Major Automakers Have Dug Their Graves by Ignoring This

No EV on the market right now could hope to compete with Ford’s strongest ICE offerings. To analyst Luke Sweeney, that means EVs will either need to get better or our fuel needs to get greener. [Energy and Capital Header] Practical Investment Analysis for the New Energy Economy Major Automakers Have Dug Their Graves by Ignoring This Luke Sweeney | Feb 01, 2023 “If you’re pulling 10,000 pounds, an electric truck is not the right solution. And 95% of our customers tow more than 10,000 pounds.” — Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley --------------------------------------------------------------- These are bold words coming from a source that could be either an objective expert or a biased marketer pushing his own products. [Jim Farley, Ford CEO] But if you ask me, he’s right on the money. The all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning has been on dealer lots since April 2022 — I only just saw my first one on the road a few weeks ago. But it’s already come under fire for what critics are calling an unacceptable lack of towing power. In a way, those critics are correct, but the comparison shouldn't be viewed as a reason NOT to buy a Lighting. It’s more of an argument against electrifying bigger trucks. Bear with me for some quick math, much of which is subjective and should not be treated as gospel. But I suppose that’s why I write investment research articles and not engineering manuals for Big Three automakers. Based on my brief research, which consisted mostly of trusting strangers on the internet, the plain old F-150 running on regular gasoline can tow a maximum of 10,000 pounds when equipped with the beefiest towing package. The article that started this debacle, originally posted on MotorTrend, claimed that the F-150 Lightning achieved no more than 100 miles of range when pulling this 7,218 pound trailer. [Ford Lightning Towing Test] Reports from drivers on various online forums claimed anywhere from 7–9 miles per gallon for an internal combustion engine (ICE) F-150 towing roughly the same amount — again, I’m not claiming this to be a rigorous analysis by any means. With a fuel tank that holds 23 gallons, that gives the regular F-150 a towing range of about 160–200 miles. 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[Let me show you how you can also use this strategy to make a killing in this market.]( The diesel-powered Ford Super Duty can tow a ridiculous 37,000 pounds, reportedly averaging about 5.6 miles per gallon with its 34-gallon fuel tank. Care to venture a guess on how far an EV truck can pull 37,000 pounds? So far, exactly zero miles. No EV on the market right now could hope to compete with Ford’s strongest ICE offerings.  Does it mean EVs have no place on the roads? Absolutely not, though that’s how critics are choosing to interpret it. To me, it means that EVs will either need to get better or our fuel needs to get greener. Jim Farley Believes Hydrogen Trucks Will Beat Electric The rest of the quote at the top of this article is almost hard to believe. Farley goes on to claim that the Ford Super Duty stands a better chance of being dethroned by a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle than by an EV truck. He might have just been being hyperbolic, using hydrogen cars as another way to say EVs will never beat the Super Duty line. After all, the auto market has always treated hydrogen cars like the red-headed stepchild of the industry. But though Farley heads one of the top automakers in the world, he seems to have missed the mark here. Fuel cell vehicles are essentially EVs with extra steps. The hydrogen reacts with oxygen to produce energy, which then goes straight to an electric motor. It’s better on-demand power than a battery but still limited by some of the same factors. [Fuel cell vehicle diagram] Cars with combustion engines and a tank full of hydrogen gas could potentially match the power of diesel engines, but the chemistry of hydrogen itself makes harnessing its power an engineering nightmare. Farley may have swung and missed with this claim, but he’s made a very clear point: Heavy-duty trucking is so far not a candidate for electrification. The industry needs something better if it plans to ban all ICE vehicles by 2035, and it needs it today. Are You Sick of Market Crashes Gutting Your Retirement Account? There’s a way to flip the market carnage into a legal fortune…Without shorting a single stock…And without touching options, cryptos, or “meme" stocks. This radical “blueprint'' could help anyone turn $500 into $1.2 million in under a year. 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