Ford begins shipping F-150 Lightning electric truck

Ford revealed its F-150 Lightning electric truck last year, serving as another sign that traditional car companies are switching to electric vehicles. Now the truck has finally started shipping to buyers.

The Ford F-150 Lightning was introduced last year, with a traditional truck design on the outside and all-electric internals. It immediately drew comparisons to Tesla’s Cybertruck in development, with a Ford representative saying at the launch that its customers “didn’t want their truck to look like a doorstop or a spaceship,” a clear blow to the Cybertruck’s polygonal design. The truck also has a large front trunk (a “frunk”) for storage, in addition to the rear bed, and enough built-in outlets to power tents and small houses for a short time. The truck was originally meant to start at $52,974 and top out at around $90,000, but like our sister site ReviewGeek he noted, many dealers were quoting high-end models for as much as $145,000.

Bloomberg reports that Michigan resident Nicholas Schmidt took delivery of the first delivery of a Ford F-150 Lightning on Thursday, May 26. He said Bloomberg who owns a Tesla Model 3, and had a deposit for the next Cybertruck – he later tweeted that the reservation “was no longer necessary”.