Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck will come with a range of 482 kms on single charge.
Ford F-150 Lightning has a starting price of 39,974 dollars (roughly converted to less than ₹30 lakh).
US-based auto giant Ford Motor's commitment to electric vehicles seems very serious. So much so that they have turned their best-selling vehicle into a fully electric model with the F-150 Lightning. The electric pickup truck is a first for the carmaker, which also unveiled its EV strategy for days ahead.
Ford promises that the new F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck will not only be affordable, but also packed with connected technology and will offer a driving experience hard to forget. The carmaker's decision to transform its best-selling model for more than 40 years into an all-electric vehicle is a significant move amid US President Joe Biden's push for electric mobility. Biden himself test drove the F-150 Lightning at the Ford test tracks and had said, "This sucker's quick."
Though electric vehicles only make up for just 2 per cent of overall vehicle sales in US, Ford F-150 Lightning hopes to improve the share with its aggressive pricing. Ford has kept a very competitive 39,974 dollars (roughly converted to less than ₹30 lakh) as the starting price for the electric pickup truck to attract customers.
One of the unique features in the Ford F-150 Lightning is the 'frunk' or boot space under the hood. That is thanks to the missing internal combustion engine. It opens up around 400 litres of space for luggage, besides other conventional storage areas around the vehicle.
Inside, a 12-inch digital instrument cluster and a 12-inch infotainment display are available. The more equipped versions will be able to carry the 15.5-inch vertical screen with the SYNC4A system.
The F-150 Lightning will come with dual electric motors, one on each axle, and will achieve 563 horsepower and a staggering 1,050 Nm of peak torque, making it the most powerful F-150 available. In terms of acceleration, the F-150 Lightning can go from 0 to 100 kilometres per hour in just four seconds.
The Lithium-Ion battery pack is estimated in a range between 115 and 150 kWh. Ford claims that with a super fast DC charger the F-150 Lightning can replenish around 87 kms of charge in just 10 minutes, charging the battery from 15 to 80% in just 41 minutes.
Comments