Long time Ram owner sold on the AMAZING F150 Powerboost

[Trucknut990]

I've been driving RAMS since 2007, when I retired and recently bought a 2025 RAM Bighorn with the 3.6L, and honestly had no complaints, but recently (since I have plenty of time to surf the net) I came across the F150 with the POWERBOOST. This truck is amazing at least to me. My Bighorn city driving was getting around 15mpg. The F150 Powerboost, for those of you that aren't aware, is a full hybrid that has 430HP and 570FT pounds of torque which is more than the raptor. Anyway I located this F150 which had a sticker price of 67K but since it was a MY24 model the dealer dropped 22k and I snapped it up for 48,500. The amazing part is the 7.2 kw built in generator with 4 110v plugs in the bed 2 more in the cabin and a 240V plug in the bed as well. It can power your house for up to 72hrs in an outage or power multiple power tools all day at a remote site and has a range of over 700 miles. 0-60 in 5.3 seconds. Plus push a button and your truck backs itself up to your trailer and aligns right under the ball by itself. None of my Rams ever did that

 

[wegasque]

Just curious...
Now that you're retired, do you run a lot of power tools? Do you tow often? Is your electric service not reliable where you live?

 

[mikeru82]

I can’t speak for @Trucknut990 but since retiring at the end of 2024 I’ve been using power tools a lot more around the homestead since I have more time for projects at home. And since I’m in Florida now it would be nice to have backup power in case another hurricane decides to make an appearance and knock out power for days.

I appreciate the info on the F150 Powerboost. I’ve been waiting for Ram to finally release the Rev 1500 (formerly known as Ramcharger). It’s good to know there are other options available. And I also own a 2014 F150 and have an appreciation for F150’s as well as Ram 1500’s.

 

[Jupiter58]

Nice truck. Ford definitely found a better solution than the POS etorque. You get basically nothing from the etorque except increased complexity.
At least the ford actually has useable power from the in driveline motor.

 

[Threesuns1]

My son has had his 2022 F150 PowerBoost since 2022 when he started his electrical business. Been a good truck for the last 4 years. Beat to heck and pigsty inside but a reliable truck.

 

[CalvinC]

Nice truck. Ford definitely found a better solution than the POS etorque. You get basically nothing from the etorque except increased complexity.
At least the ford actually has useable power from the in driveline motor.

That’s the craziest part about the eTorque setup. It has 90% of the same ingredients and therefore complexity of the PowerBoost, but with 0% of the benefits.

I think the battery packs are even within Spitting distance of each other in kWh.