I wonder if the hood is gonna follow a shape like the one illustrated by the red line above. I don't believe it'll be this heavily slanted cyber truck style hood going directly into the windshield, that would be insanely polarizing, and I think Ford knows better.    Not to mention the patent image shows a hood that appears to be pretty linear. 

I'm nervous, I warned of a design that would be packaging and aero efficient, but virtually offputting. I fear that may be what Fords going for. A case of something being a great tool, but getting rejected because it's not conventionally attractive. 

And I get that…   So what I’m thinking is whether Ford  considers CE1 pickup (and Utility)  midsized because it’s wider like Edge hence more hip and shoulder room or is it midsized like Ranger but being similar inside as Maverick or even Escape or RAV4.   Honestly, modern marketing leaves name cold…  

Yea, there should be a pure EV version of the F-150 Lightning also.   When Ford's big shots announced next gen F-150 Lightning back in December, they said Unlike a traditional hybrid, the F-150 Lightning EREV is propelled 100 percent by electric motors. This ensures owners get the pure EV driving experience they love — including rapid acceleration and quiet operation — while eliminating the need to stop and charge during long-distance towing.    Sure, but a lot of F-150 Lightning customers including myself don't need and don't want a gasoline or diesel powered range extender (and the cost and complexity that goes with it) to be part of the pure EV driving experience they love.

I was thinking more in terms of rear seating spaciousness where the RAV4 is good. All the mid-sized pickups that I am familiar with (including my 2020 Ranger) are tight and uncomfortable in the rear seat.

Not following what you are saying here? Are you suggesting there should be a pure EV version of the f-150 Lightning also?   F-150 has a rich and diverse power-train lineup now with the multiple ICE power-trains, the F-150 Powerboost and the future EREV Lightning.

My wife used to drive a 2009 Ford Edge. Last summer, we got this as its replacement 😎  

While Borg was right on some things, he was wrong on others. He has lately been incorrectly referring to the production location of the Ranger-replacement BOF Bronco truck as 'Kentucky Truck Plant', which actually builds the Super Duty trucks and Expy/Navi SUVs. He's done this a few times. In fact, he recently started a new thread regarding this topic at GMI, where he mentioned the 'new mothballed Kentucky Truck Plant' instead of properly saying 'newly-renamed Tennessee Truck Plant.' It appears he's confused about two separate truck plants, as well as possibly being confused about the fact that the Louisville Assembly Plant being retooled to soon build the CE1 pickup.   But regarding the topic, though, I'm actually excited for this! The whole CE1 skunkworks project soon coming to full fruition, these five new vehicles, new multi-energy Super Duty trucks soon to be built at OAC, the van at OHAP, possible Mustang Mach 4 sedan, and something in Mexico in place of Bronco Sport. I'm sure there's more coming that's not even announced yet. Then there's the redesigns and major updates of existing vehicles. The ICE F-150, for instance, is set to get a whole new next generation at some point, which is likely what the F-150 EREV will be based on. So I'm looking forward to see what will be coming soon!

Midsized truck. The Maverick is considered compact IIRC 

Yep, read 2wd less off road oriented and cheaper....