--- title: "Watch an Electric F-150 Truck Absolutely Shred on a Snowy Track" description: "In a new ad, Ford showed off its massive electric F-150 truck tearing through a winter wonderland, drifting around a frozen lake track like a pro." date: "2020-12-22" modified: "2020-12-22" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/ford-electric-f-150-truck-snowy-track" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "cybertruck" - "electric pickup" - "ford" - "the digest" --- # Watch an Electric F-150 Truck Absolutely Shred on a Snowy Track ![In a new ad, Ford showed off its massive electric F-150 truck tearing through a winter wonderland, drifting around a frozen lake track like a pro.]() *\Image: Ford\* ## Winter Wonderland Ford may be marketing its upcoming electric Ford F-150 pickup truck as a true work truck — but that doesn't mean it won't be hella fun to drive as well. In a new ad, the carmaker showed off a prototype of the massive truck tearing through a winter wonderland, drifting around a frozen lake track like a pro. https://twitter.com/FordTrucks/status/1341043326452174848 ## Dashing Through Ford is looking to start bringing the electric variant of its best-selling vehicle to market some time in 2022. That'll be interesting, because it'll put the electric F-150 head to head with Tesla's competitively priced dual-motor variant of its long-awaited [Cybertruck](), a steel exoskeleton-clad monstrosity. Despite Ford's [best efforts to distinguish]() their electric pickup by marketing it as a real work truck for real workers, both the electric F-150 and the Cybertruck are targeting a very similar market, as [*Teslarati* points out](). ## Choices, Choices Those aren't even the only electric pickups coming to market over the next couple years. General Motors [recently announced]() an electrified revival of its retired military vehicle brand Hummer. And then there's the R1T, [an electric pickup]() developed and built by Rivian, an up-and-coming American automaker. The company is hoping to bring its truck to market in late 2021. **READ MORE:** [Ford F-150 Electric ad shows pickup’s truck’s impressive prowess in snow]() \[*Teslarati*\] **More on the truck:** *[Ford VP Disses Cybertruck, Calling Electric F-150 a "Real" Work Truck]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()