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Ford F-150 Lightning's Battery Alone Weighs As Much As A Volkswagen​

Ford has been tight-lipped about details on the new all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning, but when the President asks you about it, I guess you answer. Turns out this bad boy weighs about 1,800 pounds.

As anyone knows, that’s about as much as the universal standard of measurement, a Volkswagen Beetle.

That’s the news from Reuters’ ever-vigilant David Sheparsdon:

Ford F-150 Lightning's Battery Alone Weighs As Much As A Volkswagen - Jalopnik

Ford has been tight-lipped about details on the new all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning, but when the President asks you about it, I guess you answer. Turns out this bad boy weighs about 1,800 pounds.

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Ford F-150 Lightning: 555bhp electric pick-up truck revealed

Electric version of North America's best-selling vehicle will arrive in 2022 with 555bhp 4WD powertrain

Ford has revealed the new F-150 Lightning, the first series-production electric version of its best-selling pick-up that will take on the Tesla Cybertruck when it goes on sale early next year.

The new truck will be critical to the Blue Oval’s plans to dramatically increase its EV sales in America. It was described by chairman Jim Ford as “a defining moment” for both Ford and the American car industry.

The EV is based on the 14th generation of the F-Series, which has long dominated private vehicle sales in the US. Ford sold around 730,000 F-Series pick-ups last year. The Lightning title revives a name previously used for a road-focused performance version of the truck.

The F-150 Lightning will feature a dual-motor, four-wheel-drive powertrain that produces 555bhp and 775lb ft – the most torque yet offered on an F-150.

It will be offered with two battery capacities, offering official ranges of around 230 and 300 miles on the American EPA test cycle.

Ford claims the F-150 Lightning will be “wickedly quick off the mark”, with a 0-60mph time in the mid 4.0sec range with the optional extended-range battery.

The firm claims a maximum payload of 907kg for vehicles fitted with the standard 18in wheels, along with a towing capacity of up to 4536kg.

Ford will offer the a home charging station as standard with the truck and says it will be capable of 150kW DC fast-charging, allowing a 15-80% charge in 41 minutes.

Ford F-150 Lightning: 563bhp EV pick-up to go on sale in Norway | Autocar

The electric version of US's best-selling vehicle is heading to Norway in limited numbers

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The Ford F-150 Lightning is America's best-seller going electric

*The* pick-up truck is now an EV with 563bhp, a 300-mile range and a funky frunk

With electric cars, there’s much talk of a ‘tipping point’, the moment they become so ordinary and accessible that they’re the norm. America’s best-selling truck turning EV feels like as good a moment as any to pop a quid in the cliché jar and trot it out again. If the Ford F-150 can go electric, anything can.

This is the F-150 Lightning, borrowing its name from a late Nineties V8 special but its thinking from two-and-a-bit decades later. Its dual motors are hooked up to four-wheel drive proffering peaks of 563bhp and 775lb ft. That makes this the torquiest F-150 yet and leads to a pick-up that’s “wickedly quick off the mark” according to Ford.

In mildly more mathematical terms, that’s 0-60mph in the mid-fours. Perhaps more pertinent stats, though, are its maximum range (230 to 300 miles, depending on spec), payload (900 kilos) and towing capacity (4.5 tonnes). And EV life brings something new to the F-150 – yet more stowage up front (400 litres of volume, 400 kilos in payload) in its fairly massive powered frunk.

‘Powered’ because not only can the Lightning’s battery power be used to, y’know, travel places, but it’ll feed electricity to your work tools via four sockets. You can even plug the Lightning into your home as a power source should a storm strike and grid power be struck down.

The Ford F-150 Lightning is America's best-seller going electric

*The* pick-up truck is now an EV with 563bhp, a 300-mile range and a funky frunk

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F-150 Lightning Live Reveal

 

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Alex on Autos first look at the 2022 F-150 Lightning

 

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I like the Ford F150. I like the F250 even more.

But even after pressing F5, 150 times and then 250, I still get F nothing.

