Maverick vs Fathom: What Makes You Switch?

[tiktokbrainrot]

If the Fathom had F-150 quality seats, and the range of a silverado EV, that would get me to contemplate a switch.

My worst trip is towing a 6x10 box trailer 184 miles, on the highway at 65-70 MPH. Charging options are non existent, the only chargers available are slow 30-40kW chargers at dealerships that charge upwards of $1 per kWh (our home rate is $0.09 per kWh), and they are mostly in the wrong directions and would increase the total trip mileage to over 220 miles. The F-150 lightning had insufficient range to hit this target, only the silverado EV could do it, but I dont need anything that big. Oh, and give us buttons. Like the F-150 still has, for its climate controls.

Of course, I still dont have a garage to charge it in, so that would have to be built first.

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[LSchicago]

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And we've had many major storms in the last two weeks with no failures near me.

 

[atomguy245]

Looking forward to learning more about the Fathom. An electric truck is interesting.

But it may not work for me. I plan on towing a small travel trailer, and doing so depletes
the battery and reduces the range. Same when carrying a heavy payload. At least that's
what I learned from reading the Rivian forums.

As they say time will tell.

I expect that the Fathom won't be set up for hardcore towing. To get decent towing range on an EV you need a huge battery, which seems the opposite of what Ford is trying to do with the Fathom.

 

[atomguy245]

If the Fathom had F-150 quality seats, and the range of a silverado EV, that would get me to contemplate a switch.

My worst trip is towing a 6x10 box trailer 184 miles, on the highway at 65-70 MPH. Charging options are non existent, the only chargers available are slow 30-40kW chargers at dealerships that charge upwards of $1 per kWh (our home rate is $0.09 per kWh), and they are mostly in the wrong directions and would increase the total trip mileage to over 220 miles. The F-150 lightning had insufficient range to hit this target, only the silverado EV could do it, but I dont need anything that big. Oh, and give us buttons. Like the F-150 still has, for its climate controls.

Of course, I still dont have a garage to charge it in, so that would have to be built first.

By all means expect a $30k truck to have the same towing range as a $100k truck with 3x the battery size

 

[Blue_Max]

By all means expect a $30k truck to have the same towing range as a $100k truck with 3x the battery size

If it doesn't, Jim Farley should lose his job!

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