Important Update: Ford EV Roadmap & Future of F-150 Lightning (EREV Next Gen Model) - ⛔️ ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS

[Chillguy]

Hi F-150 Lightning owners,

I’m coming to you today with an update on our product roadmap. There has been a lot of speculation recently and we just went live with some news. So, I want to give you the facts straight from Ford, explain what is changing, and more importantly, why.

With the F-150 Lightning, we proved an electric truck could be a hit, and it has remained the best-selling electric pickup. Let’s be real about what we’ve learned from you, the owners, and the market over the last few years. You love the electric performance, smoothness, and the tech, but for those that drive long distances, take frequent trips or tow heavy loads across state lines often, an F-150 Lightning might not be the truck for them. And we want it to be.

We took a bet, produced an amazing product that so many people love, and now we’re making adjustments in response to evolving market realities, consumer preferences, and the regulatory environment. No one could have predicted how the EV landscape would change in the U.S., which has impacted the industry.
That is why our next-generation F-150 Lightning will be an EREV. 100% electric power delivery, sub-5-second acceleration – and adds an estimated 700+ mile range with locomotive-like towing capability. That is a game-changer for our customers. Like the current F-150 Lightning, the next-gen version will also offer exportable electricity that can power everything from work sites to camp sites to homes during a power outage.

For those who aren’t familiar with EREVs, this isn't a traditional plug-in hybrid. This is an electric vehicle with an on-board generator. It’s designed to give you the electric capability you enjoy around town, but with the range and towing confidence of a gas truck when you’re hauling a boat or camper. It will be assembled right here in Dearborn at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.

What this means for the current generation F-150 Lightning and “T3” truck​

Production of the current generation of F-150 Lightning will end this year, and we have also made the decision to no longer produce the next-generation full-size electric truck, also known as “T3”. For those that still wish to purchase a MY25 F-150 Lightning, we have good inventory and interested customers can purchase from dealer stock.

If you have an order in, or were waiting on one, please contact your dealer immediately to see if your vehicle will be built or if they can match you to an existing stock unit.

As for existing Lightning customers who might be coming off lease or looking or a new Lightning, we are looking at the following:

• Assist early adopters to purchase or lease a new 25MY Lightning
• Offering extensions to customers who wish to extend their leases beyond the original term
• Providing dealer support to help match customer with available inventory

What about support for my current F-150 Lightning?​

I know reading "production is ending" can be nerve-wracking for current owners. I want to be clear: We are committed to ensuring ongoing support of your vehicle’s software updates, quality and experience. Like all vehicles, we will maintain parts and service for 10 years. The team is not walking away from the current F-150 Lightning, and I’m not going anywhere.

The Ford Universal EV Platform​

While we shift F-150 Lightning to EREV, we are absolutely maintaining our plans and investment in the next generation of affordable EVs. The new Universal EV (UEV) platform is now more important than ever for Ford. UEV platform development is well underway. This flexible architecture will underpin a new family of smaller, more affordable, and cost-efficient vehicles—starting with a midsize pickup in 2027.

There is no impact to Mustang Mach-E. Mustang Mach-E is a great success story and is now available in almost 60 markets across the globe. It continues to be a standout electric SUV and plays an important role in the portfolio.

Other News: Battery Technology​

We are also making moves to make our business more sustainable. We are repurposing our Kentucky battery plant to build large-scale battery storage systems (for grid and industrial use), and our Michigan plant will be focusing on prismatic LFP cells. The same Michigan plant will be ramping up production in 2026 to power the new midsize electric truck built on our new Universal EV Platform.

Ford has been in manufacturing for over a century. We understand power management, thermal systems, safety engineering, and large-scale manufacturing. Our licensed LFP prismatic technology is proven, and our brand represents long-term accountability critical for 20+ year infrastructure investments.

I know this is a lot of news, and for the BEV purists, this might be tough to hear. We have a huge opportunity to get more people driving electric – whether that be plug-in hybrid, extended-range electric or pure electric vehicles and our plans set us up to succeed in this mission.

You can read the press release on this news here. I’ll be in the comments a later tonight to answer what I can.

Brian from Ford

This is a TRAVESTY! Ford dropped a massive ball with the Lightning! Seems Ford spent $0 to adequately market it and now you are just dropping the production entirely. My Lightning is my 5th EV... my first two were both generations of Chevy Volt (BEV pickup was unavailable 15 years ago) and I do NOT want to go back to ICE component in ANY shape or form! Ford SHOULD keep the Lightning production and up the battery range to 450-500 miles which would greatly solve "towers" problem. This is a shameful strategy and I am absolutely livid! NEVER coming back to Ford again!!!

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[ZeusDriver]

Got it guys I was a little off. Smaller battery and inflation timing. I would prefer the EREV as well. Never cared for the limitations of my 2013 Prius which wouldn't really let me just drive on the battery by itself except for a few blocks at 20 mph before the engine kicking on. Still haven't sold it yet but I don't know if there is a hack that the computer will allow it to drive on the battery so I can see about how many miles it would get. I've run it out of gas years ago to experiment with it but it didn't go very far.