 

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Ford F-150 Lightning

The truck of the future is here. The F-150 Lightning is the smartest, most innovative truck Ford has ever built. From near instant torque to intelligent towing, seamless connectivity to software updates, plus power for your home, a power frunk and a digital screen that's larger than any currently offered on a full-size truck - F-150 Lightning is a driving and ownership experience unlike any other.

Ford F-150 Lightning will roll off the line next year at a new high-tech factory using sustainable manufacturing practices at Ford's storied Rouge complex in Dearborn just outside Detroit.

"For both Ford and the American auto industry, F-150 Lightning represents a defining moment as we progress toward a zero-emissions, digitally connected future," said Bill Ford, executive chair, Ford Motor Company. "F-Series is America's best-selling truck for 44 years, the backbone of work across the country, and a trusted icon for generations of customers. Now we are revolutionizing it for a new generation."

Ford F-150 Lightning is a pillar of the company's more than $22 billion global electric vehicle plan to lead electrification in areas of strength. Ford is starting with zero-emissions versions of its most popular and best-loved franchises - Mustang, Transit and F-150 - with much more to come in the years ahead.

Wickedly quick off the mark, quiet and smooth, F-150 Lightning delivers a new experience for truck owners at a starting price on par with today's similarly configured F-150 trucks. The electric platform unlocks new capabilities as well - such as enough energy to power an entire home and a massive lockable frunk with power and charging capabilities to spare. Ford will deploy standard over-the-air software updates - called Ford Power-Up - to improve the technology experience, add new features and fix issues without trips to the dealership.

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Is the LED strip just for looks? Or does it act as main lights?

 

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Eastern Cape matric pupils fail to return 55 000 Samsung tablets to education dept | News24

The Eastern Cape education department is battling to recover 55 000 tablets from last year's matriculants and service providers have since disabled them.

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Is the LED strip just for looks? Or does it act as main lights?

Looks like it is for looks, like the in vogue (rear) light bar.

 

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F-150 Lightning lowdown

 

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F-150 Lightning EV debuts as Ford’s fastest bakkie ever

Ford of North America has revealed the F-150 Lighting as its answer to the Tesla Cybertruck, and being based around the current F-150, it’s a lot more conventional looking than its wedge-shaped rival.

The Lightning doesn’t replace the current petrol-powered F-150, which is the best-selling vehicle in the United States, but rather hedges Ford’s bet in the face of the oncoming electric revolution. Of course, we’re not going to see any of these F-150s in South Africa, but it’s likely that we will see hybrid and electric versions of the next Ranger at some point in the future, given that Europe remains a key export market for our locally-produced bakkies.

Powered by two electric motors, one on each axle to provide four-wheel drive capability, Ford is targeting outputs of 420 kW and 1050 N.m for the new F-150 Lightning. And with a resulting zero to 96 km/h time in the mid-four-second range, it’s even quicker than the latest F-150 Raptor, although it’s not quite in the same league as Tesla’s offering.

But this Ford ‘bakkie’ is not just about speed, it’s also got a very decent towing capacity of over 4500 kg. But how far will it get between charges? Standard versions have a claimed range of 370km (EPA), while the extended-range option is said to allow 480km.

When it comes to work ethic, the payload of just over 900 kg is not exactly phenomenal, but there are lots of handy features for the entrepreneur. This includes available Onboard Scales, which uses the vehicle’s sensors to estimate how heavy the current load is

But the final question remains – how long will it take for the F-150 Lighting to outsell its petrol-powered counterparts? Ford is at least offering it at a competitive price, with the work-oriented base double cab models starting at $39 974, which equated to around R560 000 at the time of writing. A mid-spec XLT starts at $52 974 (R774 000).

F-150 Lightning EV debuts as Ford’s fastest bakkie ever - CAR Magazine

Ford of North America has revealed the F-150 Lighting as its answer to the Tesla Cybertruck, and being based around the current F-150, it’s a […]

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Electric Ford F-150 Lightning Revealed

The new Ford F-150 Lightning is a 420 kW electric bakkie that will go from zero to 100 kph in about 4.5 seconds…

If you think the 190 kW Volkswagen Amarok is fast, think again, the age of electric bakkies is here!

