Did the Lightning use the Rivian Skateboard?

[DucRider]

You have it backwards. SK was facing a ten year ban from importing until they settled with LG.

You've got those 2 mixed up!

Who knew. DucRider is a completely unreliable source of information.

I did screw that one up. Multitasking sometimes means doing many things poorly all at once.

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[SeaGeo]

I did screw that one up. Multitasking sometimes means doing many things poorly all at once.

Never done that. Not once. nope.

 

[SANZC02]

They are. They use the same platform (T1) on the Expedition as the F-150 but the Expedition has independent rear suspension. It’s not unreasonable for them to use the same frame for an IRS F-150, maybe even the exact Expedition frame.

This article (we know trusting what we read these days is worth) says it is a new frame

https://www.autoblog.com/2021/05/19/2022-ford-f150-lightning-ev-pickup-debut/

I do recall them saying it was built with the strongest steel they have used on frames last night.

With all that I’ll flip a coin, heads it might be new, tails it might be old…. ;-)

 

[cwoodcox]

It probably is a ”new” frame, but it’s probably not much different from the old one ?

It probably needs stronger steel for better impact resistance and also for the weight, that battery is gonna weigh in at 2000+ lbs

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