All info on the electric pick-up

The Ford F-150 Lightning is a 100% electric declination of the most famous and sold pick-up in the world. It is only available in four -wheel drive and can choose a battery of 98 or 131 kWh. For the moment, no official marketing is planned in Europe.

Our Lightning F-150 test

Maxime Fontanier was able to try the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pick-up in its high-end Lariat version 588 chequipped with the 131 kWh battery.

Design you Ford F-150 Lightning

The Ford F-Series pick-ups have been the best-selling worldwide, for more than twenty years of consistant. It was out of the question for the manufacturer with a blue oval to reinvent the genre. Lightning logically resembles other F-150s in the range, with however some subtleties which are specific to him.

The main changes are at the side of the vehicle with in particular a LED line as a light signature. Like all VEs, the electric F-150 is adorned with a full grille. The huge hood of the truck closes a double -bottomed fruit (or front trunk) with a capacity of 400 l.

Battery a Recharge You Ford F-150 Lightning

The Ford electric pick-up takes the big battery at the Mustang Mach-E and makes it its entry-level battery. This one offers up to 370 km of autonomy (EPA standard) and can be loaded alternating up to 11 kW or in direct current up to 150 kW. Under optimal load conditions, the passage from 15 to 80% is made in 44 minutes. In this battery configuration, the power of the F-150 is limited to 458 hp (337 kW).

A larger battery, with a capacity of 131 kWhcan equip the F-150 Lightning raising the power to 588 hp (433 kW). This can take up to 19 kW in AC and still 150 kW in DC. The 15 to 80% fast load is carried out in 41 minutes.

The Ford electric pick-up is equipped with V2L (vehicle-to-lot) technology capable of returning energy from its battery to another device. There are 3 electrical outlets in the vehicle, one of 7.4 kW and two of 2.4 kW.

Interior

Inside the first electrical pick-up of the American firm, we find 5 real seats. The absence of the central transmission tunnel is a real asset compared to conventional double cabin pick-ups. At the front as at the rear, the passengers have 120 V plugs.

The equipment of the pick-up is very complete and the finishes are generally correct, but the quality of certain materials leaves something to be desired.

It is above all a utility vehicle and the lightning is not lacking in interior tips to simplify the lives of workers at its wheel. Like the huge central armrest for example, which is fully unfolding to become a work table. The gearbox lever is stored at the central column to allow this manipulation ‘.

America, truck yeah!

The Ford F-150 Lightning is a real American pick-up in dimensions Americannot very compatible with our environment to us: 5.9 m long, 1.99 m high and 2 m wide. This is a truck (truck) of more than 3 tonnes on the scale, as much to say that the B license would be quickly insufficient to be able to exploit the machine to its maximum. The maximum weight transportable in the bucket is 885 kg (for a volume of 1495 l).

American excess is also felt in the performance of the electric pick-up. Let us remind all of useful purposes that it is a utility vehicle. A utility vehicle capable of shooting 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds Thanks to the 588 horsepower (433 kW) developed by its two electric motors (in the large battery configuration). The “small” battery, which will be the only option for the purely utility version of the F-150 called Pro, still offers 458 hp (337 kW) and performance that has nothing to envy to modern sports cars.

Commericalisation

Suffice to say right away: the F-150 Lightning will not be marketed in Europe. In the United States, the electric pick-up is billed from $ 55,974 in its purely professional utility version with the “small” battery. The XLT finish gives the possibility of accessing the 131 kWh battery, the price starts at $ 80,974.

Update

The F-150 Lightning will be well marketed in Europe, first in Norvege. Norwegian customers must make a quick decision because Ford has planned a limited quantity of its electric F-150 model. In addition, they have no choice of the version, because it is a special launch series “Latiat Launch Edition”, equipped with a Super Crew Cab body and a blue metallic antimatter paint. The vehicle has 458 hp and a battery with a useful capacity of 98 kWh, but European autonomy in WLTP cycle remains unknown, although Ford estimates that it is 380 km.

Although the French division of Ford has relayed this information, it did not announce the launch of the F-150 model on the French market. Indeed, this vehicle is not suitable for our roads because of its size. However, Ford plans to launch a Lightning version of its Ranger model, which could be marketed in our concessions. Case to follow.

Ford F-150 Lightning : galerie photos