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Most Ford F-150 Lightning Sales Came From First-Time Blue Oval Buyers
By Brett Foote December 29, 2025 11:12 am
As Ford Authority previously reported, the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning will exit production this year, eventually replaced by a new version with an extended range electric vehicle (EREV) powertrain. This change comes as shoppers simply didn't gravitate toward the EV pickup in the sort of quantities that The Blue Oval expected, which has proven true of EVs, in general, over the past few years. However, one thing the Ford F-150 Lightning has been good at is attracting folks from other brands.
According to FoMoCo itself, 74 percent of Ford F-150 Lightning buyers have come from other brands thus far, which is a staggeringly high figure for any vehicle. Only 15 percent of those owners swapped a gas Ford F-150 for the Lightning EV, and fewer than 20 percent came from an F-Series pickup, in general. Thus far, Ford has sold around 125,000 F-150 Lightnings across the entire globe, and it's still the best-selling EV pickup on the market - even outselling all of GM's full-size EV pickups combined at one point.
Despite this, Ford made the decision to ditch the all-electric version of the F-150 Lightning in favor of an EREV, though it will continue to provide software updates, as well as parts and service support for the pickup for the foreseeable future. This is certainly welcome news for Ford F-150 Lightning owners, who can expect to have no problems with having their vehicles updated, as well as serviced and maintained, for the coming years, at least. Of course, it's unclear what will happen later on down the road, when the Lightning's unique motors and/or battery pack may need to be serviced or replaced, but for now at least, those won't be concerns.
As for what we know about the EREV F-150 Lightning thus far, it will combine a large battery pack fueling an electric motor like an EV, but also, a gas generator that's capable of feeding power back into the battery pack for longer driving distances - up to 700 miles in this case. The Lightning EREV will offer exportable electricity much like the existing Pro Power Onboard feature already does, and will be built at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, just like the current Ford F-150 Lightning.
By Brett Foote December 29, 2025 11:12 am
As Ford Authority previously reported, the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning will exit production this year, eventually replaced by a new version with an extended range electric vehicle (EREV) powertrain. This change comes as shoppers simply didn't gravitate toward the EV pickup in the sort of quantities that The Blue Oval expected, which has proven true of EVs, in general, over the past few years. However, one thing the Ford F-150 Lightning has been good at is attracting folks from other brands.
According to FoMoCo itself, 74 percent of Ford F-150 Lightning buyers have come from other brands thus far, which is a staggeringly high figure for any vehicle. Only 15 percent of those owners swapped a gas Ford F-150 for the Lightning EV, and fewer than 20 percent came from an F-Series pickup, in general. Thus far, Ford has sold around 125,000 F-150 Lightnings across the entire globe, and it's still the best-selling EV pickup on the market - even outselling all of GM's full-size EV pickups combined at one point.
Despite this, Ford made the decision to ditch the all-electric version of the F-150 Lightning in favor of an EREV, though it will continue to provide software updates, as well as parts and service support for the pickup for the foreseeable future. This is certainly welcome news for Ford F-150 Lightning owners, who can expect to have no problems with having their vehicles updated, as well as serviced and maintained, for the coming years, at least. Of course, it's unclear what will happen later on down the road, when the Lightning's unique motors and/or battery pack may need to be serviced or replaced, but for now at least, those won't be concerns.
As for what we know about the EREV F-150 Lightning thus far, it will combine a large battery pack fueling an electric motor like an EV, but also, a gas generator that's capable of feeding power back into the battery pack for longer driving distances - up to 700 miles in this case. The Lightning EREV will offer exportable electricity much like the existing Pro Power Onboard feature already does, and will be built at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, just like the current Ford F-150 Lightning.
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