Ford scraps fully-electric F-150 Lightning
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Ford announced today it has cancelled the all-electric F-150 Lightning in favor of an extended-range EV. This shift, along with a new battery segment, is a major pivot.
Ford confirms it has ended production of the F-150 Lightning, and will relaunch it as an "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV). It's the end of an era for the iconic pickup truck, which debuted in 2022.
Ford Motor is keeping the F-150 Lightning, but changing its technology. It plans to add thousands of jobs and enter this new business.
Ford confirms the fully electric F-150 Lightning ends production this year, but the Lightning name isn’t going anywhere.
The end of the best-selling electric pickup truck is here: Ford is pulling the plug on the F-150 Lightning by the end of the year. It’s not dead dead, but the next version of the Lightning will be an extended range electric vehicle, known as an EREV. Ford is positioning it as the “next-generation.”
The Blue Oval announced a major shift in brand strategy. Its future may be more hybrids, plug-in hybrids and EREVs than EVs.