Ford scraps fully-electric F-150 Lightning
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Ford’s full-size pick-up is due for a big shake-up. The Blue Oval has made the decision to cut its all-electric variant of the F-150 from production, according to a report in United States publication Car and Driver.
Four years after Ford bravely electrified its best-selling vehicle, the F-150 Lightning pickup, it seemed ready to drop the model owing to slowing demand. Now, it turns out the company's got other plans.
Ford Australia opened the order books for the right-hand-drive Ford F-150 in February 2023. Since then, plenty of trucks have been remanufactured in RHD by Mickleham-based RMA Automotive, which can convert up to 20 vehicles daily. According to Australia's ...
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.
This revamp of the F-150 Lightning is part of Ford's latest approach to electric vehicles. The company projected that by 2030, half of its global volume will be comprised of hybrids, extended-range EVs and electric vehicles,
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Ford F-150 Lightning electric ute axed, set to return with extended-range petrol generator
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Ford didn't exactly catch lightning in a bottle, and is now axing its electric F-150 pickup after just a few years in favour of an EREV with a petrol engine.