Electric Ford F-150 Lightning revealed
The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup has been revealed with a starting price under $40G. The all-electric truck is the most powerful F-150 ever and offers a range up to 300 miles per charge.
June 16 marks the anniversary of Ford's incorporation in 1903 and it's a very different company than it was 118 years ago.
The 1903 Ford Model A was the brand's first car. (Ford)
Back then it's only vehicle was the Model A, which was an open-top car with an eight horsepower two-cylinder engine that sold for $850, which is equivalent to about $26,000 today. It was nearly a month before the first order came in on July 15 to keep the startup afloat.
Now things are all about-trucks and SUVs and the future is the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, but it's not the first Ford to wear a bolt on its logo.
Along with the two previous editions of the Lightning, which were V8-powered performance trucks, the second generation 1953 F-Series debuted one on its hood badge.
The lightning bolt logo was launched with the second-generation F-Series. (Brian Welker/iStock)
It wasn't an electric truck by any means, but the new logo was special and meant to celebrate the brand's 50th anniversary.
According to a press release from March 11, 1953:
"Over a field of ribbed plastic, a gear has been mounted symbolizing power. Running diagonally across the gear from right to left is a bolt of lightning symbolizing speed."
Ford issued a press release in 1953 announcing the 50th anniversary badge. (Ford)
The badge would be used on various F-Series models until the fifth-generation was introduced in 1967 with F O R D lettering across the front of the hood.
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"Power" and "speed" need to be considered in context, of course. The 1953 F-Series was available with either a 101 hp straight-six or a 100 hp V8 and two-wheel-drive, while the 2022 F-150 Lightning has a standard 426 hp dual-electric motor all-wheel-drive system that will make it quicker than some Mustangs … which are also available as electric cars, these days.