Popular car producing company, Ford on April 26th began transporting its electric vehicle F-150 Lightning, however it as of now has an unexpected treat for prospective proprietors: all adaptations of the truck will have more strength than it previous version, and the standard reach model will have a significantly higher payload limit, as indicated by an official statement from the organization.
While that is an interesting news for any individual who's as of now got a pre-request, it could wind up expanding the demand from the people who don't, and can't get one — Ford quit taking pre-orders for the truck in December, and is at present sorting out some way to arrive at its objective of delivering 150,000 electric vehicles each year.
Back then in May 2021, when Ford reported its electric pickup, the company assessed the standard battery pack adaptation would make 426 strength, and the drawn out range rendition would make 563. Now that it's really constructing them, those numbers have gotten a knock: the standard reach will deliver 452 strength, and the drawn out will get an astounding 580 torque.
For setting, the V8 turbocharged diesels that Ford places in its Super Duty trucks (think F-250 to F-450) top out around 475 strength — however those motors in all actuality do make 1,050 pound-feet of force, which is beyond what the 775 pound-feet the Lightning can do.
The payload capacity for the truck, or how much weight it can hold in the bed, cab, and frunk, has also gotten a bump. Ford’s announcement says that “properly equipped F-150 Lightning pickups can now haul an extra 235 pounds for a total 2,235 pounds of maximum available hauling capability.” There is a bit of mystery here though — when Ford announced the Lightning, it said that only the standard-range model could haul 2,000 pounds.
The extended range’s extra batteries meant it was limited to a maximum of 1,800 pounds. Ford didn’t immediately respond to The Verge’s request for comment about whether that model is also getting a payload capacity bump.
It’s also worth noting that these figures are likely to be best-case numbers. Ford’s press release notes they’re calculated from the “peak performance of the electric motor(s) at peak battery power,” so your truck may make less horsepower 250 miles into a trip than it will fresh off the charger.
Ford also says that “horsepower, torque, payload, towing and targeted EPA-estimated range are independent attributes and may not be achieved simultaneously,” which again makes sense — trucks just won’t be as zippy when they’re hauling a 7,700-pound trailer (the maximum the standard-range model is rated for).