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Originally Posted by JamieGeek

I wonder if all those images were created before the reveal so they put the black out there to hide the evidence for an independent rear. If you look at the eTransit website you don't see any of the same thing. Look at this pic:


None of them show blackout.

Yes, thanks, makes sense. Some of the newer posted high-definition photos make it clear that ground clearance under rear end is pretty good, although there is a footnote stating pictures are computer generated or modified.

One detail of interest to me is that based on pictures, and some specs, it appears F-150 and Transit electric prototypes use different independent rear suspension designs. The F-150 IRS looks similar to the multi-link used on Expedition, while Transit specs call for a “heavy-duty” semi-trailing-arm independent rear suspension with coil springs.

Semi-trailing arm is simple, strong, and lower cost, and may also allow packaging under the relatively low floor of a Transit van. A challenge would be vertical height for the coil spring, but in one of the pictures it looks like Ford may have dropped the coil spring well below the wheel’s centerline.

Just a guess on my part, but that large protrusion right next to rear tire of the Transit may be the coil spring (unless it’s a shadow). Note that F-150 prototype appears very different.
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