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According to foreign media reports, the F-150 may be cheaper than other Ford internal combustion engine models if the automobile companies adopt new methods to place the electric vehicle and body structure. Ford pure electric vehicle F-150 is expected to bring changes to the multi-function truck market, and in the next few years, as many automobile manufacturers have launched various models in the increasingly competitive electric vehicle market segment, the market is bound to be impacted. You don't know much about the F-150, because Ford is different from cybertruck and rivian (r1t) (the two cars are called pickup trucks in the United States), and doesn't publish the range and specifications of the F-150. However, a patent recently released by the United States Patent and Trademark Office through the Mach e forum has attracted people's attention. The patent reveals some key clues about how Ford plans to integrate battery packs into future electric vehicles (i.e. F-150). The patent is called "body on frame electric vehicle with battery pack integrated to frame". In the patent, Ford describes a frame composed of multiple beams, which span the left and right frame rails. In the middle of the frame, multiple batteries are placed on a metal plate. According to the patent, "the non load bearing body includes left frame rail, right frame rail, one metal plate, multiple beams, multiple energy storage modules and the first motor". The metal plate and multiple beams are installed on the frame rails on both sides. The adjacent beams are matched with metal plates and frame rails to create compartments in which multiple energy storage modules are placed. The first motor is supported by a part of the frame rail, which is located in front or rear of the energy storage module. " It is worth noting that the use of crossbeams means the use of frame rails that are thinner and lighter than ordinary non load-carrying body. "The increased shear strength and structural rigidity of the bottom metal plate and the center crossbeam can reduce the thickness of the frame rails on the left and right sides," the patent said It can not only reduce the manufacturing cost of the frame, but also achieve the ideal mileage with less battery pack. According to Bloomberg, batteries currently account for about 33% of the manufacturing cost of electric vehicles. If smaller or fewer lithium-ion batteries can be used, the Ford F-150 electric vehicle will be more competitive in price. Ford also said the new non load carrying body could improve the vehicle's noise immunity. In addition, the patent also revealed a clue that Ford may intend to introduce FWD or RWD version of pure electric F-150, which has the performance of dual motor model. (the picture in the article comes from thedriven. IO)