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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Look: The Electric Pickup Has an Amazingly Low Cost, Huge Specifications<br>
Ford's all-electric full-size pickup is a force of nature plugged into a very popular schedule.



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Steven PhamPhotographerManufacturerPhotographerAlisa PriddleAuthorMay 20, 2021

The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning full-size all-electric pickup is a thunderbolt that strikes at the heart of a market hurtling towards fostering of electrical cars and trucks. That heart is formed like, well, the American full-size pickup truck market.



The F-150 has actually been the best-selling truck for 44 years running, and also Ford has damaged it majorly to generate the brand-new electric Lightning. (Ford used the name previously on its SVT-branded performance pick-up discontinued after the 2004 design year.) The F-150's burning engine is changed with batteries and also electrical motors, generally a trivial, regulation-satisfying pivot in today's car market, yet on a high-volume lorry such as the F-150, it possibly stands for a seismic shift-- not just for Ford yet additionally for the industry as well as its general adoption of EVs. And with the base work vehicle carrying a beginning cost of $41,669 (the MSRP minus the required location charges is just under $40,000, and also it receives Federal as well as state EV tax incentives), Ford sends a strong message that you don't require deep pockets to go electrical. ford explorer 2016 front grill



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The Lightning does not change the "normal" F-150. It rather expands the truck family with a smoother, more aerodynamic electric version with cool illumination and wheels. It comes just with the four-door SuperCrew taxi and a 5.5-foot bed. The look stands out, with traces of Mustang Mach-E, however continues to be quickly recognizable as an F-150. Ford management told the truck's designers it didn't desire the 2022 Lightning to appear like a scientific research experiment.



Why should a loyal pickup customer consider the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning when it takes place sale in May 2022? Due to the fact that it flaunts few compromises yet supplies different superlative functions that may make the standard vehicle resemble a straight-out Luddite.



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A few essential F-150 Lightning specifications:



The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning is a five-passenger SuperCrew cab with a 5.5-foot bed. These coincide dimensions as its standard equivalent, suggesting typical devices as well as devices will function and fit all the same.

Optimum haul of 2,000 extra pounds, of which 400 extra pounds can enter the frunk where the engine utilized to be.

It can tow as much as 10,000 extra pounds.

With prolonged battery: 563 horsepower, 775 lb-ft of torque, and also a driving range of concerning 300 miles on a solitary fee.

With common battery: 426 hp, 775 lb-ft, and a variety of regarding 230 miles.

Front and also back electric motors supply standard four-wheel drive, and skidplates safeguard the underbody while off-roading.

It keeps the full-size spare tire in the back.



Equally as unexpected as an actual lightning strike, the F-150 Lightning comes to be the quickest as well as most powerful F-150 in the lineup. Ford approximates it can speed up from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 4.4 seconds. The quickest Ford F-150 MotorTrend has tested was the previous-generation off-road Raptor version, with a best time of 5.2 seconds.



An additional key point: The 2022 Ford Lightning comes to be the first F-150 to get an independent back suspension-- required for product packaging the rear electric motor-- along with its matching benefits to ride and dealing with. The truck does not have air suspension.



In other words, the Lightning not only goes electric but likewise addresses common problems individuals have of the majority of vehicles: gas economic climate, ride, and handling.



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How Else Does The Lightning Differ From The Basic F-150?

Riding on a brand-new EV system, with the current electrical design and fourth-generation electronic devices, the F-150 Lightning becomes the smartest and most linked truck in Ford's schedule, offering a brand-new wide range of features and applications, along with a giant 15.5-inch touchscreen to access much of them.



It likewise makes it less complicated to get over-the-air software application updates throughout its life time to attend to possible concerns as well as to additionally update as well as include new attributes, such as better maps, smooth billing and repayment, or improved BlueCruise, Ford's hands-free highway-driving aid system.



Please Repeat That Beginning MSRP Again ...

Possibly the most startling Lightning attribute is its starting rate. As stated, the base work truck starts at $41,669 and is available for both retail and also fleet consumers. It is just one of four trims; the others are the popular XLT (which starts at $54,669), Lariat (beginning rate honest), and also Platinum (regarding $90,000).



