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In this interesting video, Engineering Explained figured out that the Ford F-150 Lightning not only can provide backup power or work together with a solar system, but it might be less expensive than multiple Tesla Powerwalls. Check out the video below:

DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 27, 2022 – Ford is enhancing its used-vehicle digital marketplace, offering buyers increased peace of mind and ensuring Ford dealers remain leaders in the used-vehicle space. Beginning in February, vehicles sold under the Ford Blue Advantage platform will include a 14-day/1,000-mile money-back guarantee. Ford Blue Advantage, powered by industry leader Autotrader, lets customers search a wide selection of Ford and non-Ford products to find their ideal vehicle through a personalized shopping experience that includes a search-by-vehicle option and preference for home delivery, at-home test drive and video walkaround. All Ford and non-Ford vehicles listed through the program are inspected by factory-trained...

"Currently, production capacity stands at 75,000 F-150 Lightning models per year at Ford's Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan." Here's When You'll Get Your 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning (https://www.newsweek.com/heres-when-youll-get-your-2022-ford-f-150-lightning-1665122) Obviously, a lot depends on whether Ford can get its hands on the commodities required to produce those trucks. And conceivably revealing too much about where it is in being able to fully employ that capacity risks giving its suppliers too much leverage in negotiating prices. BUT: Ford needs to be more forthcoming about where it is in converting reservations to orders. Until it is, please publish the date and number of your reservation if you have been...

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For starters, Ford needs to be more forthcoming about where they are and where they are likely to be for the rest of the year. This article suggests Ford is working to expand the supply of Lightnings: “With nearly 200,000 reservations, our teams are working hard and creatively to break production constraints to get more F-150 Lightning trucks into the hands of our customers,” said Kumar Galhotra, president of The Americas & International Markets Group, Ford Motor Company. “The reality is clear: People are ready for an all-electric F-150 and Ford is pulling out all the stops to scale our operations and increase production capacity.”...

CEO Jim Farley said that the Ford received 20,000 orders on the first day, and now he confirmed that it rose to more than 44,000 reservations for the F-150 Lightning within 48 hours: Watch for this: (As to how many it will make in its first year of production, the spokesperson said more details would be shared later.) "Ford has not disclosed how many electric trucks it plans to make in its first year of production." https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/4/22865664/ford-f150-lightning-double-production-150000-annual

DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 4, 2022 – Ford Motor Company said today it is planning to nearly double production of the F-150 Lightning™ pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet high demand for the first all-electric version of America’s best-selling vehicle, the F-Series. And beginning Thursday, the first group of reservation holders will be invited to place their orders for the F-150 Lightning. “With nearly 200,000 reservations, our teams are working hard and creatively to break production constraints to get more F-150 Lightning trucks into the hands of our customers,” said Kumar Galhotra, president of The Americas & International Markets Group, Ford Motor Company. “The reality is clear...

Mike Levine posted via Twitter a few photos of the Ford Lightning spotted in Las Vegas at CES. "Ford isn’t expected to exhibit at CES this year but it appears they are in attendance! We just spotted this @Ford F-150 Lightning driving around the outside of LVCC!" #CES2022

I just got back from my Ford dealer and they were kind of enough to give me their Major Product Features documents on the 2022 F-150 Lightning. So here's all the 2022 Lightning specs that my Ford dealer knows at this time.