The F-150 Lightning is just the beginning.
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Ford put its first-ever electric pickup, the 2023 F-150 Lightning, into production on Tuesday, marking a historic shift that will carry the brand into the next decade. But according to CEO Jim Farley, it’s not the only EV truck Ford has in store for us.
Shown above, the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning.
During a ceremony held at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan celebrating the beginning of F-150 Lightning production, Farley told the crowd “this is not our only truck.” Later, after the event ended, MotorTrend got ahold of the Ford exec, who confirmed to the publication that yes, he’s referring to an entirely different vehicle.
“This will be a new truck, ” Farley told MotorTrend.
Farley didn’t go into any further details about the new electric pickup, but we can make a few educated guesses as to what it might look like. With the new Ranger about to enter production, it’s entirely possible Ford is planning to release an all-electric Lightning version of that truck. It’s also possible the Blue Oval is planning a pure EV variant of the smaller Maverick, though that truck already has a hybrid powertrain.
Hearing confirmation that Ford plans to build another EV truck isn’t entirely surprising. The company is investing over $11 billion into a new campus in Stanton, Tennessee that’ll include an electric vehicle assembly plant and a battery factory. It’s there where Ford plans to build its next generation of all-electric trucks. It was clear the F-150 Lightning is only the beginning of a bigger range of electric F-Series vehicles.
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