For comparison, the 2022 GMC Hummer EV electric pickup launches this fall with the fully filled Edition 1, which begins at $112,595. The most affordable trim, the EV2, runs $79,995 as well as won't be offered up until 2024. You can get 2 Lightning XLTs for the rate of a Hummer Version 1. An additional rival, the 2021 Rivian R1T that goes on sale following month, begins at $67,500. Tesla continues to develop the Cybertruck, which it intends to sell for $39,900, however previous experience suggests it will certainly sticker label for a lot more, as well as the launch day, possibly by year end, may be fluid taking place late.



Ford is taking bookings for the Lightning now, calling for a $100 down payment to jump on the listing. Officials will not claim the number of orders will make up a sold-out first version year, however the business expects strong demand. Concerning 2,300 of Ford's 3,000 UNITED STATE suppliers are certified to sell and also service EVs, as well as the Lightning originally will only be available in The United States and Canada.



Meet Ford's New Skateboard (And Also Battery).

The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning has actually remained in the works for concerning 3 years, and it is the very first car on a brand-new devoted electric-vehicle system. The skateboard was created from scratch with a new frame positioning the battery pack in between the rails, prolonging between the front as well as back electric motors. There are no strategies to add a third electric motor for efficiency. An exoskeleton, water resistant case, as well as full-body steel skidplates protect the battery.



Ford did not expose the size of the Lightning's pouch-style lithium-ion battery loads. The high-energy-density cells make use of a nickel-manganese-cobalt cathode chemistry with especially reduced cobalt loading. They will certainly originate from the brand-new SK Technology battery plant in Georgia. For fixings, professionals will certainly be able to eliminate suitcase-sized sections of the battery.



The skateboard is flat and also low, which makes filling products right into the front trunk (frunk) much easier. The front suspension was also strengthened to give the frunk a haul of 400 extra pounds.



Batteries are hefty, and also the truck considers concerning 6,500 extra pounds, about 1,000 greater than the same truck with the 3.5-liter engine. The batteries alone evaluate about 1,800 extra pounds, Ford officials informed Head of state Joe Biden throughout a scenic tour of the Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, where the truck will certainly be constructed. Biden later took one of the Lightnings for a spin in a vacant whole lot, with a UNITED STATE Secret Service agent in the guest seat. "This sucker's fast," the commander in chief said afterward.



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Billing The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning.

All trucks include a mobile battery charger that can either plug into a common 240-volt electrical outlet, which offers regarding 13 miles per charging hour at 32 amps, or right into a routine 120-volt electrical outlet to charge at 3 miles per hour. The brand-new 80-amp house battery charger, Ford Cost Station Pro, is the much better way to go, charging up 30 miles of array in a hr and also getting the bigger extended-range battery from 15 to one hundred percent charge in about eight hrs.



At a DC fast battery charger, the extended-range Lightning can acquire 54 miles of variety in 10 mins and also charge from 15 to 80 percent in regarding 41 mins. The fee port is on the front chauffeur's side of the lorry, in contrast to the Hummer, which places the port at the back of the truck on the assumption proprietors will certainly back into the charger stations.



The Lightning uses 400-volt billing, as compared with 800-volt charging for the Hummer.



Ford has actually patched together a network of 63,000 fee plugs from assorted companions, and the number expands. On-screen applications aid discover readily available battery chargers and also are intended to show, in real time, if they are functioning and also offered. Customers can use the FordPass application to access them. Purchasers will receive the initial 250 kW cost-free, which must be good for regarding 4 complete fees. The onboard Intelligent Range attribute will determine the very best locations to charge, considering weather condition, web traffic, payload (figured out by onboard sensors), towing weights, your driving behaviors, and also a lot more, to change the array accordingly.



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Using The Ford Lightning To Power Nearly Every Little Thing.

The truck can export approximately 9.6 kW of power-- you can attract 2.4 kW from outlets in the frunk and also an additional 7.2 kW from those in the bed. For comparison, you can unload 7.2 kW (optimum) from the F-150 Hybrid.



With Pro Power Onboard, the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning can power tools at a worksite or toys at a campground or your home (for a while). The Lightning has 11 outlets for power, with four 120-volt outlets and also one 240-volt outlet in the bed, as well as 4 more 120-volt electrical outlets in the frunk. If you add USB ports, there are 21 outlets total, rivaling some apartments.



If the battery degree drops below a third of its complete array, chauffeurs will certainly get a FordPass notification to determine whether to keep powering tools or protect the power for travel. The all-electric F-150 can be configured to quit using Pro Power Onboard when the battery level comes close to the range to the following cost terminal.



