Ford’s Extended Range F-150 Lightning has a massive 131 kWh battery pack

In a livestream final week, Ford quietly revealed the battery capacities obtainable on its Ford F-150 Lightning electrical pickup, Auto Evolution reported. To begin with, the Commonplace Vary mannequin, with a projected 230 miles of vary, will include a 98 kWh battery pack. In the meantime, the elective Prolonged Vary model (300 miles focused) could have a large 131 kWh battery. 

The Commonplace Vary bundle would be the major providing on the primary three of 4 variations: the fleet-oriented Lightning Professional, the XLT and the Lariat. The Prolonged Vary is elective for the XLT and Lariat, and normal on the top-end Platinum mannequin. Ford mentioned that the “F-150 Lighting Professional mannequin will probably be obtainable with the standard-range battery to retail clients,” nevertheless it beforehand mentioned that it could be obtainable with the Prolonged Vary possibility for fleet consumers. 

Ford additionally revealed that the ability fold mirrors would solely be obtainable on the Lariat and Platinum fashions, and that the Robust Mattress spray-in mattress liner shouldn’t be normal, however an obtainable possibility on all trims. Different choices we already knew about embody a high-powered 9.6 kW Professional Energy system for the primary two trims (it is normal on Lariat and Platinum) and 15.5-inch touchscreen with Sync 4A, obtainable on the higher trim ranges.

Ford has but to disclose precise retail costs, nevertheless it beforehand mentioned that the Commonplace Vary Lightning Professional will begin at $39,974 earlier than any tax incentives for industrial consumers, whereas the Prolonged Vary mannequin (once more just for fleet consumers) will begin at $49,974. Retail costs are anticipated to begin at $42,000 and high out at $90,000 for the Platinum mannequin. That is a good bit larger than the $28,000 base value for an F-150 ICE model, however then once more, most folk pay significantly greater than that on common. 

Given the massive battery sizes, Ford’s costs really appear surprisingly affordable. By comparability, Hyundai’s Kona Electrical has a a lot smaller 64 kWh battery and begins at $34,000. We should always know the precise F-150 Lightning costs quickly, as Ford mentioned within the livestream that order banks would open in January 2022. At present, it has 200,000 pre-orders in hand, and lately reduce off additional reservations.