With up to 580 hp and a 10,000-pound towing capacity, the EV pickup will make conventional-truck owners green with envy.
, with some additional features specifically for the truck, including a towing application that allows users to enter the dimensions and weights of their trailers for a more accurate range estimate. Ford’s large, portrait-oriented display appears slightly more integrated into the instrument panel than the Mach-E’s screen. Yet despite its good visibility, it’s still a less-than-elegant solution.
On an off-road course, the truck climbed rocks and traversed ruts admirably, but this isn’t its strongest suit. What will be particularly compelling to many truck owners—especially in Texas, where residents swapped power-outage tales—is the, which essentially turns extended-range-battery models into generators that can power a home or small office for up to three days. This, however, requires installation of a $3,895 inverter.
As with the gasoline-dependent model, Ford expects the bulk of F-150 Lightning sales to be in the commercial sector. Earlier this year, we saw firsthand how the F-150 Lightning and other commercial EVs are revolutionizing businesses of all sizes. In Sonoma, Calif., for example, employees at wineries that installed charging stations on their property no longer have to drive out to fuel up during the working day.
Despite good visibility, Ford’s large, portrait-oriented screen is a less-than-elegant display solution. Ford says it plans to produce 150,000 examples of the F-150 Lightning next year, and all current-year models are now sold out. Of course, the company faces the same challenges that now stymie the entire auto industry, including microchip shortages and supply-chain woes, as well as inadequate electric infrastructure in many parts of the country.
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