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Updated December 3, 2021:

Ford denies this timeline from their own representatives on the webinar and says that deliveries will still begin in the Spring:





Update after watching the webminar:

While this was mostly focused on fleet talk, the one big relevant reveal for us retail order holders is when Ford representatives James Morgan and Nathan Gyori provided this timeline for Lightning ordering, production and deliveries. Unfortunately, deliveries have slipped from the original Spring estimate to now September.
  • January 2022: Lightning order banks open for both retail and fleet
  • June 2022: Lightning production begins
  • September 2022: First Lightning deliveries begin

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This webinar is intended for interested fleets and fleet managers across the state as an opportunity to learn about electrifying their fleets with Ford in the near future, while gaining an understanding of what's to come with Ford EV production in West Tennessee.

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Ford Government sales manager said order bank opens in January With production to start in June.
 

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Is that just for fleet orders, or for everyone in general?

If it's for everyone I'm getting real tired of waiting, so some of y'all might move up a spot soon. Production starting in June means I'd probably have an early 2023 delivery at the earliest.
 

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Is that just for fleet orders, or for everyone in general?

If it's for everyone I'm getting real tired of waiting, so some of y'all might move up a spot soon. Production starting in June means I'd probably have an early 2023 delivery at the earliest.
It is for everyone (fleet and retail). He mentioned later in the webinar that he expects deliveries in September.
 

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Did he specifically say it is for retail customers as well? Maybe they are sending the first few months of trucks to retail customers and adding fleet customers after they get higher production numbers.
 

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Ford: Ordering will be available fall of 2021.

Also Ford: Oops, we meant winter of 2022.
 

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Yikes, deliveries start in September of 2022? Even as a day one reservation I don't think I will be getting one until 2023.
 

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Yikes, deliveries start in September of 2022? Even as a day one reservation I don't think I will be getting one until 2023.
Same here. I am going to put another Reservation in and wait for Gen 2. Ill cancel my initial Reservation and keep my ICE.
 

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If this launch is even close to the Bronco disaster it will be early 2023 before the first deliveries. Supply shortages will be with us for at least the next year.
 

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If this launch is even close to the Bronco disaster it will be early 2023 before the first deliveries. Supply shortages will be with us for at least the next year.
If this is the timeline, the 2022 will be delivered in Model Year 2023. Ugh.
 

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If this is the timeline, the 2022 will be delivered in Model Year 2023. Ugh.
Or they will just make a very small (few hundred?) Number of 2022s to say they started deliveries.
 

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Interesting that their website still says ordering in Fall 2021 and first deliveries in Spring 2022. On the main Lightning Page
 

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There will likely be news of a few EV alternatives to the Lightning before Lightning orders are fulfilled. But why would any future EVs of any kind be exempt of the same obstacles and timelines that the Lightning faces?
I don't think there are any shortcuts for GM or any other manufacturer.
Tesla probably had the biggest headstart in the history of EV's and they haven't delivered #1 truck yet and it was dangled for the customer far earlier.

It really hasn't been long at all. But if you stare at your watch an hour seems to be way longer. :)
 

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There will likely be news of a few EV alternatives to the Lightning before Lightning orders are fulfilled. But why would any future EVs of any kind be exempt of the same obstacles and timelines that the Lightning faces?
I don't think there are any shortcuts for GM or any other manufacturer.
Tesla probably had the biggest headstart in the history of EV's and they haven't delivered #1 truck yet and it was dangled for the customer far earlier.

It really hasn't been long at all. But if you stare at your watch an hour seems to be way longer. :)
Excellent case in point-- look at Rivian. How many years will it take to fill the orders they have already as trucks trickle out...
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