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The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning will go on sale in the spring of next year. It’ll be available as base, XLT, Lariat, and Platinum models, and this is the equipment that they get. Pricing will start at around $42,000 for the base model and $55,000 for the XLT; Ford has only announced MSRPs of $39,974 and $52,974 and has yet to confirm the amount of the mandatory destination charge. The F-150 Lightning is the electric version of the F-150 pickup truck, and it’ll go on sale in the spring of next year. When it does, it’ll be available as base, XLT (pictured in red), Lariat (blue), and Platinum (silver) models similar to its gas-powered counterpart. It’s only available as a four-door SuperCrew model with a 5.5-foot box, though, and there are two battery packs available. There’s a Standard Range pack, which is targeting 230 miles of EPA-estimated range, and an Extended Range battery with 300 miles of estimated range. We won’t know about the base work-truck model until next week, but this is what you’ll be able to get on the three other models: XLT ($55,000 est.)

The XLT model will serve as the base model for the average retail buyer. It comes standard with the Standard Range battery, but the larger pack is optional. The XLT does not get the light bar connecting the taillights that’s on the Lariat and Platinum models, but a power tailgate and LED lighting in the bed are both optional. XLT models ride on standard 18-inch aluminum wheels with black accents, and 20-inch dark grey wheels are optional. The F-150’s new 12.0-inch touchscreen powered by Ford’s Sync 4 infotainment system is the only choice. Cloth seats are standard, and heated seats are optional. The XLT gets the 2.4-kW ProPower Onboard system as standard, and the additional 9.6-kW version is an option. The Tow Technology package, which includes a trailer backup assist, and the Max Trailer Tow package are available on the XLT. Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free driving technology is not available on the XLT, but Ford’s Co-Pilot360 Assist 2.0 package with adaptive cruise control, lane centering, and built-in navigation is. Lariat ($59,000 est.)Like the XLT, the Lariat comes standard with the Standard Range Battery, and the Extended Range pack is optional. Lariat models have gray 20-inch wheels. All Lightning models come standard with fixed running boards, but the Lariat and Platinum have available retractable running boards and a power tailgate. The Lariat comes standard with heated and cooled leather seats and the 15.5-inch vertically oriented touchscreen that uses Ford’s Sync 4A infotainment system. An eight-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system is standard, and a function that allows you to use a phone as a key is available, too. The Lariat models come standard with the 9.6-kW ProPower Onboard. Ford Co-Pilot360 Assist 2.0 is standard, and BlueCruise and active park assist are available on the Lariat. Both tow packages are available. Platinum ($70,000 est.)Platinum models are fully loaded and are only available with the Extended Range battery pack and 9.6-kW ProPower OnBoard. They ride on 22-inch wheels with black accents. They’re equipped with Nirvana leather heated and ventilated seats with black stripes, the larger (15.5-inch) touchscreen, and an 18-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system. Ford’s maximum recline front seats are available only on the Platinum. Both towing packages are standard on the Platinum models, as is BlueCruise.
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Ford has announced prices for the 2022 F-150 Lightning’s base and XLT models but not the Lariat or Platinum trims.We’re estimating the base price will be around $42,000 including a mandatory destination charge (Ford hasn’t yet released the exact destination charge).The XLT will start around $55,000 and the Lariat and Platinum versions will be considerably more expensive—Ford says it will go up to $90,000.The existing gasoline version of the Ford F-150 starts just above $30,000, but that sum is hardly representative of the broad range of models available. Similarly, the base price that Ford has announced for the new electric version of the F-150, the 2022 Lightning, is only part of the story. What we know so far is that the base Lightning, which is intended for commercial customers, will likely cost around $42,000 including a mandatory destination charge (Ford declined to confirm exactly what that charge is, so we’re estimating it for now), and the XLT will cost around $55,000. But the company isn’t releasing pricing for top Lariat and Platinum trim levels, although a Ford spokesperson said top versions will reach $90,000.
All Lightnings will come with all-wheel drive and a crew cab, so by our approximation the most equivalent gasoline model is the 2021 F-150 XL SuperCrew 4WD with a short bed, which costs $41,855. That base version has a 3.3-liter V-6 engine with 290 horsepower and 265 pound-feet of torque, which pales in comparison with the base Lightning’s 426 hp and 775 pound-feet.The Lightning’s base price also undercuts the new hybrid version of the F-150 by a few thousand dollars. A 2021 F-150 XL crew cab with the optional PowerBoost drivetrain starts at $46,350.When comparing XLT crew-cab versions, the Lightning will be considerably more than an XLT 4WD with the V-6 ($45,500) and a few thousand more than an XLT model with the optional hybrid drivetrain ($49,995).Obviously, the better-equipped Lariat and Platinum versions of the F-150 Lightning will be more expensive. We’re estimating that they will start around $59,000 for the Lariat and $70,000 for the Platinum. A loaded Platinum will be around $90,000, according to Ford.Ford says that the Lightning will offer two different battery-pack sizes. The Standard Range pack claims a driving range of 230 miles, and the Extended Range, which is optional on all models except the Platinum, is claimed to have a driving range of 300 miles. We don’t know how much extra it will cost, but it will likely add several thousand dollars to the Lightning’s bottom line.Price vs. Other Electric TrucksNow that we’ve covered how the Lightning fits into the F-150 lineup, what about how it compares to other electric pickups? Well, that question isn’t so easy to answer, as there aren’t any on sale yet.

