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2026 Ford Lightning will have all-electric drive train and gasoline-powered range extender (newatlas.com)
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I feel this article is more informative than the last article I posted. Credit to noride@lemmy.zip for the link.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Range extender: you are carrying a generator to charge up the EV truck. Similar to the Chevy Volt, discontinued, or BMW i3.

Hybrid: truck is powered by both gas and electric motors. Recently, electric motors built seamlessly into the transmission. This is basically the Prius design from the late 90s.

The major F150 EV flaw was poor range while loaded or towing or cold weather.