On May 26th in the United States, the first brand-new Ford electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning, was delivered to a customer residing in Michigan.
Let’s take a look at the specs of this electric beast. The F-150 Lightning Platinum starts at $90,874 with a range of 300 miles (approximately 482 kilometers). It boasts a maximum power of 420 kW and peak torque of 1,051 Nm, with a towing capacity of a terrifying 8,500 pounds.
In fact, the first batch of finished F-150 Lightning cars appeared in the parking lot near the Dearborn production factory on May 19th. Just one week later, deliveries began. It can be seen that Ford’s action was quite fast, and it is estimated that soon all customers in the United States will be able to receive their new cars.
In terms of orders, the F-150 Lightning has accumulated a backlog of 200,000 vehicle orders. However, Ford’s CEO stated that the production of the F-150 Lightning will double, reaching an annual output of 150,000 vehicles.
As a country of pickup trucks, various American brands have begun the electrification of their pickup truck products. The Rivian R1T electric pickup truck began deliveries at the end of last year, and production is also slowly increasing, with several thousand already delivered. The Tesla Cybertruck and the Hummer EV are also on their way. Do you think that Chinese new energy vehicle companies will also enter the pure electric pickup truck arena in the future?
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