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Ford’s new EV pickup is named Fathom, will start at $28,350 (electrek.co)

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Preorders in 2027. No photos or real feature reveals.

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[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

One of the rumors has me particularly wondering about this point... Allegedly no low-voltage battery. Low voltage is 48v (fine) but not even a 48V, just pulling from the traction battery. So the gigantic battery pack is now constantly running instead of being disengaged most of the time it is sitting.

I guess I haven't heard anything suggesting EVs have safety issues more often when charging, so maybe it's ok, but would want some assurances that there are good reasons why they skip a discrete low voltage battery when everyone else seems like they need to.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I thought there were laws about a 2nd battery to power the low voltage stuff like the windows / doors.