Making old Priuses into PHEVs was a DIY thing around 2010. Many people were happy with the results. Not equal to a the future Prime, or a Chevy Volt, but worked for commuting.

 

[ZeusDriver]

From ashes rises a meadow; the meadow grows into a forest.

The forest is cut down for houses and fuel, CO2 increases, and we all die.

 

[Jim Lewis]

The forest is cut down for houses and fuel, CO2 increases, and we all die

About a decade ago, I listened to Melvyn Bragg's BBC Radio 4 show, In Our Time, on The Epic of Gilgamesh, about a Sumerian king in Mesopotamia reputed to have lived 5,000 years ago. I was thunderstruck to hear described in the ancient epic that even then, 5,000 years ago, the Sumerians noted that the forests around them in Mesopotamia were disappearing at an alarming rate (because humans were cutting them down) and worried about what it would all lead to.... BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Epic of Gilgamesh . The tale of Gilgamesh takes some disturbing turns, so it's probably not the sort of thing to listen to with your kids...

 

[Effonefiddy Lightning]

The forest is cut down for houses and fuel, CO2 increases, and we all die.

Its not that simple. Plant life needs it for photosynthesis to produce oxygen and carbohydrates which most life forms need. CO2 also comes from volcanoes and wildfires.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Update for y'all on the next-gen truck (UEV platform, not EREV Lightning). Yes, I was surprised to see him post. No, I don't have any further info to share.

From Jim Farley on X:

An early peek at our brilliant team working on the Universal Electric Vehicle project - one of the most audacious and important projects in @Ford's history. American innovation is how we compete and win against China and the rest of the world.

The team is spending countless hours getting every last drop of aero efficiency on the mid-size electric pickup.

The best part is no part, but the second-best part is one that serves multiple functions.

A Ford team member working on the front end of a prototype - one of the hundreds of prototypes the team has designed and developed to shape the face of the truck over the last few years.

Ford will use large unicastings for the first time on the Universal EV Platform. The radically simplified aluminum unicastings condense over 146 parts into 2 and enable the assembly tree method at the Louisville Assembly Plant.

Can't wait to share more!

 

[The Weatherman]

After all that information what more could you want to know?

 

[PJnc284]

After all that information what more could you want to know?

Don't know about you but I'm jumping with anticipation. Or maybe that was the ants I stepped in

 

[Ford Motor Company]

After all that information what more could you want to know?

Okay okay - reading the room.

 

[Lightning Rod]

Update for y'all on the next-gen truck (UEV platform, not EREV Lightning). Yes, I was surprised to see him post. No, I don't have any further info to share.

From Jim Farley on X:

An early peek at our brilliant team working on the Universal Electric Vehicle project - one of the most audacious and important projects in @Ford's history. American innovation is how we compete and win against China and the rest of the world.

The team is spending countless hours getting every last drop of aero efficiency on the mid-size electric pickup.

The best part is no part, but the second-best part is one that serves multiple functions.

A Ford team member working on the front end of a prototype - one of the hundreds of prototypes the team has designed and developed to shape the face of the truck over the last few years.

Ford will use large unicastings for the first time on the Universal EV Platform. The radically simplified aluminum unicastings condense over 146 parts into 2 and enable the assembly tree method at the Louisville Assembly Plant.

Can't wait to share more!

My prediction still remains... I think Ford will rethink their decision later on down the line and I think the All Electric Lightning will come back sometime in the not too distant future. I think Ford shot themselves in the foot on their decision and the Lightning will come back because of popular demand.

This is only my opinion though.

 

[MountainAlive]

My guess still remains... I think Ford will rethink their decision later on down the line and I think the All Electric Lightning will come back sometime in the not too distant future. I think Ford shot themselves in the foot on their decision and the Lightning will come back because of popular demand.

This is only my opinion though.

As soon as the battery tech allows for lighter packs and longer range I agree it’ll be back. Something like solid state batteries. Ford knows they have to be ready to pounce as soon as this happens so that’s what they’re keeping the electric drivetrains alive with the EREV and smaller next gen BEV’s.

 

[WXman]

The new midsize truck will be interesting. If they keep it at current Maverick/Ranger price levels I'm anxious to see how many they can sell. If sales continue to be miserable on a sub-$40k BEV truck then that'll pretty much be the nail in the coffin for the Ford EV program I would say. Fingers crossed that it does well...

As far as the EREV Lightning replacement goes, I can't wait to see more. THIS is the truck that'll be most interesting. I saw today that Scout is now up to 150,000 reservations for their new entry into the segment and 85% of those are for the EREV version. CLEARLY after all we've seen in the last few years it is obvious people still want gasoline convenience and practicality in their trucks.

C'mon @Ford Motor Company , give us more EREV news!

 

[PJnc284]

The new midsize truck will be interesting. If they keep it at current Maverick/Ranger price levels I'm anxious to see how many they can sell. If sales continue to be miserable on a sub-$40k BEV truck then that'll pretty much be the nail in the coffin for the Ford EV program I would say. Fingers crossed that it does well...

