Ford to launch Maverick EV (I hope this is true)

[colinl]

A lot of the $X dollars lost in each electric vehicle sold is R&D into the E part of the EV.

certainly not the case here as Ford started the lightning and Mach E launch losing less than 50k per vehicle and now it's more than doubled.

they are clearly buying equipment and vehicle materials.

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[commadorebob]

Ford has had the right approach with EV. Instead of making a brand new model, make an EV version of your two most popular models. It's not an electric Escape, it's a Mustang! With Maverick remaining a hot seller, it makes sense to offer an EV version of it. If they get the range right, it should be a hit.

One point of contention is I thought Ford had announced the Escape's days were numbered. So, my thought would this would be in lieu of Escape instead of alongside it. As I have stated before, the Bronco Sport is basically what the Escape should have become anyway.

 

[Bear]

I'll take a PHEV with a 50 mile range and with the same size gas tank as my current 2022 Maverick or bigger. I did have a Honda Clarity, nice riding car but it only had a 7 gallon gas tank.

 

[oysterville]

certainly not the case here as Ford started the lightning and Mach E launch losing less than 50k per vehicle and now it's more than doubled.

they are clearly buying equipment and vehicle materials.

It does make me wonder if their earlier $50k figure was based on spreading the costs over an expectation of units sold that didn't materialize, hence the current larger number.

 

[FreedomPenguin]

so would ev be better than hybrid? same price point? or def more?

 

[commadorebob]

I'm not going to post this again. But basically, it would can only be roughly $5,000 more expensive than the EB to justify the move for me based on my current annual driving.

 

[First Sergeant]

Same here.
Stalantis/Ram saw the writing on the wall and has put their EV Ram on the back burner in favor of the plug-in hybrid 1500 Ramcharger.

Utah, beautiful, wide-open country. No EV charger's in sight. Don't need them here. Wouldn't need much, if any gas in town during the week, plug in at night with a PHEV Maverick.

Does the plug in hybrid do any charging at all while on the road, or does it have to be charged at home, or where a charger is available? If it charges a bit while driving, I would be interested in one. I agree, Ford lost way too much money on the all electric vehicle's, and I think most manufacturers are losing money on those. Full electric for me? Nope. Doesn't fit my needs of a city car today and a long road trip tomorrow. I need to be able to drive down to El Paso Grandkids) or back east to see in-laws in Pennsylvania. Don't need it to take a week. Also head north to Canada on occasion. Like you, there are a some chargers in BoisAngeles (Boise) but get out of town and it's... Nothing. Nice photo, I think I have that exact same rig maybe. 23, XLT Hybrid, Atlas Blue Metallic. And a tonneau cover!

 

[First Sergeant]

As long as informed buyers use the EV Maverick in the city or urban environments I think it will be a hit.

And the Lightening would make one helluva route delivery truck.

Better battery tech will come.
Has to as there is not enough lithium in the entire world to power every car in America.

Peace

I read somewhere a few months back about the possibility of a solid state battery, maybe built by Samsung in the works. I think it will not use any lithium?? Also, ran across this, that we need also for the lithium type batteries:

The United States mines some, not much of lithium, cobalt, and nickel, but not manganese or graphite.
The United States is heavily dependent on imports for these minerals.
Seems to me, if we ever want to continue down the path of EV vehicles, including Hybrids we need to find a battery with minerals we have here in the U.S. Common sense.

 

[wb5oxq]

From Autoline Daily... They usually don't spread BS, so I'm hoping this is true.

FORD TO LAUNCH MAVERICK EV​

Ford found a nice niche for its Maverick pickup truck when it was launched nearly 4 years ago, with sales running around 130,000 units a year. And now the company wants to leverage that success by coming out with an electric version. Autoforecast Solutions reports that the Maverick EV will go into production in April of 2027. AFS says the truck, with the code-name P833, will be tooled for 100,000 units a year. And curiously, it will be built in the company’s assembly plant in Louisville, Kentucky and not at its plant in Hermosillo, Mexico, where the ICE version of the Maverick is built. Louisville is where the Ford Escape is made, and since the two of them will be made side by side, that strongly suggests that Ford will be coming out with a BEV version of the Escape, as well.​

https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-39...nch-maverick-ev-honda-cuts-ev-orders-from-gm/

I get that most MTC members hate and despise BEVs. You be you. But this news nugget may dissuade me from updating my Maverick with another ICE version this fall.

