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[brian maddox]

So I was talking about the new Ford Lightning F-150 on the FB the other day and our good friend Mike Sokol pointed out the remarkable utility of the F-150 PowerBoost hybrid.

So for those who don't know, both of these trucks offer significant amounts of good ol' fashioned 120V AC current available in "generator mode". The Hybrid version is essentially a 7.2kW full inverter generator which is pretty cool. Oh and it's got a truck attached which is handy. Got me to thinking how useful these could be for small/mid sized operators. You could tow the trailer to the gig and power the gig off the same truck.

Lots of things to consider of course, but I'd love to hear thoughts on this. Interesting? Stupid?

[Dave Garoutte]

So I was talking about the new Ford Lightning F-150 on the FB the other day and our good friend Mike Sokol pointed out the remarkable utility of the F-150 PowerBoost hybrid.

So for those who don't know, both of these trucks offer significant amounts of good ol' fashioned 120V AC current available in "generator mode". The Hybrid version is essentially a 7.2kW full inverter generator which is pretty cool. Oh and it's got a truck attached which is handy. Got me to thinking how useful these could be for small/mid sized operators. You could tow the trailer to the gig and power the gig off the same truck.

Lots of things to consider of course, but I'd love to hear thoughts on this. Interesting? Stupid?

A mobile DJ could set up in the truck and have no load in/out.  Would work great for parade floats too.

[Steve Crump]

So I was talking about the new Ford Lightning F-150 on the FB the other day and our good friend Mike Sokol pointed out the remarkable utility of the F-150 PowerBoost hybrid.

So for those who don't know, both of these trucks offer significant amounts of good ol' fashioned 120V AC current available in "generator mode". The Hybrid version is essentially a 7.2kW full inverter generator which is pretty cool. Oh and it's got a truck attached which is handy. Got me to thinking how useful these could be for small/mid sized operators. You could tow the trailer to the gig and power the gig off the same truck.

Lots of things to consider of course, but I'd love to hear thoughts on this. Interesting? Stupid?

https://www.axios.com/2022/07/27/ford-lightning-electric-truck

[Dave Garoutte]

https://www.axios.com/2022/07/27/ford-lightning-electric-truck

Oooooo, 240 volts to power my Danleys!

[Steve Crump]

Oooooo, 240 volts to power my Danleys!

Not to mention built in drum riser.

[John Roberts {JR}]

Sounds like a home run for small contractors.

JR

[Brian Hancock]

Have first hand knowledge of a small led screen that ran off one for a display pretty cool party truck "trick" ha

[Brian Jojade]

If the truck can be positioned in a convenient location, then yep, awesome.  If not, then a small generator may be a better choice

[Steve Crump]

I had read that some orders for the Lightning will take up to 3 years to fill. I was on the phone with a salesperson at Akins Ford in Winder GA, which is a pretty large dealership trying to order a standard F-150XL for the shop and I asked him about those rumors, and he said that they are supposed to receive 10 Lightnings in 2023 and that number pales in comparison to the numbers of reservations that they have currently. 

[Stephen Swaffer]

I foresee a whole new conversation on bonding and grounding.  It's one think to plug a cord connected tool into a ruck-a whole different to plug in a bunch of interconnected gear to a power source-especially if that gear is not "generator" mounted.

I still say this a good case to argue for an industry standard 12/24/36 or even 48 VDC supply standard.  No reason for the inefficiency of the inverters to convert back to DC.  I looked at the AHM-64 a few days ago -because of another thread.  I thought it interesting that an install product had a DC power provision for backup but it doesn't seem like that has gone mainstream for stuff designed to be portable yet.

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