The Ford will likely offer several versions that are cheaper than the claimed $67,500 starting price for the upcoming Rivian R1T, which is slated to arrive this summer. Tesla has offered up a $39,900 base-price estimate for the base version of the Cybertruck, which doesn’t have an arrival date set yet. The dual-motor Cybertruck, which is more similar to the Lightning because of its all-wheel drive, has an estimated price of $49,900 and is slated to go into production late this year, if Tesla doesn’t reschedule it. The GMC Hummer EV is also considerably more expensive than the Ford, with a starting price of $79,995 for the base version that won’t arrive for a few more years.
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This is the Year of the Electric Pickup Truck. By the time the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning goes into production later this year, it’ll already have competition from Ford’s frenemy, Rivian (Ford invested $500 million in Rivian in 2019 and has an undisclosed stake in the company). The GMC Hummer is also slated for production this year, with the coming years bringing some certain competitors (the electric Chevy Silverado) and others that are, shall we say, a little more subject to change—from Tesla, Lordstown Motors, and Canoo, among others. Bollinger also says it’ll start production on the B2 pickup this year, but we’re betting that not too many truck buyers will be cross-shopping the F-150 and the $125,000 Bollinger. So let’s look at the two imminent competitors: the Rivian and Hummer.Power

Ford—and President Biden—made much of the Lightning’s acceleration, but even in 563-hp guise, its claimed zero-to-60-mph time in the mid-four-second range lags behind the Hummer and R1T, both of which claim zero to 60 in 3.0 seconds. The Ford offers 563 horsepower and 775 pound-feet of torque with its extended-range battery, with the standard battery bringing 426 horsepower and the same torque. GM is claiming 1000 horsepower and about 1000 pound-feet of torque for the Hummer—and good thing, since it also weighs more than 9000 pounds. Rivian’s truck will offer 754 horsepower from quad motors, while the Hummer uses three motors and the Ford two.

Rivian R1T.
Rivian

The Lightning can tow up to 10,000 pounds and haul 1800 pounds of payload with the long-range battery (7700 pounds and 2000 pounds, respectively, with the standard battery), while the R1T is rated to tow 11000 pounds. GM hasn’t put a number on the Hummer’s tow rating, but it ought to be more than either of these.All three are all-wheel-drive, with the Hummer also adding four-wheel-steering that enables “Crab mode.” The R1T has a “Tank mode” that’s enabled by spinning its quad motors in opposite directions across the axles. The Lightning? It can probably kick a nice powerslide in the snow. We can hardly believe that we’re describing the truck that does zero to 60 in the mid-fours as the slowest of any given trio, but that’s where we’re at.