Ford has revealed an all-electric F-150 bakkie and its aptly named, Lightning, a Ford moniker last used in the ’90s and early 2000’s. It’s due to go on sale in the USA in 2022 and it will rival new electric bakkie products such as the Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T and the GMC Hummer EV, setting the scene for an electric bakkie showdown.

In that company, however, the Ford F-150 Lightning falls short in terms of outputs, zero to 100km/h sprint time and to a degree, range. Let’s look at some numbers…

How much does the ford F-150 Lighting Cost?

Perhaps the most intriguing feature of the new Ford F-150 Lightning is its pricing. EV’s are notoriously expensive, especially in South Africa, but the entry-level Lightning is expected to be priced from roughly $30 000 or roughly R422 000 at current exchange rates. At the top of the range, buyers will be paying roughly $90 000 for the top-spec Lightning which is over R1.2 million, only R200 000 more than the 190 kW Volkswagen Amarok…

Electric Ford F-150 Lightning Revealed

The new Ford F-150 Lightning is a 420 kW electric bakkie that will go from zero to 100 kph in about 4.5 seconds… If you think the 190 kW Volkswagen Amarok is fast, think again, the age of electric bakkies is here! Ford has revealed an all-electric F-150 bakkie and its aptly named, Lightning, a Ford

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Towing Range For The Ford F-150 Lightning Sure Seems Like It's Going To Be Very Bad

The Ford F-150 Lightning has a targeted normal range of between 230 and 300 miles depending on which version you get, according to Ford. It can also tow up to 10,000 pounds, according to Ford. What Ford is apparently not willing to say right now is how much range will decrease when hauling or towing. It sure seems like it’ll be a lot.

I emailed a Ford spokeswoman to ask just how much, and she has not gotten back to me yet, but Vice had similar questions for Ford and got the following non-answer:

Ford spokesperson Said Deep did not share any specifications regarding the vehicle’s range when towing or hauling, but said the F-150 Lightning will “come equipped with ‘Intelligent Range’, which more accurately predicts range with factors including payload, towing information and weather so the customer knows how many miles they have left.”

Ford is aware decreased range while hauling or towing could cause complications for drivers, hence this Intelligent Range system, but the seriousness of those complications in part depends on how much shorter the range is. The truck is already pretty beefy, coming in at 6,500 pounds (according to MotorTrend); increasing weight the motors need to push forward to 16,500 pounds — the weight of the truck itself plus up to 10,000 pounds being towed behind it — is going to require significantly more power.

Towing Range For The Ford F-150 Lightning Sure Seems Like It's Going To Be Very Bad - Jalopnik

The Ford F-150 Lightning has a targeted normal range of between 230 and 300 miles depending on which version you get, according to Ford. It can also tow up to 10,000 pounds, according to Ford. What Ford is apparently not willing to say right now is how much range will decrease when hauling or...

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Let's Dig Into The Design Of The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Ford’s first electric pickup truck, the 2022 F-150 Lightning, is finally here, so let’s look at the design of the thing because it’s a big deal. It’s not actually all that, um, exciting a design, if I’m being brutally honest, but that’s okay, because there’s a good reason: it’s an F-150, the best-selling vehicle Ford makes. It’s a known design that just works, and Ford would be bonkers to mess with it too much. Ford is not bonkers.

The fact that this is an electric F-150 has to be the baseline for any evaluation of its design. That’s why the inevitable comparisons of the Lightning to Tesla’s dramatically designed Cybertruck are going to be, depending on how cranky you are at the moment, interesting or annoying. They’re approaching electric truck design from the two opposite ends of the spectrum.

Before we compare the Ford to the Tesla, though, let’s just take a quick look at the design choices made on this new kind of F-150:

It’s pretty much an F-150 in overall design, proportions and scale. That’s a very good thing when you consider the huge array of accessories available for F-150s, from camper shells to ladder racks to utility-company bed units with all those compartments to ramp systems to any number of other types of utilitarian or recreational add-ons people get for their trucks.

