What you can drag does not equate to what you can control.
And it should be able to far out-drag an F150. The electric motors probably have a LOT of stall torque. The conventional truck would have to rev up and spin the tires, losing traction.
A long time ago I heard a story about a tractor pulling contest guy who took on an antique steam tractor with much smaller horsepower, drawbar to drawbar.?ÿ Starting torque again. The hot rod spun and dug in the dirt, starting to move forward. Then the steamer opened the valve and slowly chugged away with him.
Exactly. Plenty of vehicles being produced these days that can carry a bed full of flat stakes or some rebar so if you're strictly surveying then sure go with something more economical. But there's times where you need a heavy duty 1 ton pickup be it for work or for other reasons. I'll keep my F350 6.7L Powerstroke for when I'm hauling a CAT 299XHP skid steer with a mulching head & a lighter weight gas pickup or electric vehicle just won't get it moved safely/efficiently. Sure the electric cars might be all the rage & electric motors have that instant torque curve (if it's programmed to hit instantly) but I know that a diesel engine is tried & true. Plus I can fuel up just about anywhere (there's nowhere around here that you can find a charging station) or I can carry a smaller sized transfer tank in the bed & not have to worry about having a CDL for hazmat purposes
Some of Ford's electric choices are............interesting.
Indeed. And they're not alone. It will be interesting to see the number of advanced orders the mach-e generates.
