Ford proves to be "lightning quick" after delivering its popular all-electric F-150 Lightning truck to customers in all 50 states, including Hawaii and Alaska, according to a report by The Verge.
DEARBORN, MI - APRIL 26: A Ford all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck comes off the line and drives to the stage for its official launch at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on April 26, 2022 in Dearborn, Michigan. The F-150 Lightning is positioned to be the first full-size all-electric pickup truck to go on sale in the mainstream U.S. market
Lightning Quick Deliveries
The flagship electric vehicle of Ford is already sold out in the US for 2022. Now, the automaker hopes further to increase its manufacturing and deliveries of the truck.
It is worth noting that they achieved this feat in only two months, making Ford's operations truly "lightning quick!"
DEARBORN, MI - SEPTEMBER 27: A Ford Motor Company worker works on a Ford F150 truck on the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Truck Plant on September 27, 2018 in Dearborn, Michigan. The Ford Rouge Plant is celebrating 100 years as America's longest continuously operating auto plant. The factory produced Eagle Boats during WWI and currently produces the Ford F150 pickup truck.
In order to outpace its competitors in the race to distribute electric trucks to the largest possible audience, Ford is relying on its 119 years of production and delivery experience as well as its extensive dealership network.
According to The Verge, the F-150 has been the best-selling car in the US for the past 40 years, and trucks are also among the most popular vehicles in the nation.
Deliveries of the F-150 Lightning are most prevalent in Texas and California, the states with the highest percentage of electric vehicle sales. However, the automaker claimed that all of the deliveries to the states in the US occurred naturally and without any outside interference.
Production Estimate
Ford's initial production estimate for the number of electric F-150s it intended to build has been somewhat fluid. The company initially only intended to produce 40,000 vehicles yearly but later informed suppliers that production was likely to increase to 80,000 by the beginning of 2023.
By mid-2023, that number will have increased to 150,000 trucks. However, it is still uncertain how many will actually reach clients this year, according to The Verge.
More notably, Ford uses a "wave-by-wave reservation procedure" to let customers know when they may place online Lightning spec orders. But Ford had to halt bookings for the Lightning earlier this year after receiving 200,000 refundable $100 deposits since the vehicle's launch in May 2020.
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Written by Joaquin Victor Tacla
