2024 Ford F-150 Lightning Flash debuts with 320 miles of range

Ford F-150 Lightning Flash debuts today – a tech-forward offering that brings together most of the current customers’ favorite features for $69,995. The F-150 Lightning Flash expands on the XLT model line by adding in-demand tech capabilities, including an extended-range battery, which has a targeted EPA-estimated range of 320 miles, available Ford BlueCruise v1.2 hands-free highway driving, and a standard 15.5-inch touchscreen for seamless interactions and navigation. The F-150 Lightning Flash customer values an EV powertrain and advanced tech features paired with a more accessible price point and the F-150’s proven ability to handle anything, whether people, pets, or gear.

F-150 Lightning drivers can access the BlueOval Charge Network, North America’s largest public charging network5 with over 84,000 chargers. Starting in spring 2024, F-150 Lightning drivers also will 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 EV dealers are also adding public-facing fast-chargers and locations to the BlueOval Charge Network. Charging a vehicle at home is as simple as charging a phone. F-150 Lightning owners can charge overnight with the available Ford Charge Station Pro on a 240V wall outlet. To maximize home charging speed and connected features at home, they can purchase the Ford Connected Charge Station and its on-demand 80 amps of power.

SK On announced it will establish a cathode manufacturing facility in Canada with global major automaker Ford Motor and cathode producer EcoPro BM as they joined a move to strengthen a value chain covering from key battery materials to electric vehicles (EVs). Cathode is a core material determining the performance of an EV battery. The three companies announced that the cathode plant will be built on the 278,000…

24 August 2023

The Ford Cologne Electric Vehicle Center officially opens following a $2 billion investment to transform the historic plant, first founded in 1930. This hi-tech production facility in Germany will build Ford’s new generation of electric passenger vehicles for millions of European customers. Designed to be highly efficient, the 125-hectare site is equipped with a brand-new production line, battery assembly, and…

14 June 2023

Ford Motor Company said today it reached an agreement with Tesla Motors that will provide Ford electric vehicle customers access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the U.S. and Canada, doubling the number of fast-chargers available to Ford EV customers starting Spring 2024. A Tesla-developed adapter will provide Ford F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E and E-Transit vehicles fitted with the Combined Charging…

26 May 2023

Ford Motor Company has signed deals with three companies for lithium hydroxide supply. These are Albemarle, Nemaska Lithium, and SQM. Albemarle will supply more than 100,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide for approximately 3 million future Ford EV batteries. The five-year supply agreement starts in 2026 and continues through 2030. In addition to the lithium hydroxide supply, Albemarle and Ford will…

23 May 2023

Ford is re-opening its order banks for the all-electric Mustang Mach-E on Wednesday as completed plant upgrades support production ramp in the second half of 2023, with feature improvements on the way – including an increased range for standard range battery models to a targeted EPA-estimated range of 250 miles for RWD and 226 miles for eAWD. The production increase for Mustang Mach-E in the second half of this year…

3 May 2023

Ford announced that F-150 Lightning is going global for the first time with entry into Norway, the world’s most advanced electric vehicle market. Following impassioned consumer demand, Norwegian customers can apply to purchase a limited number of special F-150 Lightning Lariat Launch Edition vehicles. In the USA market there are two LARIAT trims – F-150 Lightning Lariat Standard Range (510A) and F-150 Lightning…

20 April 2023

Ford Motor Company is investing C$1.8 billion in its Oakville Assembly Complex to transform it into a high-volume hub of electric vehicle manufacturing in Canada – a key part of the company’s plan to scale production of electric vehicles and make them more accessible to millions of customers. The campus, to be renamed Oakville Electric Vehicle Complex, will begin to retool and modernize in the second quarter of 2024…

12 April 2023

Ford’s EV sales grew 41% in the first quarter on sales of 10,866 electric vehicles. F-150 Lightning sales totaled 4,291 pickups with production capacity actions on track to hit an annual production run rate of 150,000 this year. Sales by Ford Pro of the E-Transit, America’s best-selling electric van last year, climbed 62.7%. Reflecting downtime at the plant for changes to increase production, Mustang Mach-E sales…

5 April 2023

Following the release of additional guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department, Ford Motor Company has confirmed that all three of its currently available popular electric vehicles, as well as its plug-in hybrids, are eligible for Inflation Reduction Act federal tax credits in 2023. The available BEVs by Ford are: Ford F-150 Lightning – USD 7,500 credit Ford Mustnag Mach-E – USD 3,750 credit Ford E-Transit – USD…

5 April 2023

Ford is on track with construction at the BlueOval City mega-campus and poised to usher in a new era of American innovation and manufacturing. The electric vehicle and battery manufacturing campus in West Tennessee begins production in 2025 and will be home to Ford’s second-generation electric truck, code-named Project T3. The site will be capable of producing 500,000 EV trucks a year at full production capacity…

27 March 2023

Ford today revealed the new all-electric Ford Explorer. It is the first in a wave of innovative new electric vehicles from Ford and forges the way for a complete reinvention of the Ford brand in Europe. It is also the company’s first electric vehicle to be built at scale in the new Ford Cologne EV Centre in Germany. Engineered and built in Germany, the all-electric Explorer offers an outstanding digital experience…

21 March 2023

LG Energy Solution, Ford, and Koç Holding signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a new joint venture subject to final agreement by all the parties to create one of Europe’s largest commercial electric vehicle battery cell facilities near Ankara, Turkey, strengthening the foundation for Ford’s electric future in Europe. The new joint venture will be located in an organized industrial zone in…

22 February 2023

Ford has committed to producing both nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the U.S. The brand is investing $3.5 billion to build the country’s first automaker-backed LFP battery plant, offering customers a second battery technology within Ford’s EV lineup. This plant – called BlueOval Battery Park Michigan – initially will employ 2,500 people when production of LFP batteries…

14 February 2023

The Ford F-150 Lightning is charging into the new year as the North American Truck of the Year. This is the latest award in the electric truck’s trophy case and marks the third straight NACTOY Truck of the Year award for Ford. It’s also the fifth NACTOY award for Ford in the past three years. The F-150 Lightning is the best-selling electric truck in the U.S. since its launch in May 2022, with sales totaling 15,617…

12 January 2023