Good morning, everyone.

I was poking around the Ford Media site and found a useful tech sheet posted for the Lightning. I've also attached it here in case the link gets broken.

The first thing that sticks out to me is how the peak overall torque is the same between the base and extended-range models. That suggests that the motors are the same or very similar, and overall horsepower is limited by the maximum current draw of the smaller battery pack. The onboard charger is larger for the extended-range model, which stands to reason, but is still capable of putting out 10.5 kW of power to an external load. That means it's still beefy enough to power most households, removing one of the big reasons people would opt for the extended range version. I'm surprised the lengths they went to make the standard-range model as capable as it is.

It looks like there aren't many options that can be added to any of the trims, which is a departure from the gas trucks. You can't add cloth seats to the Pro model, but it includes Sync4. Likewise you need to upgrade to the XLT for the Copilot360 Active package, but BlueCruise isn't an option until you get the Limited trim. I believe BlueCruise is optional on the base-model MachE, but they make you pay a real premium to get that in the pickup. Power windows and locks aren't mentioned on the spec sheet, but I imagine those would be standard across the lineup.

It looks like Ford is taking a play from Tesla's business model. Offer few optional features to simplify the production process, but make higher trims the only way to get commonly-desired features at a significant upcharge. Sure you can get a decent truck for $40K, but the one you really want is another $23K...

 

I had been planning on getting the XLT since that's what I have now. If those configuration charts don't change when it's time, neither will my mind.

 

Does it only come in 5.5 ft bed? Is there a 6.5 ft available?

 

Only available in one cab and bed length.