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by frayesto 1854 days ago
I think that 1800lbs is actually the weight capacity of the truck if I'm reading the article correctly.

I'm trying to find the mass of the battery to compare the energy density to the Tesla battery packs

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"The batteries alone weigh about 1,800 pounds, Ford officials told President Joe Biden during a tour of the Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, where the truck will be assembled."

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-ford-f-150-lightning-el...

The cargo capacity also happens to be 1800 lbs with the large battery and 2000 lbs with the smaller battery.

They mentioned using less cobalt so it may not be as energy dense as top of the line NMC cells. The lithium iron Tesla packs are 20% less dense than the cobalt ones.