2nd Gen Lightning coming in 2025 according to industry forecast report

MJDore · Jan 3, 2023

Thought some might find this interesting
https://www.autoblog.com/2023/01/03/next-ford-f150-lightning-and-other-ford-electric-trucks/

AutoForecast Solutions says the next-generation Ford F-150 Lightning has a production start date of August 18, 2025. After that, AFS predicts four months of production overlap between it and the current F-150 Lightning, which is expected to remain in production until December 24 of that year. These are two more speculative pieces in the hazy puzzle of Ford's electric truck strategy over the next few years. Based on news reports as well as comments from Ford CEO Jim Farley since the first F-150 Lightning launch, we know there's a lot coming, but it's not clear how much will be exclusive to the Lightning line or will be folded into a new pickup.

The coming electric full-sizer will ride on the new TE1 platform that might also be headed for the Expedition and Lincoln Navigator, the dedicated EV platform shedding platform ties to the traditional ICE F-150 while getting better batteries and more range. The BlueOval City production complex in Tennessee will also build another EV pickup, one Farley told Automotive News will be "a vehicle we do not have today [on] a brand-new platform — a full-size pickup platform. We think it's going to be incredibly high volume." That's a pickup Ford has also described as "a next-gen electric truck, different from the F-150 Lightning." Laycee at the Miss GoElectric YouTube channel said she spoke to Farley at the Lighting launch earlier this year and was told the pickup would have a radical and perhaps controversial design, active aerodynamics, and be able to offer around 100 miles more range than the F-150 Lightning. Whatever this rig is, Lacey said Ford's been working on it for roughly 2½ years.

Reports say there's an electric Ranger and an electric Bronco on the way. Between those and whatever else Ford's cooking up, it's hard to tell where the Lightning ends and new products begin. And what kind of vehicle does Ford not have today that sits on a full-size platform, can be generously described as a truck, and is incredibly high volume? The electric Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator are due in 2025, if those can be called "trucks."

_jeff · Jan 3, 2023

Thanks for the share.

Artificial Intelligence · Jan 3, 2023

All companies this size have plans. One thing common between all plans is they change. We are so far away your guess is probably as good as theirs.

seanocono · Jan 4, 2023

This makes sense, and isn’t really news. I believe everyone who has been following the EV truck race understood this already. By late 2025, Chevy, GMC, and likely Dodge and Tesla will be producing full-size, EV trucks with unique platforms that are engineered from the ground up to be electric. Ford will have to release a new generation to keep pace.

I think it will be interesting to see how quickly third-party accessories adopt the new Ford platform. One of the great advantages of the current-gen Lightning is that nearly all of the existing ICE F-150 accessories work with the truck. That’s a major selling point that will be eliminated by a radically-different design.

We don’t really have a precedent for this accessory adoption as the Rivian R1T is not a mass-produced truck, and is sold by an unproven startup. In this very limited example, the third-party accessory adoption has been pretty poor. Specifically, more than a year into production and the truck still doesn’t have tonneau covers or campers for sale. But, again, this is not a great example as the Big 3 will sell a lot more trucks and demand for accessories will be much higher.

I suppose we will see what happens with the Silverado and Sierra EVs and their unique / Avalanche tailgate design. I imagine there will be money to be made by companies willing to invest in these new platforms, but time will tell.

queuewho · Jan 4, 2023

seanocono said:
I think it will be interesting to see how quickly third-party accessories adopt the new Ford platform. One of the great advantages of the current-gen Lightning is that nearly all of the existing ICE F-150 accessories work with the truck. That’s a major selling point that will be eliminated by a radically-different design.

One good route they could take is even if it is engineered from the ground up internally as an EV, the bed and cab could remain completely the same spec as the ICE F150. If they are going for a changed aero profile then the windshield, dash, etc would probably have to be different though.

2nd Gen Lightning coming in 2025 according to industry forecast report

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