people mostly want simple basic stuff.

 

[atx_ev]

Just saw this headline and was gonna share it, but you beat me to it.

Will be exciting to see what they come out with. An affordable electric Ranger or Maverick would definitely give the Slate a run for its money and may earn my business, as excited as I am about the Slate.

I wonder how much of this has been driven by inside industry knowledge on what Slates been developing.

I would buy an electric maverick. But it would need to be at or below 30K.

 

[sodamo]

I would buy an electric maverick. But it would need to be at or below 30K.

It would need to be low 20’s for me, and still hesitate

 

[The Weatherman]

https://stocks.apple.com/ASubyti4TSZ2ZH0cJzP5ARg

I may be dead and gone before this ever happens. 😧

 

[Neil Nelson]

https://stocks.apple.com/ASubyti4TSZ2ZH0cJzP5ARg

I may be dead and gone before this ever happens. 😧

From the sited page.

The truck is the long-awaited successor to Ford's F-150 Lightning electric pickup.
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In response to this pressure, Ford and other automakers are focusing on producing affordable models on a streamlined platform, with a focus on delivering smaller electric vehicles.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

Like a real one though, right? Not a cross over

Well why not? Vette and Porsche have variants.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

From the sited page.

If I’m honest, a reliable Ranger EV would fit my use case and I could scrap the Lightning, which is overkill except for towing every 6-8 weeks. (Going to put it to the test on Saturday!)

 

[SLATEchad]

https://stocks.apple.com/ASubyti4TSZ2ZH0cJzP5ARg

I may be dead and gone before this ever happens. 😧

I think this article is referring to a larger F-150 sized EV, not the truck they’re supposed to announce on the 11th. It’s one of the smaller more affordable options they’re referring to in the article.

🤔 I wonder what made them shift their focus to the small, affordable truck?

 

[Doctors Do Little]

I think this article is referring to a larger F-150 sized EV, not the truck they’re supposed to announce on the 11th. It’s one of the smaller more affordable options they’re referring to in the article.

🤔 I wonder what made them shift their focus to the small, affordable truck?

Economics. They are losing their arse on the Lightning. Surely they can scale down in all ways and make money?

 

[EverythingSlate]

Okay can’t hold it in any longer- From what I know it’s not going to be an electric Maverick. I know an upper upper management person at the manufacturing site that says “it’s ugly as hell” and “it’s going to be a failure”.

if it looks anything like that render, then I’d agree it’ll be a failure(because I don’t have a taste for the santa Cruz ford). I don’t have pics and haven’t seen it. My source says they are extremely serious about no cameras on premises. Plant leader isn’t even allowed photographs. But that’s pretty much all I know.

 

[Dorbiman]

Well why not? Vette and Porsche have variants.

Less about variants and more about crossovers. Everything is a crossover these days, and I'm just tired of them. They all look the same to me.

I'm also not a fan of the trend of taking an established vehicle name and plastering it on a crossover. Mitsubishi did it with the Eclipse Cross, Ford did it with the Mach E, we have the Chevy Blazer, and the Toyota Crown Signia, Dodge Hornet, and probably some others that I'm not remembering currently.

 

[AZFox]

Less about variants and more about crossovers. Everything is a crossover these days, and I'm just tired of them. They all look the same to me.

2022 Article:
Every Car Looks Like This Thanks To A Gigantic Regulatory Loophole

 

[Driven5]

Well why not? Vette and Porsche have variants.

Porsche is a brand and not a model, and they were never dumb enough to dilute the name of their most iconic model(s). There is no not-911 badged as a 911 when it could just as easily stand alone with it's own name. GM is just dumb enough to follow Ford's example, despite Mach E being a fine name in its own right, but that has not yet progressed beyond rumor and speculation... If they do, it will be met with equal derision and mockery. A much more appropriate heritage name for a Corvette adjacent sporty crossover would be Nomad.