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Ford Unveils New All-Electric F-150 Lightning Pickup Truck

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One of the U.S.'s favorite pickup trucks has had an electric revamp. Ford unveiled its F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup truck on Wed, May xix, and its starting price sits nicely right beneath $40,000.

In order to continue the dear truck every bit popular as its gas counterpart, Ford had to endeavour and keeps its torque, performance, general layout, and towing capabilities upwardly to par all while moving information technology beyond to being electric.

As far as the EV's specs get, it looks like Ford managed to do all of that, with a few adjustments and improvements, hopefully keeping the F-150 up in the ranks of almost popular cars in the nation.

When it comes to pricing, the new due east-pickup truck is well-priced for an electrical vehicle, starting at $39,974 for its base model with a 230 mile range (370 km), and its higher range model comes in at $52,974 with approximately 300 miles of range (483 km). Ford is already accepting $100 deposits for those ready to get in line.

The truth will ultimately come out once the F-150 Lightning goes on the market in spring 2022.

The F-150 Lightning Specs

Given the original Ford F-150 truck'south popularity over the by 44 years, peculiarly as a commercial selection, the automaker focused on a vast array of options and accessories.

It'll be offered in four trims, has an aluminum alloy trunk, has two in-board electric motors, comes with four-wheel bulldoze, and has an independent rear suspension. Because it's an electrical truck, the basis clearance is half an inch less than the traditional F-150 pickup, potentially because metal sideslip plates are in place to protect the batteries and in-board motor.

The standard battery range is426 horsepower and 775 pound-anxiety of torque, and the extended range battery offers 563 horsepower and the aforementioned corporeality of torque.

The truck's new frame allows the F-150 Lightning truck to support a maximum 2,000-pound payload, and up to x,000-pound towing capacity — then it's not shying abroad from its towing capabilities.

With the truck's new Pro Onboard Power system and its 11 outlets, it tin can be turned into a generator used for powering electrical tools or a whole house if needs be — something that comes in handy when natural disasters hitting power supplies, like what recently happened in Texas, or when working in areas that aren't nonetheless on the filigree.

Within the F-150 Lightning, you lot'll observe advanced driving assistance features, some of which can back up over-the-air software updates. Real-time mapping, a 15.5-inch touchscreen, vocalisation control, a customizable 12-inch instrument cluster, and a whole lot more is available to add to the pickup truck's interior.

Ford's Blue Cruise hands-free driving aid volition also exist available in its new electric F-150 truck, which it trialed out in the "existent world" earlier this year during a 110,000-mile (177,000 km) road trip across North America.

"For both Ford and the American auto industry, F-150 Lightning represents a defining moment as we progress toward a zero-emissions, digitally continued time to come," said Neb Ford, executive chair of Ford.