Due to increased production at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Ford Motor Co. states it is on track to increase production of the F-150 Lightning to reduce customer wait times.
Officials estimate that new retail orders made today could be delivered as early as September. The company is also continuing to accept retail customer orders for the Lariat and Platinum models.
“Customer interest for XLT has considerably outstripped supply since the F-150 Lightning launch and we’ve worked with our suppliers to help address that,” says Marin Gjaja, chief customer officer for Ford Model e. “We heard loud and clear from our customers that they want their truck deliveries as close as possible to their orders. As we scale production, we are making this possible.”
Ford also is making it easy for customers to order the exact version of the F-150 Lightning they want by going online or by visiting their local Ford dealers. The F-150 Lightning XLT, with a starting MSRP of $64,474, delivers an EPA-estimated range of 240 miles. The available extended-range battery has an EPA-estimated range of 320 miles and 580 horsepower starting at $78,874.
The F-150 Lightning XLT — with standard range battery and most configurations for extended range battery — is eligible for $7,500 in potential federal tax credits.
The production increase for the F-150 Lightning is part of Ford’s plan to scale electric vehicles and make them more accessible to customers. Ford is on track to triple F-150 Lightning production by the end of this year to an annual rate of approximately 150,000 units.
The F-150 Lightning comes with an available 9.6-kilowatt smart power plant on wheels with Pro Power Onboard and software updates that help make it even better over time.
When F-150 Lightning drivers get their trucks, Ford has been working to make it easy for them to access EV charging infrastructure with the BlueOval charge network, one of North America’s largest public charging network with more than 84,000 chargers.
And starting next year, F-150 Lightning drivers will also have access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers, making it the largest integrated fast-charge network across the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, Ford dealers are adding roughly 1,800 public-facing fast-chargers and locations to the BlueOval Charge Network by early 2024.