I suspect a Maverick EV would be more practical than the F150 version.

 

[wb5oxq]

It seems to me like this would have made more sense than the Lightning.

Towing with a Maverick is much less of an expectation when compared to an F150. I bet a bunch of delivery fleet Mavericks would excel in EV form. Small vehicles tend to be better suited for urban environments which is also where the EV's shine.

Also, the Mach E drivetrain might not have been too far off for shoehorning into the Maverick.

When you think about successful green vehicles, the Prius and the Leaf come to mind. Relatively affordable, but small and clearly aimed at urban travel (especially the Leaf). The Maverick is the truck version of the Prius essentially, so not too far of a leap.

I expect city delivery fleets would make good use of a Maverick EV since I already see a lot of Hybrid Mavs in city delivery roles.

 

[rad32]

A bunch of you guys keep saying the ram is a PHEV. It’s not. It’s a range extended ev with the 3.6 v6 pentastar as a generator. The 3.6 is not connected to the drivetrain at all. All it does is recharge the batteries. A PHEV is basically a hybrid but with a bigger battery so that it can run short trips only on electric power. We’ve had 2 PHEVs. I’m still on the fence with them. My wife’s Tucson PHEV is a waste in the winter. Any time the heat is on it kicks on the ice. All of her short range trips she does in the spring, summer and fall under electric power is now done using the ice. Which im sure it’s not getting up to temperature and gas is diluting into the oil. We’ve had 4 oil changes with only 11,000 miles on it. Luckily it’s a lease. Also when phevs are running in ev mode they are very underpowered. To me they only make sense for someone who does a lot of city type driving daily (like my wife). A range extended ev is a whole different animal. My commute is 100 miles round trip. A range extended ev would be a game changer for me. I could recharge each night at home and also have 500 mile plus road trip range using the generator. I thought about signing up for the ram but I love the maverick’s size. If Ford does a range extended maverick I’d be all over it.

 

[olderthanyourdirt]

Plugin would make more sense.
I'd pay a small premium for one.

Yes, I agree thought we would see, but when it was apparent it was not, ordered 2025 Hybrid AWD and took delivery yesterday. I figured I would pay about 6K more and couldn't see enough savings to wait and see

 

[rad32]

Does the plug in hybrid do any charging at all while on the road, or does it have to be charged at home, or where a charger is available? If it charges a bit while driving, I would be interested in one. I agree, Ford lost way too much money on the all electric vehicle's, and I think most manufacturers are losing money on those. Full electric for me? Nope. Doesn't fit my needs of a city car today and a long road trip tomorrow. I need to be able to drive down to El Paso Grandkids) or back east to see in-laws in Pennsylvania. Don't need it to take a week. Also head north to Canada on occasion. Like you, there are a some chargers in BoisAngeles (Boise) but get out of town and it's... Nothing. Nice photo, I think I have that exact same rig maybe. 23, XLT Hybrid, Atlas Blue Metallic. And a tonneau cover!

A plug in hybrid typically looks to use electric power first and use up its range before using the ice (unless more power is required like on the highway or need to run the heater). Braking will add back charge. Once you hit zero (which isnt zero theres usually some percentage floor like 15-20%) the plugin will act like a regular hybrid and using braking and run the ice to maintain the % floor. My Wrangler PHEV had a setting that could recharge the battery as you drove back to 100% but that was highly inefficient. The ice would be doing double work of driving the vehicle and being a generator. The option was really only there so you could do offroading with a full charge under electric power only. Our Tuscon PHEV does not have an option to fully recharge the battery as we drive so if we deplete the ev range it sits at 15% (charge floor) until we plug in at home.

 

[ryde4ever]

I.C.E. only for me. By the time they get a solid state battery that can go 400 miles in sub 20 f degrees and recharge in 5 minutes or less, I probably won't be around anymore.
BTW - Those are my personal parameters for switching from ICE to electric, but is probably pretty close to what a lot of people would like to see.

 

[Rcrew]

I would love a EV Maverick. A plug in hybrid would also be great!

Many of us sort of already have plug in hybrid mavericks. At least if you want lights when you open doors, etc.

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