Ford has received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ratings for more versions of its upcoming F-150 Lightning electric truck. Extended Range versions with a larger battery pack get a better-than-expected 320-mile EPA.
Ford is preparing to begin production and delivery of the F-150 Lightning, an electric pickup truck, to help accelerate the electrification of the massive segment of the US auto industry.
The automaker grabbed a lot of headlines by announcing that the Ford F-150 Lightning will start at $40,000, with a range of up to 300 miles. When the company opened F-150 Lightning ComponentWe get a better idea of how the different options work.
We found that the $40,000 base version gets an estimated range of 230 miles (370 km) on a single charge, but if you want a larger battery pack with 300 miles of range, Ford gets you a host of other options that bring you the price up to 74,000 dollar.
Last week, the Standard Range edition was leaked by the EPA – confirming it It achieved the expected range of 230 miles on a single charge.
Ford now has EPA-estimated final ranges for all versions of the F-150 Lightning, and Extended Range versions with a larger battery pack achieved a range of up to 20 miles more than expected:
| F-150 Lightning (EPA estimated range) | F-150 Lightning (EPA final estimated range) |
| F-150 Lightning Pro SR: 230 miles | F-150 Lightning Pro SR: 230 miles |
| F-150 Lightning Pro ER (fleet only): 300 miles | F-150 Lightning Pro ER (fleet only): 320 miles |
| F-150 Lightning XLT SR: 230 miles | F-150 Lightning XLT SR: 230 miles |
| F-150 Lightning XLT ER: 300 miles | F-150 Lightning XLT ER: 320 miles |
| F-150 Lightning Lariat SR: 230 miles | F-150 Lightning Lariat SR: 230 miles |
| F-150 Lightning Lariat ER: 300 miles | F-150 Lightning Lariat ER: 320 miles |
| F-150 Lightning Platinum: 280 miles | F-150 Lightning Platinum: 300 miles |
We don’t have all the efficiency numbers yet other than the standard battery pack, but more details are expected to come from the EPA soon.
Ford CEO Jim Farley congratulated his engineering team for exceeding expectations:
Linda Chang, chief engineer of the F-150 Lightning program, added:
We are laser focused on continually improving our power efficiency for Lightning and the team is really pleased to present these results to our customers.
Ford is preparing to start production of the electric pickup truck for delivery later this year.
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