Ford F-150 Lightning Review After Three Years Of Ownership: It’s Complicated
InsideEVs
JULY 21, 2025
It’s still a great electric pickup, despite longer-range competitors showing up. But it’s not the best Ford F-150 model you can buy.
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Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 10, 2025
All-Electric Full-Size Pickup Built For Work Ford says the all-electric 2025 F-150 Lightning Pro is built Ford Tough for commercial customers. An electric pickup designed for work When Ford introduced the F-150 Lightning in 2022 there was one other electric pickup on the market, the Rivian R1T. 0-60 mph: 4.5 0-60 mph: 4.5
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The Truth About Cars
MAY 16, 2025
While its still selling, the Tesla has been overtaken by a legacy brands electric truck, dropping into the number-two spot behind the Ford F-150 Lightning. The challenges come with range and capability, which require large, expensive battery packs, making the trucks way more expensive.
Baua Electric
MARCH 7, 2025
Earlier Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks may charge at a faster rate at DC fast-chargers thanks to an over-the-air (OTA) update. Instead of building a dedicated EV, Ford adapted the existing F-150 platform while adding useful features like a front trunk and available home backup power system.
Electric Auto Association
JUNE 16, 2025
By Dennis Griffin, EVA Member Over a recent weekend I had the opportunity to use my 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning as the power source for two food vendors at the annual Encinitas CA Eco-fest. The purpose was to demonstrate the Ford F-150 Lightning’s Pro Power Onboard generator capability.
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The Blue Oval will look to extended-range EVs (EREVs) as a way to electrify future SUVs and pickups, including the Super Duty brand. Ram will be the first back to market with an EREV, as the Ram 1500 Ramcharger is set to offer 690 miles of range when it arrives later this year. have jumped all over the map in recent times.
Teslarati
APRIL 17, 2025
Tesla launched a new configuration of the Cybertruck just last week with the Long Range Rear-Wheel-Drive , which undercuts the All-Wheel-Drive option by roughly $10,000. The Cybertruck is the best-selling electric pickup in the United States, outperforming formidable competitors like the Ford F-150 Lightning and Chevrolet Silverado EV.
Teslarati
JULY 13, 2025
That should not be a problem for the Mirai due to its 402-mile EPA-estimated range, but since the car was almost empty, his range indicator showed only 22 miles. He still pays nearly $1,100 a month on the car, on top of a $1,200 monthly payment for a Ford F-150 hybrid he purchased in 2023 as a replacement.
EV Central
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Baua Electric
MARCH 9, 2025
The Toyota Tundra Limited tested here (priced from $155,990 plus on-road costs) is remanufactured in Dandenong South, Victoria, from a blend of newly fabricated OEM parts and LandCruiser 300 Series components that share the Tundras TNGA-F ladder-frame platform. As noted, the Tundra is powered by a 3.4-litre The driver looks at a large 12.3-inch
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 16, 2025
2023 Nissan Ariya at EVgo charging station L1, L2, and L3 AC and DC charging breaks out into a range of rates, which leads to another way to describe the types of charging: Level 1 (L1), Level 2 (L2), and Level 3 (L3). kw Level 3: 24 kw and up Fast charging today is shifting to refer to connectors capable of delivering 150 kw or more.
Baua Electric
MARCH 6, 2025
Wallbox Quasar 2 with Kia EV9 The quoted price for the complete kit comes close to the roughly $6,000 Ford has quoted for the home backup power system available for the F-150 Lightning although based on anecdotal reports, some installations cost significantly more. The latter functionality depends on local utilities , though.
EV Central
JULY 18, 2025
The Ford Supertruck’s a completely bespoke prototype build with all the aero and downforce, and pretends to bear some resemblance to an F-150 Lightning pickup. You know, the right crowd and no crowding, hay bales, lunch on the Range Rover’s tailgate and jolly tales of Stirling Moss in his pomp.
EV Central
APRIL 25, 2025
BMWs M5, for reference, delivers 535kW and 1000Nm from its setup, with a 68km pure electric range. This pickup is larger than our one-tonners (such as a Ford Ranger or Toyota HiLux) but a size down from giant US pickups like a Ford F-150 or RAM 1500. But what will GWM stuff its 4.0L V8 PHEV into?
Green Car Congress
MAY 20, 2021
Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning battery-electric pickup. F-150 Lightning offers a standard-range battery targeting 230 miles of EPA-estimated range and an extended-range battery targeting 300 miles of EPA-estimated range. 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum, Lariat, XLT.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Ford is partnering with solar company Sunrun to enhance home energy management, leveraging the onboard battery capability of the all-electric F-150 Lightning. F-150 Lightning brings new innovations to customers, including the ability to power their homes when they need it most.
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2021
Ford unveiled the all-electric 2022 F-150 Lightning Pro, a version of the electric F-150 Lightning ( earlier post ) targeted at commercial customers. More than 145 million miles of telematics data show that for the average F-150 commercial customer in the US, 95% of their daily travel is less than 174 miles.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Magna is providing battery enclosures for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning battery-electric pickup. Magna’s battery enclosure for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning protects power source. The F-150 Lightning battery enclosures will be the first built by Magna for Ford in the North American market.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
The first Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck pre-production units have begun leaving the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center; the all-electric F-150 Lightning goes on sale next spring. The investment and 450 added jobs will help increase production capacity to 80,000 trucks a year. Ford has invested $7.7
Green Car Congress
MAY 3, 2022
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.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 27, 2022
Ford has begun full production of F-150 Lightning electric pickup at the ultra-modern Rouge Electric Vehicle Center within Ford’s historic Rouge Complex. F-150 Lightning is also converting many of them to first-time truck or electric vehicle buyers.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2021
The available Pro Power Onboard feature enables the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning and F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid trucks to function as power sources on wheels with multiple uses. When connected to an F-150 Lightning or F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid with the optional 9.6 kW (F-150 Lightning) or 7.2
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2020
Ford has revealed its all-new F-150 pickup. The new F-150 targets the most towing, payload, torque and horsepower of any light-duty full-size pickup, introduces all-new features to increase customer productivity, has new connected vehicle innovations such as over-the-air updates, and offers an available all-new 3.5-liter
Green Car Congress
JULY 29, 2022
Ford Pro launched the first electric pickup truck purpose-built for police: the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro Special Service Vehicle (SSV). Purpose-built features from F-150 Police Responder include: Police-grade heavy-duty cloth seats with reduced bolsters to help holstered officers enter and exit the vehicle more easily.
