New Podcast Interview with Ford's Alan Clarke - Includes Range Discussion

[PowerShift]

Alan Clarke, Vice President of the team that's developing the Fathom did an interview with the Green Cars podcast. They asked him point blank about range. He hinted that the higher range model would reach 300 miles but the base model almost definitely wouldn't. Another thing I heard that I hadn't heard before was that some electronic components in the Fathom were made more expensive than they had to be to improve range. He wouldn't commit to a specific on-sale date other than sometime in 2027.

 

[Jasonkola]

Disappointed to see the comment about sacrificing the towing. I hope they at least give it 5K towing.

 

[ScooterAsheville]

Sandy Munro would love that comment about spending more on certain components because they saved money on a system wide level.

When it comes to looks and capabilities, I keep circling back to Jim Farley's comment that it's not a pickup. It doesn't look like a pickup or act like a pickup. Personally, I think it's going to be a rather hot-looking chopped station wagon with a bed. Those who have viewed the prototype seem shocked about how small it is - I predict that's because it's station wagon height, not because of the vehicle length. That also rings with Clarke's previous comments on how every millimeter of height removed saves battery.

 

[onuiebvbevnulib]

What sort of range?

Video queued to start of range discussion. Just press play.

 

[metroshot]

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When it comes to looks and capabilities, I keep circling back to Jim Farley's comment that it's not a pickup. It doesn't look like a pickup or act like a pickup. Personally, I think it's going to be a rather hot-looking chopped station wagon with a bed. Those who have viewed the prototype seem shocked about how small it is - I predict that's because it's station wagon height, not because of the vehicle length. That also rings with Clarke's previous comments on how every millimeter of height removed saves battery.

Should be interesting if the Fathom will be classified as a truck or crossover since the unibody design seems to infer a crossover...

Makes a difference when DMV charges for the registration (commercial vs non).

 

[WXman]

300 miles of range if you pay thousands more than the base price. Cheaper battery type and same old 400v charge system, as we expected considering the price of this vehicle. Sounds like maybe we'll end up with 2,500 lbs. of towing to handle a lawn mower or jet skis. It's basically shaping up as we expected. It's not rocket science....they have to make sacrifices to reach the price target. I've already given my thoughts on that in other threads. There are lots of other places people will see cost cutting when we're able to view a Fathom in person.