Ford Motor Co.’s F-150 Lightning electrical pickup will stand up to 320 miles of battery vary — 20 miles greater than beforehand anticipated — in line with remaining EPA estimates released Monday.
The highest-end vary will likely be obtainable on XLT, Lariat and Professional trims outfitted with an optionally available extended-range battery. Platinum trims, which come commonplace with an extended-range battery, additionally will get 20 extra miles than beforehand estimated, at 300 miles per cost.
Professional, XLT and Lariat trims with the standard-range battery will stand up to 230 miles of EPA-estimated vary, in keeping with earlier projections.
Professional trims can be found to fleet clients solely.
“We’re laser targeted on frequently enhancing our power consumption effectivity for Lightning and the staff is absolutely completely happy to ship these outcomes for our clients.” Linda Zhang, chief program engineer of the F-150 Lightning, stated in a press release.
The Lightning’s 320 miles would path the 329-mile range of GMC’s Hummer Version 1 pickup, which went on sale late final 12 months, however prime the 314 currently offered by Rivian’s most-efficient R1T pickup. Rivian plans a Max battery pack model that may stand up to an estimated 400 miles of range, however that configuration has been pushed again to 2023.
Ford is on monitor to start delivering Lightnings within the coming weeks. It has capped reservations at about 200,000 automobiles, though executives haven’t but stated what number of reservation holders have transformed to orders.
