In a livestream final week, Ford quietly revealed the battery capacities out there on its Ford F-150 Lightning electrical pickup, Auto Evolution reported. To begin with, the Standard Range mannequin, with a projected 230 miles of vary, will include a 98 kWh battery pack. Meanwhile, the optionally available Extended Range model (300 miles focused) may have an enormous 131 kWh battery. 

The Standard Range package deal would be the important providing on the primary three of 4 variations: the fleet-oriented Lightning Pro, the XLT and the Lariat. The Extended Range is optionally available for the XLT and Lariat, and normal on the top-end Platinum mannequin. Ford mentioned that the “F-150 Lighting Pro model will be available with the standard-range battery to retail customers,” but it surely previously said that it might be out there with the Extended Range possibility for fleet patrons. 

Ford additionally revealed that the facility fold mirrors would solely be out there on the Lariat and Platinum fashions, and that the Tough Bed spray-in mattress liner just isn’t normal, however an out there possibility on all trims. Other choices we already knew about embody a high-powered 9.6 kW Pro Power system for the primary two trims (it is normal on Lariat and Platinum) and 15.5-inch touchscreen with Sync 4A, out there on the higher trim ranges.

Ford has but to disclose actual retail costs, but it surely beforehand mentioned that the Standard Range Lightning Pro will begin at $39,974 earlier than any tax incentives for business patrons, whereas the Extended Range mannequin (once more just for fleet patrons) will begin at $49,974. Retail costs are anticipated to begin at $42,000 and prime out at $90,000 for the Platinum mannequin. That’s a good bit larger than the $28,000 base value for an F-150 ICE model, however then once more, most folk pay considerably more than that on common. 

Given the big battery sizes, Ford’s costs really appear surprisingly cheap. By comparability, Hyundai’s Kona Electric has a a lot smaller 64 kWh battery and begins at $34,000. We ought to know the precise F-150 Lightning costs quickly, as Ford mentioned within the livestream that order banks would open in January 2022. Currently, it has 200,000 pre-orders in hand, and not too long ago lower off additional reservations.