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The Ford F-150 Lightning is a battery electric full-size light duty truck unveiled by Ford Motor Company in May 2021 as part of the fourteenth generation Ford F-Series. 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).
In a blow to the company’s growing EV ambitions, Ford today confirmed it is halting production and shipments of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup due to a potential battery issue.
Ford has halted shipments of its 2024 F-150 Lightning EV pickup and only just started shipping its brand new 2024 F-150 gas-powered truck after a multi-week delay, due to quality checks.
Ford sold 24,165 F-150 Lightning trucks last year in the United States, up 55% over 2022, out of about 750,000 total F-150 U.S. sales. Ford shares fell less than 1% Friday in early trading.
The fourteenth-generation Ford F-Series is a range of pickup trucks produced by Ford, introduced for the 2021 model year. [3] [4] [5] This was the first generation to include a fully-electric and hybrid pickup truck among the offerings, with the F-150 Lightning EV having entered production in 2022.
The next domino to fall in Ford’s evolving electric vehicle game plan? The slowdown in production plans for the F-150 Lightning EV pickup. As recently as June of this year, Ford was targeting ...
Following the 2001 drivetrain revisions, Car and Driver magazine tested a Lightning, accelerating from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.2 seconds. During its production, the 1999–2004 F-150 Lightning was offered in a limited variety of colors. Initially produced in Bright Red, Black, and White, for 2000, Silver was introduced.
The truck cab is lowered on the frame of Ford Motor Co. battery-powered F-150 Lightning trucks under production at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 20, 2022.