It would be crazy to require designing new accessories from scratch, so the fact that this seems backwards-compatible with all that F-150 stuff makes a lot of sense.

Visually, the biggest changes are in the front end, which, freed from the burden of a hot, pulsating V8 engine, is no longer bound by dimensional or cooling constraints.

Let's Dig Into The Design Of The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning - Jalopnik

Ford’s first electric pickup truck (actually, correction: they built a few Ranger EV trucks in the late 1990s) the 2022 F-150 Lightning, is finally here, so let’s look at the design of the thing because it’s a big deal. It’s not actually all that, um, exciting a design, if I’m being brutally...

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With Over 20,000 Reservations For The F-150 Lighting, Ford Will Limit Production The First Year

In just over 24 hours, Ford has managed to secure over 20,000 reservations for the new F-150 Lighting EV. Reservations opened up during the live revel last night for only $100 no matter what trim you choose. Now Automotive News reports Ford has said it will limit the production for the first year.

Ford has done something like this before. When the Mustang Mach-E made its debut last spring, there were over 40,000 reservations in the first month. But months before that, at the end of 2019, Ford laid out its plans to limit Mach-E’s production to 50,000 units for the first year. And that number wasn’t just for the U.S. It was confirmed multiple times that those 50,000 units were total for the globe. And of those, over 60 percent, or about 30,000, went to Europe.

Ford hasn’t said specifically why it’s limiting production. CEO Jim Farley said in a statement to reporters that the company did know its sales targets for the first year even with the production limits, but didn’t state a specific number.

Industry analyst estimates were much higher. One analyst Automotive News spoke with said Ford would limit production at 80,000 and that was based off of “capacity data from parts plants that supply the truck.”

With Over 20,000 Reservations For The F-150 Lightning, Ford Will Limit Production The First Year - Jalopnik

In just over 24 hours, Ford has managed to secure over 20,000 reservations for the new F-150 Lighting EV. Reservations opened up during the live revel last night for only $100 no matter what trim you choose. Now Automotive News reports Ford has said it will limit the production for the first year.

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2022 Ford F150 Lightning Revealed - Here's my Take! - Doug DeMuro

 

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Alex on Autos first look at the 2022 F-150 Lightning Pro

 

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The Most Affordable Ford F-150 Lightning Is Officially Here

Ford’s EV pickup, the 2022 F-150 Lightning, debuted late last week with a starting price just shy of $40,000. That’s quite a bit less than I expected; the catch being this starting price was for the commercial version, not the retail one with trim options pickup buyers expect nowadays. Ford has now made good on that low starting price with the announcement of the F-150 Lightning Pro.

The F-150 Lightning Pro is targeted at small, medium, and large businesses and is actually the second commercial EV from Ford, after the E-Transit. There will be two versions of the Lightning Pro to cater to different range needs from its commercial customers, one standard range and another extended.

The standard range Pro will go up to 230 miles and will make 426 horsepower. The extended range Pro ups this to 300 miles and 563 HP. Both trucks still make 775 lb-ft of torque. The extended range’s higher specs will cost you a good chunk of change, though. The standard Lightning Pro starts at $39,974, while the extended starts at $49,974.

Now, the reason the extended asks for ten grand over the standard has to do with more than the increased range and power output. It’s slightly more complex, too, with dual onboard chargers that Ford says can get the Lightning’s state of charge from 15 percent to 100 in eight hours when combined with the 80-amp mobile charger. This charger is included with the extended range Lightning Pro, while the standard comes with a 32-amp mobile charger.

The Most Affordable Ford F-150 Lightning Is Officially Here - Jalopnik

Ford’s EV pickup, the 2022 F-150 Lightning, debuted late last week with a starting price just shy of $40,000. That’s quite a bit less than I expected; the catch being this starting price was for the commercial version, not the retail one with trim options pickup buyers expect nowadays. Ford has...

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