2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Look: Ford's F-150 EV Is Here

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Ford is introducing the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning

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00:00 This is the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

00:04 full-size electric pickup truck.

00:07 (upbeat music)

00:09 The F-150 has been the top-selling truck for 44 years

00:18 and EVs are the way of the future.

00:21 So if you put electric motors and batteries

00:23 into such a high volume vehicle,

00:25 well, it has the potential to be a game changer,

00:28 not just for Ford, but for the entire industry.

00:31 So why should the loyal truck buyer

00:39 even consider the Lightning?

00:41 First off, the Lightning doesn't replace the F-150.

00:44 It just expands the family

00:46 with a sleeker-looking city cousin of sorts

00:50 with some pretty cool lighting and wheels.

00:53 And it comes with a lot of superlatives.

00:55 It's got two motors, front and back,

00:57 and a whole whack of batteries in the frame

01:01 between the rails.

01:02 It should be the quickest F-150,

01:04 zero to 60 in four and a half seconds.

01:07 Output, we're looking at about 563 horsepower

01:12 and 775 pound-feet of torque,

01:16 a range of about 300 miles.

01:18 That's with the extended range battery.

01:20 If you use the standard battery, torque stays the same.

01:23 Your horsepower goes down to about 426

01:26 and the range is about 230 miles.

01:29 The battery can also be used to power your tools

01:32 or your toys or even your home in a power outage.

01:35 This is also the first F-150

01:38 to get an independent rear suspension.

01:41 That'll not only improve the ride and handling,

01:43 but it addresses the issue

01:45 of trying to package that rear motor.

01:47 There aren't really any compromises.

01:49 It is a super crew cab, so you've got four full doors.

01:53 You've got a set of seat belts for five,

01:55 a five and a half foot bed.

01:57 You can tow 10,000 pounds,

01:59 payload of 2000 pounds and four-wheel drive.

02:04 Here's one thing a normal F-150 doesn't have, a frunk.

02:08 The thing is huge, probably the biggest one in the industry.

02:12 It's got 14.1 cubic feet.

02:14 It's got two levels to it.

02:16 It's lockable, sealable with a drain

02:19 in case it does get wet and muddy in there

02:21 and a lot of power outlets for a heck of a tailgate party.

02:25 Inside, the cab is very similar

02:27 to all of the rest of the F-150 family

02:30 with one giant exception,

02:32 this huge 15 and a half inch touchscreen

02:36 with a giant volume knob embedded into the bottom

02:39 and tons of apps to help you find where to go,

02:43 where to charge, even where the trails are.

02:45 The most startling thing, the price.

02:48 It starts for under $42,000.

02:51 There are four trim levels.

02:52 You go all the way up to a platinum,

02:54 which is probably in the $90,000 range.

02:57 Ford is starting to take reservations now,

02:59 $100 deposit, and it goes on sale in May of 2022.

03:04 For Motor Trend, I'm Detroit editor, Alisa Priddle.

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