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Re:Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian de... by punkybr3wster on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @04:26PM (#39110090)
In the F150 Lightning the batteries even on a standard range weigh as much as a Volkswagen. The standard range batteries weigh something like 1800lbs. The ER model has about 25% more battery and the Platinum weight is like 7150lbs! So maybe around 2100lbs of that is battery?

So you’re still over 5000lbs on that monster without the batteries.

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Re:Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian de... by sokoloff on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @04:36PM (#39110233)
I feel confident in wagering that GP didn't intend to allow driving an F150 with a regular license.
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Re:Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian de... by anonymouskimmer on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @05:04PM (#39110598)
> In the F150 Lightning the batteries even on a standard range weigh as much as a Volkswagen.

Even a Smart Fortwo is minimally 1800 lbs curb weight. How old is this Volkswagen? :)

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