Ford Debuts Commercial Version of All-electric F-150, Called Lightning Pro
Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn is expanding its commercial line of trucks with the debut of the all-new, all-electric 2022 F-150 Lightning Pro.
Ford Motor Company announced the launch of its new commercial-focused all-electric F-150 Lightning Pro. // Courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn is expanding its commercial line of trucks with the debut of the all-new, all-electric 2022 F-150 Lightning Pro.
Purpose built for commercial customers, it blends familiar Built Ford Tough power, capability, and durability with a high-tech electric platform that adds new capabilities and features designed to improve productivity and reduce operating costs – while also delivering zero emissions.
20 Percent Of F-150 Lightning Sales Expected To Be Commercial Consumers
Ford introduces 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro aimed at commercial buyers, small-business owners and fleets. F-150 Lightning part of Ford’s commitment to work-ready electric vehicles backed by a nationwide network offering EV-certified fleet sales, service and financing. EV F-150 has starting price of $39,974.
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Today I had a video conference with Linda Zhang, F-150 Lightning Chief Engineer and Brian Bell, Ford Truck Marketing Manager. They went over the merits of the newly launched all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning.
We all watched the unveiling last night and I’ve already covered some of the news about this all-important truck here at Torque News. However, in the video conference one word kept coming up that merited its entire story – commercial.
Called the ‘Pro,’ this all-new, all-electric model has a base price of $58,000 and is one of two trim levels coming to Canada in next spring when the 2022 F-150 Lightnings strike. The other is a well-equipped XLT, with a starting price of $68,000. As detailed here, each will be super crew configurations with a 5.5-foot bed, and each are available with either a regular range or extended-range battery pack.
While the lion’s share of the specs and details of the highly anticipated electric pickup were revealed during a global debut last week, more details specific to the Pro were released today. And clearly, Ford has made the calculus that to sell an electric pickup truck not as a niche vehicle but as a big volume one, fleet and commercial sales will play a massive part.
Top Features Of The Ford F-150 Lightning
May 21, 2021 at 9:13am ET ++ Ford maybe did not beat the range expectations but equipped the F-150 Lightning with everything one needs.
The Ford F-150 Lightning is packed with features and technology so let s stop for a while and take a look at some of them.
Feel free to leave us a comment about what you like the most.
Electric drive and Built Ford Tough
The Ford F-150 Lightning is all-electric, which means quiet and smooth operation. With dual motor all-wheel drive and tons of power - 420 kW (563 hp) and 1,050 Nm (775 lb.-ft.) of torque (the most torque of any F-150 ever) it s also off-road ready.
May 20, 2021
Ford CEO Jim Farley praised his company s first electric F-150 last night during its reveal. It hauls ass and tows like a beast, he said.
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Ford revealed its all-electric F-150 Lightning Wednesday night that CEO Jim Farley is convinced will propel the nascent EV industry ahead fast.
“There’s nothing that will move America faster into an EV future than #F150Lightning,” Farley tweeted Wednesday morning 12 hours ahead of tonight’s 9:30 p.m. reveal.
Fleets may well lead the charge for the low maintenance, 563-horsepower truck that starts at $39,974, or roughly $12,000 less than the competing Lordstown Endurance and $35,000 less than Rivian’s R1T Launch Edition.