2022 Ford F-150 Lighting production officially began at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center last week, marking the dawn of a new electrified era for the legacy automaker. Tremendously popular since the day it was revealed, the all-electric pickup quickly racked up 200,000 reservations and exceeded both Ford’s expectations and production capacity, prompting it to ramp up the latter to 150,000 units annually by mid-2023. In the meantime, those lucky enough to get their hands on the sold-out 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning will be receiving a vehicle that’s more capable than originally expected, it seems.
| Standard-Range Battery (targeted) | Standard-Range Battery (finalized) | Extended-Range Battery (targeted) | Extended-Range Battery (finalized) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak Power (horsepower) | 426 | 452 | 563 | 580 |
| Peak Torque (pound-feet) | 775 | 775 | 775 | 775 |
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning models equipped with the standard range battery pack were originally targeted to produce 426 horsepower and 775 pound-feet of torque, while pickups equipped with the extended range battery pack featured a higher horsepower rating of 563 horsepower and the same torque figure. However, the final ratings came in a bit higher at 452 horsepower for standard range battery-equipped F-150 Lightning pickups and 580 horsepower for those with the extended range battery, while torque remains unchanged across the board.
Interestingly, this means that even the base F-150 Lightning and Lightning Pro models offer more horsepower than the F-150 Raptor, which is rated to produce 450 ponies from Ford’s high-output twin-turbocharged 3.5L V6 EcoBoost. Meanwhile, the Lighting’s max payload rating also increases from 2,000 to 2,235 pounds, though the automaker hasn’t yet specified which models that figure applies to.
Back in March, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final range figures for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning, which came in at 230 miles of range for standard range battery-equipped pickups and 320 miles for extended range battery models (300 miles for the Platinum), the latter of which is 20 miles higher than previously expected. Both batteries utilize brand new lightweight aluminum battery enclosures produced by Magna and an innovative crossmember designed by BASF and L&L Products.
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There is one big problem. Ford will never be able to build enough of them, for years, if not decades, to satisfy the market, just like the Mach E, Maverick, Bronco, etc., and that will cause potential buyers of the Lightning, and those other products ( like me ) to look else where, like Tesla, Rivian, GM, etc.
What is the range when the truck is pulling a 4000 pound trailer or is loaded with 2200 pounds of cargo in the bed?
Most people buy trucks to pull trailers and haul cargo not turn 13 second 1/4 mile times. I read about a who tried to tow his boat with his electric Ford F150 on a full charge and only got 70 miles. He had have his truck towed to a charging station. When it comes to EV’s weight is everything, they do ok until they need to be used as a truck and then it’s game over.