With the residence integration system, if there is a power failure, you can additionally power your house for three days-- 10 days if you ration-- with 9.6 kW of Ford Intelligent Backup Power. If the truck is connected in at home, the computerized system will certainly acknowledge the power is out and also pull juice from the vehicle, with the wall surface box, and also into the inverter, which is tied to the home's central electrical system. ford explorer 2015 grill When power is recovered, the automobile will return to billing.



In the future, Ford Intelligent Power will certainly enable you to bill your vehicle overnight when electrical energy is least pricey and also send the power back right into your house throughout high-cost, peak-energy hours to aid keep overall costs down.



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Looks Matter.

Ford chose the most popular arrangement for the Lightning-- SuperCrew-- as well as it does not intend to add others. The extra cargo space in the frunk rather negates the need for a much longer bed.



Illumination is key to the look. Light bars cover the vehicle's width front as well as back, making it look a little bit extra advanced. Fronts lights and also taillamps have their very own signature form, as well as exterior area illumination encircles the car. There are additionally lights in the frunk as well as in the bed.



The blacked-out chrome grille (which matches the chrome on the beltline) is affixed to the hood; they open as a device to access the frunk. The wheels have an aerodynamic diagonal design and also come in 18-, 20-, as well as 22-inch sizes. The F-150 Lightning also sports a brand-new, lengthened, wind resistant running board.



Words "Lightning" is in script on the sides of the bed, and also the tailgate presents a Lightning badge with an American flag badge. The last idea seems preferred; it can be discovered on Jeeps and also on the new Hummers.



Interior, Tailgate, And Box.

The taxicab is greatly the same as the traditional F-150, with a huge exemption: Ford upgraded the instrument panel to accommodate a 15.5-inch vertical touchscreen for Lariat as well as Platinum trims, similar to the one in the Mustang Mach-E EV, with some modifications. It has a significant "quantity" ring embedded in the screen at the bottom-- fairly a wonder-- as well as it uses Ford's most recent Sync 4A infomercial system. A few of the materials as well as colors are also unique to the Lightning.



The Lightning has the normal F-150's 180-degree reclining front seats for a nap and a console that flips over to produce a work area when the gearshift is folded out of the way. The tailgate opens similarly, and the job surface as well as bottle openers are undamaged-- something customers desired. The cargo box maintains the same dimensions to alleviate the transition for past truck proprietors, that can quickly move their accessories as well as devices to the new vehicle. More than 95 percent of accessories carry over from the typical F-150 to the Lightning.



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Since's A Frunk.

Ford claims the 2022 F-150 Lightning has the most significant and most effective frunk in the market. It has a deeper subfrunk level under the detachable as well as relatively easy to fix nonskid floor covering. The grille opens as a single piece with the adjustable-height hood, and also LED lights are installed on the underside of the grille to light up the cargo location.



The frunk has a reduced load floor and provides 14.1 cubic feet of quantity, enough to hold 2 golf bags. It is a closed dry space yet can suit wet and also unclean items, with a drainpipe in the subfrunk flooring. The underfloor bin has a cover that functions as a divider panel to segment the cargo hold. There are grocery hooks, tie downs, and a cargo web at the back.



Ford's Lightning provides four drive settings: Typical, Sporting Activity, Off-Road, and Tow/Haul. To help the vehicle driver, electronic cameras give a 360-degree sight. There are additionally box and also device cams, yet not an electronic camera underneath the truck to see the surface below you when wheels are in the air as you're off-roading.



Onboard Scales is an additional trendy function; it makes use of the vehicle's sensing units to approximate haul, allowing you know when you hit the F-150 Lightning's limit. The input is fed to the trip organizer, which changes your array as necessary-- one more means to relieve array stress and anxiety.



Pro Trailer Hitch Help makes its debut on the Lightning; it regulates steering, throttle, and brake inputs to align your ball drawback under your trailer coupler. You still need to jump out to attach the trailer on your own.



Lightning Name.

Ford brought back the Lightning name, initially made use of in 1992 on a performance F-150 that was the globe's fastest manufacturing vehicle at the time. Since the name was revealed for the EV, it has gotten favorable responses, marketing supervisor Brian Bell claimed. Enthusiasts are topped for performance, and also those that don't remember the original-- Lightning customers are expected to skew a bit younger, extra metropolitan, and also with greater earnings than conventional vehicle purchasers-- still assume it makes sense for an electric vehicle.



" I like the Lightning name," chief designer Linda Zhang said. "I assume we've done it justice." We believe so, as well.
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