Green Car Reports
MAY 19, 2021
Make that the best-selling truck in history, the F-150. With the arrival of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning revealed. How do you make the shift to electric vehicles feel real to vast swaths of America? Make a fully electric pickup truck. And then price it at what can amount to less than the gasoline version.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 18, 2022
Ford F-150 Lightning owners receive 250 kilowatt-hours of complimentary charging through FordPass Rewards at Electrify America ultra-fast charging stations to kick-start their electric vehicle experience with Ford. This included charging benefit is available solely to F-150 Lightning retail customers.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 10, 2024
Ford is cutting prices on some 2024 F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks by up to $5,500, CarsDirect reports, citing a bulletin sent by Ford to dealerships. Effective April 5, the XLT Standard Range grade gets a $2,000 price cut, bringing its base price down to $65,090 with the mandatory $2,095 destination charge.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 22, 2022
Ford on Monday published EPA-estimated range numbers for the 2022 F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. While these numbers are only estimates, they indicate the Lightning will have somewhat more range than Ford previously promised.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Ford last week discussed the battery capacity for its F-150 Lightning pickup as part of a livestream held for “key stakeholders.” They are, as mentioned in the presentation, 98 kwh for the standard-range versions and.
Green Car Reports
MAY 24, 2021
Optioned with the extended-range battery that will allow a targeted EPA range of 300 miles, the F-150 Lightning will cost just $49,974 in its base Lightning Pro work-truck guise, Ford revealed Monday morning.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 22, 2022
The all-electric F-150 Lightning has completed final EPA testing; some F-150 Lightning customers will benefit from an increase in range ahead of launch this spring. Fleet customers have the option to purchase the extended range battery on Lightning Pro and that has an EPA-estimated range of 320 miles.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 3, 2023
The Ford F-150 Lightning Flash might sound like a special version of the electric pickup that accelerates quicker or charges faster. The 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning Flash is pitched by Ford as a “tech-focused” proposition for shoppers, and positioned between the XLT and.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 10, 2022
Ford is reopening order banks for the next wave of reservation holders of the popular F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, adding new improvements including boosting its standard range battery models to an EPA-estimated targeted range of 240 miles and adding Pro Trailer Hitch Assist technology. F-150 Lightning.
Teslarati
AUGUST 9, 2022
Ford announced a number of updates about its acclaimed all-electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning. According to a press release , the company just made the Ford F-150 Lightning Standard Range better, as the vehicle will now have an EPA-estimated range of 240 miles per charge.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 10, 2022
Ford hikes F-150 Lightning prices. Ford has boosted 2023 F-150 Lightning prices by at least $7,000, while boosting range with the standard 98-kwh battery pack to 240 miles. The Meyers Manx is back as a niche electric vehicle. Lucid Air goes black. And EV buyers have great credit. Prior to destination fees.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
What could 10 minutes in the F-150 Lightning electric pickup possibly tell us? Turns out it gave us a few first hints on ride quality, efficiency, and range. And it reminded us that the F-150’s interface will be a.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2023
The range-topping HUMMER EV Pickup Omega Edition starts at $149,995. Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum Black Edition. In Q2 2023, Ford reported sales of 4,466 F-150 Lightnings. The 2024 GMC HUMMER EV Pickup—without upfit—starts at $98,845 (2X). Reservations for HUMMER EV are currently full.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2023
Ford Motor Company has resumed production of the F-150 Lightning following a six-week shutdown to expand and retool the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center plant to triple manufacturing capacity of the electric truck.
Teslarati
MAY 24, 2021
Ford released details on the F-150 Lightning Pro variant recently. In the legacy automaker’s own words, the F-150 Lightning Pro was “Built Ford Tough” for business owners. ” 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro. . ” 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro. foot rear cargo bed.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 22, 2021
And battery pack numbers for the F-150 Lightning have been confirmed. Ford has confirmed battery sizes for the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, and to reach an estimated 300 miles in extended-range form. Canoo is shifting first production plans to Arkansas. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 19, 2021
Yes, that’s just the base MSRP and is for a version of the truck with 230 miles of range (rather than 300 miles of range), but that’s a shockingly low price for the entry Ford F-150 Lightning. I did not see a single person predicting the F-150 Lightning would […].
Electrek
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Ford’s first fully electric pickup, the F-150 Lightning , has been selling like hotcakes. However, with winter upon us, Ford has released a few tips to help Lightning drivers get the most out of their range in the cold weather.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 4, 2023
And Ford gives the F-150 Lightning a heat pump and more, in a Flash. Ford on Tuesday rolled out the 2024 F-150 Lightning Flash electric truck. The $72,090 Flash adds a real-world range-boosting heat pump and. GM doesn’t look on track for its EV targets. Nissan shows a very boldly styled EV concept.
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