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Ford F-150 Lightning delivers more horsepower, more payload capacity, more range; cloud-connected Intelligent Range and Trailer Profile

Green Car Congress

Ford F-150 Lightning customers will benefit from more power and capability than they expected from their trucks. F-150 Lightning, the only full-size electric pickup available now with a starting price less than $40,000, will begin to ship to customers in the coming days, starting with the Pro Series.

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Ford pauses all F-150 Lightning shipments as gas deliveries begin

Teslarati

Ford has put a pause on sending out dealer shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, though the company also recently began delivering its 2024 gas versions of the truck. “We started shipping the first newly designed F-150 pickups to dealers this week,” Ford noted in a statement.

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Ford has opened F-150 Lightning orders again after shipment pause

Teslarati

Ford has reopened orders for its F-150 Lightning electric pickup, after the automaker announced plans earlier this year to pause shipments. The price cut knocked as much as $5,500 off of one F-150 Lightning trim, while a couple of others saw reductions of $2,000 or more.

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Is Ford teasing the F-150 Lightning Raptor we’ve been waiting for?

Baua Electric

Ford is teasing a new high-performance electric truck ahead of the Ford Performance season launch event. Is this the Ford F-150 Lightning Raptor we’ve been waiting for? It has been featured on Ford’s most iconic nameplates, including the F-150, Bronco, and Ranger. Is this the Ford F-150 Lightning Raptor?

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Ford recalls F-150 Lightning units over fire risk from loose or missing nut

Teslarati

Ford is recalling over 200 F-150 Lightning units due to a loose or missing retention nut on the high-voltage battery that could increase the risk of a fire. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last month issued a recall notice affecting as many as 216 F-150 Lightning units. What are your thoughts?

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Road Test: Ford F-150 Lightning

Clean Fleet Report

For 44 years and counting, the number one selling truck in the US has been the Ford F-150. When Ford decided to enter the truck EV market, it made perfect sense to extend the success of its Swiss army knife of pickups with an electric version. How does the Lightning Differ from ICE F-150s?

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Electric Ford F-150 prototype shown towing a freight train

Green Car Reports

In Ford's first official tease of an all-electric F-150, released Tuesday—with a video here—a test mule is shown towing more than a million pounds. The prototype electric F-150 pickup pulled ten double-decker rail cars, weighing that amount, a distance of 1,000 feet.

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