The Ford F-150 Lightning never delivered on its promises. The idea was to reset the American EV race with an electric version of the country’s best-selling vehicle. But the reality arrived at a higher-than-expected price, and struggled to attract buyers.
Ford has decided to pull the plug, for now. The company announced Monday that it would launch a next-generation F-150 Lightning as an extended range electric vehicle (EREV), with a gas generator onboard offering up to 700 miles of range. Ford won’t say when it’s coming, but the pivot is a tacit admission that the company can’t profitably make a sufficiently capable, fully electric F-150 at a price consumers are willing to pay.
Read below for the full look at how Ford is dialing back its EV ambitions, plus:
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