LG Energy Solution got a great deal thanks to the incompetence of Stellantis big shots. They bought the portion of Nextstar Energy battery plant in Windsor, ON, Canada they didn't already own for $100 Canadian ($74 USD).   Global automaker Stellantis NV has sold its 49 per cent stake in Canada’s first and only multibillion-dollar battery cell manufacturing plant to its joint venture partner for just US$100. LG said it would use the plant to serve a broader customer base, potentially by making electric vehicle batteries for many automakers rather than just Stellantis. But LG, which is the largest lithium-ion battery producer outside China, also produces batteries for a range of products, such as laptops, phones and more, and the company said it would consider serving a broader customer base.

Everything has gone up since then, my Bronco Big Bend costs more and has less options in it 4 years after the fact.  

I just dont believe that it "cant handle" a sedan. Ford has some good engineers I'm sure there are even some southern bumpkins in a barn who can stretch a Mustang and add 2 rear doors lol. Joking of course but I just don't buy into "cant handle it" narrative.   I remember back in the day a bunch of Ford "insiders" kept saying the Lincoln LS failed cause it was RWD only and that DEW98 couldn't handle AWD and wasn't designed for it. Yet when Ford sold Jaguar, they had no issues adding AWD to the XF which was using DEW98.

Rumor is it's half the size.  If you charge at home it's probably fine and for longer trips you use the engine.    But I also wonder if this is a solution nobody is asking for.

Yea, and what the market has said is that affordability is an issue with the full size BEV pickups being offered currently. When I got my F-150 Lightning PRO in 2022, it was priced just above $42k. Last time I checked, a similar 2025 F-150 Lightning PRO had an MSRP of $57k

7.3L / 6R140 is drivetrain in F650/750 - I would presume that it is a stout combination for the GVW given and no need for the extra gearing of the 10R...I am sure that also applies to the Blue Bird Vision. 

They still use the 6R and not the 10R?  I thought the 6R was gone, but maybe it's still available as a crate tranny.

There’s a team on the Lightning forums that have developed a way to drive the Lightning while connected to a generator. 

We shall see. The battery cannot be that much smaller or it will be using the engine a lot. If it uses the engine a lot it will need to be a larger engine. If it is a larger engine it will be both expensive and inefficient. 

Im guessing the battery is smaller to make it cheaper.    The reason for the EREV is partly psychological-the stereotypical buyer isn’t ready or trusts batteries only-just look at the Scout pre orders as an example.