The Big Problem With The Ford Electric F150 Lighting

 So if you're a car aficionado, or climate aficionado, or just in passing happen to read the news, possibly politics, this past week you probably saw the coverage of Biden test driving the soon to be all electric Ford F150 Lighting pickup truck and his commentary "This suckers quick". Yes, if you've driven an electric vehicle than you probably know that feeling, EVs are quick, super quick actually, instant torque. Awesome to drive. An article yesterday in Slate pointed out the biggest problem with the F150 Lightning, it's weight. To sum up the authors point, the truck is heavy, weighing 6,500 pounds which is apparently 35% more than the gas powered version. This of course due to batteries. The concern that the author had was that the vehicle is really heavy, heavy vehicles cause more damage in crashes, they also cause more wear and tear on roads, cause more localized pollution, completely separate from climate pollution... mehhh okay so fair enough. read the whole article to get a better understanding, we're okay with these issues in general, although issues we shouldn't laugh at, they ultimately present less of an existential problem than the use of fossil fuels.

Meet Lyriq The Cadillac Entry To Luxury Electric Vehicle Market

 Cadillac has not really been an exciting car company for some time, and that is purely personal opinion. For our tastes their designs have been relatively bland, not particularly engaging, nor emotive in any way, boxy and perhaps simply said, overly American. Not a bad thing, not our taste. However, recently saw a commercial for their new Lyriq, aiming to be, one would guess, their flagship electric vehicle. Pretty slick design, love the grill and the lighting set up. Looks like a pretty nice car. The Lyriq will be all electric, with an estimated 300 mile range, very respectable. The battery size is maybe 100 kWh, which would mean a full charge from empty at on a 150 kw charger in about 40 mins and obviously easy overnight charge from your level 2 charging unit. The vehicle is due out in 2022, it's the 2023 model. So, we'll see what actually happens, how it looks, how it performs, but good job. 

Checkout the full specs by Car And Driver Cadillac Lyriq.

Photo Credit: GM Media.

Car And Driver Low Down On The Mustang Mach E

 When Ford first unveiled the Mustang Mach E we got pretty pumped up, for any number of reasons, but the most important was definitely that Ford was really going all in on electric vehicles. Sure Ford has had a number of EVs and hybrids on the road for some time, but they have been really all that exciting or interesting. They didn't do a lot to capture the imagination. Enter the Mustang, classic car brand with a good name, making the switch to electric. No reason to go in to all the stats and give a review here, that's not really our thing, Car and Driver does it so much better, read the full review, 480 HP 2021 Ford Mustang Mach E Nearly $24k More Than V8 GT. One complaint by the way is how the headline kind of makes you think twice, "whoa, great car, but high price". However one of the first things they do point out is that for a performance all electric car, it's almost $1200 cheaper than the Tesla Model Y.

Photo Credit: Wikipedia Mach E