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No doubt folks who tow a lot need something else.  I looked in our parking lot today where the workers park their trucks, there were four, one was a 2500, the rest 150s.

The 2500 was for an HVAC company.  He had a cover over his bed, so I don't know what he carries around.  I don't imagine it's THAT heavy, but he may do commercial work.

I still think the Lightning is a good option for a lot of work trucks, not all of course, and it's pricey, but not compared with the regular F150.

give it 25 years

it's much worse

No knee stuff with me, but I have had two back surgeries including a lumber fusion.

For me, getting in and out of a car is better.

Got an appointment to see this one over the weekend. 

How GM's Ultium Battery Will Help It Commit to an Electric Future (caranddriver.com)
How GM's Ultium Battery Will Help It Commit to an Electric Future (caranddriver.com)

IF that is mostly true, the future for EVs looks brighter than I thought a year ago, considerably.  IF.

I now think "it" is coming faster than many expect.

fast charging is also harder on batteries, I've been told

The whole thing about EV's is that we will as consumers soon have a choice.  Sure, EV's are higher than comparable gas cars, but the prices are expected to fall, as as prices fall, the batteries will become much larger over time.  Right now the single limiting factor on EV's are the batteries.  For cost, size, weight, everything.  We are at the beginning stages, so what works for us today with current technology may not be the case in 10 years.  

An EV is not a great choice for me either because I frequently tow my boat 80+ miles round trip (to Matagorda harbor).  But if I could charge my truck up at the harbor, for much less than what I'm paying in gas I would definitely consider.  

I think that Lightning truck could tow your boat 80 miles. 

We Bet F-150 Lightning Range Is under 100 Miles with Heavy Towing (caranddriver.com)

That estimate is towing max, 10,000 pounds.

The pace of progress is faster than I expected even a year ago, I'm impressed with what I'm reading.

And the cost of electricity would be a lot less than gas costs.

No doubt it could tow it, but I'm not towing something 80 miles when the range is only 100.  I'd want to have at least double the range I need unless I could stop along the way and charge in 5 minutes.  Just like filling up my gas truck right?  

But I seriously know that "filling up" will probably never be 5 minutes.  Realistically I think a 15 minute fill up is much more reasonable, and the vast majority of people who stop at a gas station will spend ~10-20 minutes in there anyways using the bathroom, buying drinks/snacks, standing in line.  

I think this is really the key.  How fast can you "fill up" when you need, and how much range does it give you?  One limitation is that the EV vehicles will (should?) always be heavier than their gas counterparts.  They are heavier now, and as batteries come down in price they will continue to get larger and larger to have longer ranges.  Conceivably you would really need a battery that is 2x the energy capacity that you have now to make an EV really competitive with gas cars/trucks.  Once you can drive those suckers 4-500 miles without recharging I think that is the inflection point, as most people can't drive much further than that without stopping/breaking anyways.  I know I can't.  

For example, from Houston, TX (nearest metro area to me) it would be like driving all the way to Norman, Oklahoma without stopping.  I just made this drive in April, I think we had to stop for gas 2x anyways.  Or maybe we stopped to eat and use the bathroom.  I can't remember now.  

Data has always been sparse on towing kWh consumption up till now, I'm anxious to see what the numbers look like.  For information purposes my father in laws Bolt gets 5 miles per kWh, or 20 kWh per 100 miles.  Reports are the trucks are averaging 2-3 miler per kWh, so I'd expect towing moderate loads to be about .8-1.2 miles per kWh.