Ford comes up with F-150 Lightning name for its new electric pickup truck and plans to launch it by 2022

Ford Motor’s future electric vehicle F-150 truck is expected to come out with a name called Lightning. Ford Motors had already used the name for their street performance trucks back in the 1990s and 2000s.

Ford comes up with F-150 Lightning name for its new electric pickup truck and plans to launch it by 2022

Ford Motor’s future electric vehicle F-150 truck is expected to come out with a name called Lightning. Ford Motors had already used the name for their street performance trucks back in the 1990s and 2000s.

Ford Motors released the new name for the vehicle in a press statement on Monday along with which the company has stated plans to reveal the truck at 9:30 p.m. on May 19. The unveiling of the vehicle takes place at the company’s headquarters in Michigan, U.SA. The event will be broadcasted on their social media handles and 18 high-profile public advertising spaces across the Times Square in New York City.

All-electric vehicles are expected make impressive growth in automakers in the upcoming years, particularly for various commercial business and rental fleets, governments and companies. Ford Motors has affirmed that their pickup truck is created in an attempt to develop distinct truck from their competitors such as the GMC Hummer EV or Tesla Cybertruck.

Ford CEO gave a nod to Toyota Motor and Tesla for their specific contributions to electric vehicle industry in a press statement on Monday where he announced the plans for the company. The CEO stated that the F-150 Lightning has the ability to power your home while in outage. The vehicle comes with higher speed prospects than the original F-150 Lightning performance truck and the vehicle is expected to constantly improve via over-the-air updates.

The development process for the vehicle is expected to start next spring in Michigan at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center and the expected market arrival is by mid-2022. The F-150 Lightning is already due out of months after the launch of other electric pickups such as the Tesla Cybertruck, GMC Hummer EV, Rivian and Lordstown Motors.