GMC Hummer EV SUT.
GMC

Range and ChargingFord offered lots of range and charging stats for the Lightning without actually disclosing battery capacity. But Ford targets a 230-mile EPA-rated range with the standard battery and 300 miles for the extended-range battery. GM says the Hummer’s battery will offer “350-plus” miles of range, and Rivian’s initial trucks will deliver “300-plus” miles, with the extended-range models shooting for more than 400 miles of range.

Ford

Ford will offer 150-kilowatt DC fast charging that can bring the extended-range battery from 15 percent to 80 percent charge in 41 minutes. More intriguing, a Ford home charger dubbed Ford Charge Station Pro essentially runs two Level 2 chargers through one plug (the truck has dual onboard chargers), thus vastly improving typical Level 2 charge speed. Ford says that the bigger battery requires 19 hours on a 32-amp Level 2 charger to go from 15 percent to 100 percent capacity, while the 80-amp charger drops that time to eight hours. The Charge Station Pro (coupled with some other equipment on the home side) also allows the Lightning to be used as a backup generator, with the house drawing power from the truck. Ford figures that a Lightning could run a typical house, drawing 30.0 kWh per day, for three days. Or 10 days, if power were rationed.GM hasn’t announced a similar plan for the Hummer but says it will be able to take advantage of 350-kilowatt DC fast charging by switching its battery pack from 400 volts to 800 volts for charging. At its quickest, that should allow it to add 100 miles of range in 10 minutes. It can also use lesser chargers, of course.

That is the Hummer, in case you were wondering.
GMC

Rivian is borrowing an idea from Tesla and building a fast charger network exclusively for its owners. The Rivian Adventure Network, as they call it, will initially offer 200-plus-kilowatt charge rates, eventually moving beyond 300 kilowatts. The company plans to have more than 600 sites, with 3500 total chargers, by the end of 2023. It says that charging for 20 minutes will add 140 miles of range to an R1T. Oh, and the network will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy and offer locations near cities and highways, and in more remote locations where off-road adventures might be in store.

There is the Rivian, without its clothes.
Rivian

Clever FeaturesAs it turns out, the sameness of electric propulsion—everyone has a quiet motor that makes max torque at zero rpm—is being more than offset by the blank canvas of packaging possibilities afforded by an EV powertrain. The R1T has a full-width pass-through under the bed called the Gear Tunnel that can be used for storage or to house accessories, like a slide-out camp kitchen. The first Rivians will have a panoramic roof, with next year bringing a removable open-air roof option. There’s an available power tonneau cover, onboard air compressor and a locking cable that connect to the vehicle security system for stowing gear. A gooseneck hinge on the tailgate expands the bed to 83.6 inches long when the tailgate is down. And there’s lockable storage under the bed, too.

Rivian with camp kitchen.
Rivian

The Hummer has a front trunk that can be used to store the transparent panels of its “Sky Roof.” The front panel runs the width of the vehicle, but the rear is divided into left and right sides supported by a central support beam—that’s right, GM brought back T-tops. The Hummer also has a power tonneau cover and power rear drop glass, for the full open-air experience.

