Ford F-150 Lightning
battery electric full-size pickup truck
The Ford F-150 Lightning is a battery electric light duty full-size pickup truck unveiled by the Ford Motor Company in May 2021 as part of the fourteenth generation Ford F-Series. Four models have been announced, and all models initially will be dual-motor, four-wheel-drive, with EPA range estimates of 240–320 mi (390–510 km). A commercial-grade version of the all-wheel drive (AWD) truck is sold in the United States, with higher-power/trim/range models also sold. The F-150 Lightning began production on April 26, 2022. In December 2025, Ford announced that they would stop manufacturing the F-150 Lightning.
History
In January 2019, Ford announced the intention to produce a fully-electric light pickup at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show.
In July 2019, Ford tested prototype electric test mules on existing F-150 chassis. This culminated in a record-setting demonstration test tow of 1,250,000 pounds (570,000 kg) on rails. Chief engineer for the F-150, Linda Zhang, emphasized at the time that Ford intended to take the "built Ford tough [characteristics of] durability, capability, and productivity and [extend that into] a whole new arena" of electric trucks.
Ford unveiled the truck, and released the model name on May 19, 2021, with production planned for spring of 2022.
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