In a world where there are options for cars, where carmakers are trying to retain and have loyal customers, all are doing all they could by giving their clients amazing features and specifications.

Ford is trying to show its rabid pickup truck fans that EVs aren't just for latte-sipping Tesla pilots. In an impressive demonstration of torque, an electric F-150 prototype towed 10 double-decker rail cars stuffed with 42 current-model F-150s, weighing over a million pounds (500 tons) in total. That shows promise that it could beat Ford's current towing champ, the 2019 F-150 with a 3.5L twin-turbocharged V6, that's rated to tow 13,200 pounds (6.6 tons).

It's just a technology demo and of course there's a big difference between rated and maximum towing capacity. It does show, though, how electric motors can develop more torque than ICE engines, even at zero RPMs. There's a reason, after all, that most train locomotives are diesel-electric, with the diesel engine acting as a generator and the electric motor actually driving the train.

Ford has yet to reveal the battery capacity of the electric F-150, nor when it will hit the market.

When the F-150 EV does arrive, it will have to contend with Tesla, which is set to launch its own "cyberpunk" EV pickup pretty soon.

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Watch the video below...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXFHgoon7lg


Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/07/watch-how-electric-ford-f-150-tow-over.html

Lalasticlala
Mynd44
Marpol
Seun
Dominique

What do you think?

These guys are far ahead.

Wao.
Smh for Africa,naija in particular

Sheer raw power, Ford!!

Davoneskay:
These guys are far ahead.

Imagine an Electric Car pulling such stunt... The future is here and Nigeria is still relying on crude oil and petroleum cars... Its OK na

@Lalasticlala

Wow

wow!

Omo....he be like say electric cars ti take over.

Ford cars are built tough.

You can't but fall in love with a Ford when you own one.

Ford cars are built tough.

You can't but fall in love with a Ford when you own one.

I can't wait to lay my hands on this beast.

I used a 2011 Ford F150 way back and it felt like heaven.

The flex fuel and the torque is insanely unbelievable.