As far as the EREV Lightning replacement goes, I can't wait to see more. THIS is the truck that'll be most interesting. I saw today that Scout is now up to 150,000 reservations for their new entry into the segment and 85% of those are for the EREV version. CLEARLY after all we've seen in the last few years it is obvious people still want gasoline convenience and practicality in their trucks.

C'mon @Ford Motor Company , give us more EREV news!

BREAKING NEWS: It'll have an engine and a battery!

 

[djwildstar]

Update for y'all on the next-gen truck (UEV platform, not EREV Lightning).

Brian -- thanks for the update! I'm always interested to see what Ford is doing with BEV technology. I will almost certainly go take a look at the new UEV mid-size BEV pickup when it arrives at my local dealership.

That said, I'm unlikely to buy one. I'm pretty sure that my needs are best-met by a full-size BEV pickup truck, so when my Lightning ('23 ER Lariat, currently at 45,100 miles) needs to be replaced, I'll be looking at full-size BEV pickups from whatever manufacturers are offering them at that time. I hope that by then Ford will be on the list.

 

[astrand1]

Hi F-150 Lightning owners,

I’m coming to you today with an update on our product roadmap. There has been a lot of speculation recently and we just went live with some news. So, I want to give you the facts straight from Ford, explain what is changing, and more importantly, why.

With the F-150 Lightning, we proved an electric truck could be a hit, and it has remained the best-selling electric pickup. Let’s be real about what we’ve learned from you, the owners, and the market over the last few years. You love the electric performance, smoothness, and the tech, but for those that drive long distances, take frequent trips or tow heavy loads across state lines often, an F-150 Lightning might not be the truck for them. And we want it to be.

We took a bet, produced an amazing product that so many people love, and now we’re making adjustments in response to evolving market realities, consumer preferences, and the regulatory environment. No one could have predicted how the EV landscape would change in the U.S., which has impacted the industry.
That is why our next-generation F-150 Lightning will be an EREV. 100% electric power delivery, sub-5-second acceleration – and adds an estimated 700+ mile range with locomotive-like towing capability. That is a game-changer for our customers. Like the current F-150 Lightning, the next-gen version will also offer exportable electricity that can power everything from work sites to camp sites to homes during a power outage.

For those who aren’t familiar with EREVs, this isn't a traditional plug-in hybrid. This is an electric vehicle with an on-board generator. It’s designed to give you the electric capability you enjoy around town, but with the range and towing confidence of a gas truck when you’re hauling a boat or camper. It will be assembled right here in Dearborn at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.

What this means for the current generation F-150 Lightning and “T3” truck​

Production of the current generation of F-150 Lightning will end this year, and we have also made the decision to no longer produce the next-generation full-size electric truck, also known as “T3”. For those that still wish to purchase a MY25 F-150 Lightning, we have good inventory and interested customers can purchase from dealer stock.

If you have an order in, or were waiting on one, please contact your dealer immediately to see if your vehicle will be built or if they can match you to an existing stock unit.

As for existing Lightning customers who might be coming off lease or looking or a new Lightning, we are looking at the following:

• Assist early adopters to purchase or lease a new 25MY Lightning
• Offering extensions to customers who wish to extend their leases beyond the original term
• Providing dealer support to help match customer with available inventory

What about support for my current F-150 Lightning?​

I know reading "production is ending" can be nerve-wracking for current owners. I want to be clear: We are committed to ensuring ongoing support of your vehicle’s software updates, quality and experience. Like all vehicles, we will maintain parts and service for 10 years. The team is not walking away from the current F-150 Lightning, and I’m not going anywhere.

The Ford Universal EV Platform​

While we shift F-150 Lightning to EREV, we are absolutely maintaining our plans and investment in the next generation of affordable EVs. The new Universal EV (UEV) platform is now more important than ever for Ford. UEV platform development is well underway. This flexible architecture will underpin a new family of smaller, more affordable, and cost-efficient vehicles—starting with a midsize pickup in 2027.

There is no impact to Mustang Mach-E. Mustang Mach-E is a great success story and is now available in almost 60 markets across the globe. It continues to be a standout electric SUV and plays an important role in the portfolio.

Other News: Battery Technology​

We are also making moves to make our business more sustainable. We are repurposing our Kentucky battery plant to build large-scale battery storage systems (for grid and industrial use), and our Michigan plant will be focusing on prismatic LFP cells. The same Michigan plant will be ramping up production in 2026 to power the new midsize electric truck built on our new Universal EV Platform.

Ford has been in manufacturing for over a century. We understand power management, thermal systems, safety engineering, and large-scale manufacturing. Our licensed LFP prismatic technology is proven, and our brand represents long-term accountability critical for 20+ year infrastructure investments.

I know this is a lot of news, and for the BEV purists, this might be tough to hear. We have a huge opportunity to get more people driving electric – whether that be plug-in hybrid, extended-range electric or pure electric vehicles and our plans set us up to succeed in this mission.

You can read the press release on this news here. I’ll be in the comments a later tonight to answer what I can.

Brian from Ford

Hey Brian can you check with the powers that be and find out why there is such a delay with the update for the APIM to give us Tesla SC in maps for navigation please. As well as being able to set charging amps on screen like the 25’s can. At least the map/nav update would be nice. Thanks!

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