The F-150 Lightning is ready to launch in Iceland, Norway, South Africa in Late 2023 and Australasia in Early 2024 alongside with Mustang Mach-E. Both will thus have access to the extensive NACS charging network with more than 12,000 chargers in North America. Existing Ford electric models will be able to connect to the NACS system and its chargers by use of an adapter. New built Ford electrics after 2024 will have native NACS charge ports on the vehicle. In May 2023, Ford announced integration of the North American Charging Standard (NACS) system into their electric vehicles. Ford also stated that it would spend $3.7 billion to hire 6,200 union workers to staff several assembly plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri in a bid to sell 2 million EVs a year by 2026. In June 2022, Ford announced its intention to restructure its dealership model, including building an e-commerce platform where customers can buy EVs at non-negotiable prices in an effort to match Tesla’s profit margins. The first pickup was manufactured on April 18, 2022, with first delivery on May 26. īy late May 2021, Ford had begun discussing other electric trucks beyond the F-series, such as the Expedition and Navigator, which are intended to be underpinned by their full-size EV truck chassis, as well as a smaller chassis which will be used for the Bronco, Explorer, and Aviator. Ford received 69,500 refundable-deposit orders in the first four days after the announcement. įord unveiled the truck, and released the model name on May 19, 2021, with production planned for spring of 2022. Chief engineer for the F-150, Linda Zhang, emphasized at the time that Ford intended to take the 'built Ford tough durability, capability, and productivity and a whole new arena' of electric trucks. This culminated in a record-setting demonstration test tow of 1,250,000 pounds (570,000 kg) on rails. In July 2019, Ford tested prototype electric test mules on existing F-150 chassis. In January 2019, Ford announced the intention to produce a fully-electric light pickup at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show. The F-150 Lightning began production on April 26, 2022. 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. 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). The Ford F-150 Lightning is a battery electric full-size light duty truck unveiled by Ford in May 2021 as part of the fourteenth generation Ford F-Series.

11.3 or 19.2 kW AC (single 48-amp or dual 40-amp onboard charger).

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