GMC Hummer SUT.
GMC

The Lightning skews more pragmatic, although its power-operated frunklid will surely be a crowd pleaser at tailgate parties (where you now might want to back into your spot). The Lightning’s frunk is also a drainable cooler and has 2.4 kilowatts’ worth of power outlets. Party central up there—or, run some tools. Total power output for Lariat and Platinum models is 9.6 kilowatts, with 7.6 kilowatts available from the bed.Both the Ford (BlueCruise) and the Hummer (Super Cruise) will offer hands-free highway driving assistance. Rivian hasn’t said anything about that particular capability. PricingThe Lightning will start at $42,000 for a base truck and climb to $55,000 for an XLT, $59,000 for a Lariat, and $70,000 for the Platinum. The only Hummer you’ll be able to buy this year will be the Edition 1, for $112,595. Later (much later: 2024) there will be models priced as low as $79,995, but we also wouldn’t be surprised if that number got adjusted upward over the next two or three years. The R1T Launch Edition starts at $75,000 and is also the only one that will be available this year. Next year will bring the Explore, for $67,500. The Max Pack battery adds $10,000; the camp kitchen is $5000. It seems like it’ll be easy to price a Rivian into Hummer territory, but the Lightning hews fairly close to the pricing of its gas counterparts. You can price a 5.0-liter gas F-150 4×4 Platinum beyond $70,000 without clicking all the options, so the electric version (and the $7500 federal tax credit it’ll enjoy, at least initially) is very aggressively priced. The F-150 is perpetually the bestselling vehicle in the U.S., and it certainly seems like Ford intends to claim the title in the EV sphere, too.
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The California DMV confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that it is taking a look at how Tesla talks about its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) technology.In the fine print, the automaker makes it clear that FSD is not actually fully self-driving.But CEO Elon Musk has said multiple times that self-driving Teslas are just around the corner, with the latest missed deadline the end of 2020. We’ve said it before, and we’ll keep saying it for a while: there are no full self-driving cars available for sale today. There are test programs, sure, but completely autonomous vehicles remain a technology from the future. Auto companies that try to promote their driver-assistance features as “full self driving” could run afoul of regulators. See also: Tesla.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed to the Los Angeles Times this week that it is reviewing Tesla’s claims for its “full self-driving” option. Although FSD isn’t widely available today, it’s been available for pre-purchase for a couple years now. It’s currently priced at $10,000 and available on every Tesla. The DMV did not provide any more details about the review, but the Times notes that if the DMV finds Tesla’s communications to be misleading, then it could suspend or revoke the company’s autonomous driving testing permits, and then, a DMV spokesperson told the Times, “a vehicle operating on public roads using autonomous technology without first obtaining a permit can be removed from the public roadway by a police officer.”Tesla’s Autopilot adaptive cruise control and lane-centering technology is standard on each of its model lines today, while FSD is a stand-alone option. The first major, and widely available, FSD release, which Tesla calls “Autosteer on city streets,” is supposed to be released later this year. However, in the meantime, those who opt to pay for the future download now get a few extra features in the meantime, including automatic lane changes on the highway, automatically slowing for stop signs and traffic lights, Summon, and auto park. The fine print does make it clear that Autopilot “require[s] active driver supervision and [does] not make the vehicle autonomous,” but that disclaimer can be found on the order page, not where Tesla describes the technology on its model pages.Tesla’s FSD hype has already landed the company in legal trouble. In July 2020, a German court ruled that the automaker misled consumers about its vehicles’ automated driving abilities, and banned Tesla from using the words “full potential for autonomous driving” and “Autopilot inclusive” in its ads.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made multiple bold statements about his vehicles’ autonomous driving technology. Last July, for example, he claimed fully autonomous technology would be ready by the end of 2020. “I’m extremely confident that Level 5 or essentially complete autonomy will happen, and I think it will happen very quickly,” he said at the time. “I think at Tesla, I feel like we are very close to Level 5 autonomy. I think I remain confident that we will have the basic functionality for Level 5 autonomy complete this year.” Musk has not commented or tweeted about the California DMV situation. According to documents obtained by PlainSite, Tesla privately told the California DMV late last year that FSD is not actually a fully autonomous technology. There have already been a number of crashes involving Teslas where there were questions about whether the drivers thought the car was able to drive itself. There have also been cases where drivers specifically attempted to defeat the vehicle’s modest safety features, which are supposed to only keep working with an attentive driver in the driver’s seat. Currently, the DMV considers Tesla Autopilot to be a Level 2 driver-assist technology, the Times notes. There are many other Level 2 driver-assistance technologies on the market, and the automakers selling these vehicles do not describe the technology as fully autonomous.

