This year, Ford will bring an all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electric vehicle demonstrator truck to Colorado Springs, Colorado, as competitor No. 150.
The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro Special Service Vehicle features police-grade heavy-duty cloth seats, built-in steel intrusion plates, and available roof-mounted LED warning beacons.
How does an all-electric pickup that burns rubber going uphill with an 1,889-lb. payload fit with fleets?
Fleet customers have the option to purchase the extended range battery on Lightning Pro, which has an EPA-estimated range of 320 miles.
The E-Transit has more than 10,000 orders from fleet and commercial customers. Ford said it “is working on ways to increase production.”
Fleets looking to order an F-150 Lightning in the first wave must have entered their interest as a “hand-raiser” with a valid FIN on Ford’s website. Additional reservation holders will be invited in phases to order over the next few months.
3D animations aim to educate F-150 Lightning shoppers around key elements of the all-electric pickup – from its frunk to optimizing battery range.
Called Blue Oval City, the complex will be constructed on a nearly six-square-mile site in west Tennessee and produce next-generation electric F-Series pickups and advanced batteries.
Karl Brauer from iSeeCars shares insights on electric pickups when it comes to timelines, use cases, and performance — along with which independent makers have a chance in this new world.
With 150,000 reservations and counting, the additional resources will boost the supply of the all-electric pickup truck when it goes on sale in the spring of 2022.
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