Electric Ford F-150 Towing Demonstration Gives Glimpse into EV Future

When an all-electric Ford F-150 pickup prototype successfully towed more than 1.25 million pounds of rail cars and trucks during a recent test, Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn provided the world a glimpse into the future.
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An all-electric Ford F-150 pickup prototype recently towed more than 1.25 million pounds in a capabilities test. // Photo courtesy Ford Motor Co.

When an all-electric Ford F-150 pickup prototype successfully towed more than 1.25 million pounds of rail cars and trucks during a recent test, Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn provided the world a glimpse into the future.

“This demonstration showcases our commitment to remain the clear leader in trucks as well as to highlight our commitment to the future of electric vehicles,” wrote Ted Cannis, Ford’s global director of electrification, in a blog following the test. “We’ve already announced plans to bring an F-150 hybrid to market that can act as a mobile generator.”

According to Cannis, Ford’s electrification plan is to play to its strengths and build on its iconic nameplates. “To do that, we will leverage the unique qualities of full-battery electric vehicles to amplify the attributes our customers love and value — capability, performance, and leading technology,” Cannis writes.

The all-electric F-150, writes Cannis, will be a “new and exciting kind of Built Ford Tough. And everyone wanted to see what could really be done when we pushed this all-electric truck’s capability.”

The plan was to “blow away” truck customers with the electric F-150’s capabilities. Mission accomplished.

“What we’re doing here is not just about air quality or rising sea level,” Cannis writes. “We are all about building better trucks for our customers who have real work to do every day. Trucks that can do more for our owners. Trucks that meet new sets of needs.”

Cannis reminds readers that the automaker also is working on plans to reveal its fully electric, Mustang-inspired SUV as well plans for a charging solution.