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The all-electric 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning will debut at 9:30 p.m. ET tonight, May 19.The event will be livestreamed on multiple online platforms from Ford’s world headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan.Based on images leaked yesterday during President Biden’s visit to Michigan, the Lightning looks similar to the regular Ford F-150 pickup.Move over, Mustang Mach-E. There’s a new, less sacrilegious Ford EV coming to town. The highly anticipated, fully electric 2022 F-150 Lightning pickup truck will make its official debut to the world at 9:30 p.m. EST tonight, May 19, via live stream.

People can watch the reveal on multiple online platforms, including Ford’s website, YouTube, Twitter, and, of course, Facebook.

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It shares a name with the high-performance F-150 Lightning pickup from the late ’90s and early 2000s, and Ford CEO Jim Farley has said the new all-electric version will be even quicker in a straight line. The new Lightning will also have two electric motors–one on each axle, creating all-wheel drive–and its battery pack is expected to provide up to 300 miles of range. The new Lightning should also be more practical than the supercharged gas burner of old, since the EV truck will actually be offered with a crew cab, judging by the photos that leaked yesterday during President Biden’s visit to the Ford Rouge electric-vehicle facility in Dearborn. The Rouge Center is also where the 2022 F-150 Lightning and its batteries will be built and produced before it goes on sale, which is said to be in the middle of 2022.

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Kia has released detailed U.S. specs for the 2022 EV6 electric crossover.The least powerful version has rear-wheel drive and 167 hp, while the performance GT model has all-wheel drive and 576 hp.The standard EV6 models will arrive in the U.S. early in 2022, with the GT arriving in late 2022.When Kia’s new 2022 EV6 electric car arrives in the U.S., it will offer an extremely broad lineup including two battery-pack sizes, one- and two-motor configurations, and a ridiculously large horsepower spread. The least powerful EV6 has 167 horsepower while the most powerful GT version has more than three times as much, with 576 hp.The base model has a single electric motor that powers the rear wheels and a 58.0-kWh battery pack. There’s also a rear-wheel-drive EV6 with the larger 77.4-kWh battery pack that should offer the longest range of any model. Kia claims that multiple configurations will meet its claim of 300 miles on a charge, but hasn’t yet offered specific numbers.

Kia

The dual-motor, all-wheel-drive configuration requires opting for the larger battery pack. Its front and rear electric motors provide a total of 313 horsepower, and Kia claims it gets to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds. The top-dog EV6 is the GT model, which has the 77.4-kWh battery pack and more powerful front and rear electric motors for a total of 576 hp. Kia says it accelerates to 60 mph in less than 3.5 seconds.The EV6 will be able to charge at DC fast-chargers at up to 350 kilowatts, meaning it can add a claimed 70 miles of range in 5 minutes and go from 10 to 80 percent charge in 18 minutes, Kia says.

