Ford scraps fully-electric F-150 Lightning
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Ford Motor is keeping the F-150 Lightning, but changing its technology. It plans to add thousands of jobs and enter this new business.
The F-150 Lightning’s lack of range has been a big point of contention on social media. One good example is on the F-150 Lightning Forum page, entitled “Range Not Close to Advertised”, where Nater posted:
Ford says the next generation of the F-150 Lightning pickup truck will transition to a range-extended EV powertrain.
But just three years after it launched, Ford has pulled the plug. CEO Jim Farley recently confirmed that part of the reason comes down to simple economics: buyers aren’t lining up for EVs priced north of $50,000. Are Expensive EVs the Problem?
Ford confirms the fully electric F-150 Lightning ends production this year, but the Lightning name isn’t going anywhere.
Ford expects ~$19.5B in special items, mostly in Q4 2025, with the remainder across 2026–2027. Read more here.
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