Ford’s F-150 Lightning Electric Truck Is More Powerful Than Promised

Even though the F-150 Lighting is still a healthy distance away from matching rivals like the GMC Hummer EV’s thousand horsepower output or the Rivian R1T’s 835 horsepower claim, Ford’s electric truck still goes past its Raptor sibling. But the biggest ace up the F-150 Lightning’s sleeve is its extremely competitive asking price, which is nearly half of what Rivian asks, and about a third of what GMC’s hulking SUV commands.

Another piece of feel-good news that Ford has to share is that the entry-level Lightning Pro can also be customized with the extended-range battery pack. However, that luxury will be exclusive to fleet buyers, with no information if it will ever be extended to a regular customer. Production of the F-150 Lightning is in full swing right now, but all that hype around Ford’s electric pickup truck has also forced the company to stop taking new orders due to high demand.

Reservations for the Ford offering opened in May 2021, but as the market release kept inching closer, chatter around it went through the roof. Ford aims to roll 150,000 units of the electric trucks off its assembly line annually by 2023, which is quite an ambitious number. However, Ford’s confidence also likely stems from the fact that the F-150 Lightning’s biggest competitor — the Tesla Cybertruck — keeps getting delayed, and the boxy pickup truck won’t be hitting the roads until next year at the earliest.