Kia

A First Edition model will be offered in three different color combinations: white with a green interior, yellow with a black interior, and matte grey with a black interior. It will be limited to 1500 units and reservations will open June 3. It has AWD and the larger battery as standard and comes fully loaded with options such as a panoramic sunroof, 20-inch wheels, and a premium audio system.We expect the EV6 to start around $45,000 when it reaches U.S. showrooms early in 2022. The GT is likely to cost considerably more, possibly around $55,000.
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Images of the Ford F-150 Lightning have leaked out as part of President Biden’s visit to Michigan.It looks much like the gas truck but with a few key differences that make it look more futuristic.The full truck will be revealed tomorrow, May 19, on Ford’s website.Ford’s new F-150 Lightning has appeared ahead of its official debut as part of President Biden’s visit to the Ford Rouge electric-vehicle facility in Michigan. The new electric pickup is visible behind Biden alongside the gas F-150 and several historic Ford pickup trucks.
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The Lightning appears to have the same body as the standard F-150 but its headlights and wheels are different. It’s a crew-cab model which means it’s likely to offer the shorter 5.5-foot bed offered on the F-150. Other photos posted on Twitter show its six-spoke wheels are likely to be exclusive to the Lightning.
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We’re expecting the F-150 Lightning to come standard with two electric motors providing all-wheel-drive capability. Ford has claimed it will be more powerful and quicker than any of the gas-powered F-150 models. It will have a large battery pack that should provide at least 300 miles of range. A video from Ford’s proving grounds shows Biden driving a prototype version of the Lightning and mentioning a 60 mph acceleration time in the 4.3 to 4.4 second range.
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More details are coming tomorrow, May 19, as part of Ford’s official debut of the Lightning on its YouTube channel.
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The full Lamborghini road-car range will be plug-in hybrids by 2024, CEO Stephan Winkelmann announced at an event today. After that, an all-electric fourth model is planned to follow. The Aventador replacement will use a hybridized V-12. Lamborghini has announced it is set to fully electrify its range, first with an all-plug-in-hybrid lineup, and then with the planned launch of a fourth model that will be a pure EV.

The Direzione Cor Tauri plan—named after a star in the Taurus constellation—was unveiled by Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann at an event in Italy this morning. Car and Driver got the chance to talk to him about it in more depth. The plan means that the last Lamborghini road car to be powered exclusively with a combustion engine will be made before the end of 2024. “This is a big challenge for the company, but it’s also good news for all of us,” Winkelmann said when we interviewed him by video link, “we want to keep the DNA of the brand unchanged, but we want to reduce the emissions by at least 50 percent starting from 2025 onward.”This new plan isn’t going to diminish the sound and fury that Lamborghini models are most famous for, in the short term at least. Winkelmann confirmed our earlier reports that the Aventador replacement will use a version of the current car’s characterful powerplant in addition to hybrid assistance.

Lamborghini Aventador.
Lamborghini

“The follow-up to the Aventador will still be a V-12, so the sound issue is not going to be something we need to take care of because the engine will still be there, and it will have the right sound,” he said.

Lamborghini Huracán.
Lamborghini

HuracánCompany insiders have indicated that the Huracán’s replacement will lose that car’s V-10 – which is shared with the soon-to-die Audi R8 – and will instead get a twin-turbocharged V-8. Which, we’d imagine, will also sound pretty good once Lamborghini’s engineers have finished with it. Based on conversations with senior engineers we believe that both cars will have electrically powered front axles in addition to blended hybrid assistance for their IC engines at the rear.

Lamborghini Sián.
Lamborghini

Sián Sadly, neither seems set to use the supercapacitor system that Lamborghini developed for the limited-run Aventador-based Sián.”That is fast charging, but also fast discharging,” Winkelmann said. “If you need to enlarge range and reduce emissions, you need a battery to hold the power. So this is something we cannot continue.”UrusThe Urus will also gain a plug-in hybrid powertrain, and although we haven’t been given further details we presume it will be a version of the V8 powertrain that Porsche uses in the Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid. But beyond that, Lamborghini is planning for a fourth model which will become the brand’s first EV.”We want to have a new model line in the second half of this decade,” Winkelmann said. “It cannot cannibalize what we have today, but my dream is to have the best of two worlds, to try to have a car which is a four-seater two-door like the GT cars of the Fifties and Sixties.”Pure electric supercars are further away. Winkelmann said there is still limited demand for them. But we’re told there are no plans to continue with combustion-only models alongside the next generation of PHEVs. One thing is very clear: Lamborghini’s future is electric.

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