I’ve been wanting to go away from internal combustion vehicles as much as possible and with my Sondors Metacycle arriving in June(ish) I’m heading in the right direction. It’s an in/around town motorcycle so I’ll be keeping the Africa Twin for longer rides, but for for those times where a quick run to the store or an appointment the use of an ICE vehicle won’t be necessary.
Back in late 2021 I ordered the Ford Lightning, but am likely pushed out to 2023 to finally order and receive. There are two other vehicles I’ve put pre-orders on are the CANOO and the APTERA and have also been considering the Tesla model Y.
The reason I want the Ford Lightning is its ability to be a power source for my home during power outages. With the number of windstorms/big trees/power lines above ground it’s something that happens here in Spokane a couple times a year. Most are only a few hours, but this winter the power was out for a few hours and I was about ready to startup my Champion generator to get some heat going, but then it turned on again. Hooray.
All of the vehicles (including Tesla) are out to 2023 at this point and all but the Tesla are unproven although Ford certainly has the infrastructure behind it to be successful.
My current vehicle is wonderful so I “can” wait, but it’ll sure be nice when I get the Lightning.