The all-new, all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning is going into full production at Ford's Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, catapulting America into an electrified world.
A Smart Power Plant on Wheels
America's favorite vehicle for 36 years straight is revolutionizing what it means to go electric. Delivering acceleration from zero to 60 mph in the mid-4 second range with its extended-range battery—essentially a 10-kilowatt smart power plant on wheels—the all-new F-150 Lightning is the fastest-accelerating F-150 yet and the only full-size electric pickup available now with a starting price of less than $40,000.
Its planted ride ensures a ride and handling experience not usually felt by a truck driver. It also has the most torque of any F-150 ever (at 775 lbs.-ft.) and because it's almost instantaneous, offers effortless towing.
In addition, for the first time, a full-size pickup provides cavernous lockable storage to store 400 liters of cargo out of sight. This Mega Power Frunk doubles as a washable and drainable cooler with lighting to see in the dark. It also has 2.4 kW of exportable power. Combined with the power available from the 5.5-foot bed and cab, it brings the truck's Pro Power Onboard total to up to 9.6 kW from 11 power points.
Ford offers F-150 Lightning owners an optional BlueCruise hands-free driving experience on more than 130,000 miles of prequalified divided highways across the U.S. and Canada. F-150 Lightning will stay up to date and constantly improve through over-the-air software updates, called Ford Power-Ups.
F-150 Lightning is a zero-emissions vehicle with as much as 320 EPA-estimated miles of range. Lightning customers have access to the BlueOval Charge Network, the largest public charging network in North America offered by automotive manufacturers.
At home, F-150 Lightning, together with a home integration system, can power a house during an outage for three days and in time will be able to offer power back to the grid. It can charge other electric vehicles so no one is left stranded.
Unprecedented Demand
The F-150 Lightning's acceleration and price are attracting new customers to Ford—with a full three-quarters of reservation holders not currently owning or leasing a Ford. The F-150 Lightning is also converting many of them to first-time truck or electric vehicle buyers.
Unprecedented demand for the F-150 Lightning—currently at 200,000 reservations—is compelling Ford to expand the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center to ramp up production to a planned annual run rate of 150,000 in 2023. The company has invested a total of $950 million and created 750 jobs at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center. Ford's investment in Michigan for F-150 Lightning alone now totals more than $1 billion, with 1,700 recently created jobs spread among five Ford plants in the state.
Ford is on track to deliver more than 2 million electric vehicles annually by 2026, equal to about one-third of the company's global volume, on the way to 50% by 2030.
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