The F-150 Lightning used its onboard power to run electrical equipment and a handful of devices at the demonstration in Southern California. Ford has not announced the truck’s battery size, but Forbes Wheels believes the Standard battery measurements will be between 110 and 130 kWh and the Extended Range will fall between 150 to 180 kWh. Hooking up to a DC Fast Charger yields the fastest top-off times for both batteries (around 40 mins), but 240-volt Level 2 charging is 10 hours for the Standard and 13 for the Extended. Ford estimates the Lightning will travel 230 miles on a full charge when equipped with the Standard battery and 300 miles with the Extended Range. Consumers already are wondering if the forthcoming F-150 Lightning EV will offer enough range for truck owners, especially given the prospect of lengthy charge times. The first Lightning already has rolled off the line and the on-sale date is slated for next Spring.īut many questions remain. In response, Ford said it’s upping capacity at its Dearborn, Michigan factory to 80,000 electric trucks per year. Over 150,000 hand-raisers already have placed pre-order reservations for the Lightning. More than a novelty or a purpose-built implement, the Lightning hopes to segue traditional pickup owners into the EV future with little or no compromise and a reasonable price.
resurrected the F-150 Lightning nameplate earlier this year as an all-new electric pickup that will be one of the first globally mass-produced trucks powered only by battery. It’s likely the company is still dealing with range, towing and payload issues and how they interact.
Ford still won’t give specifics on battery sizing for the F-150 Lightning.
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