On April 26, ford's pure electric pickup truck F-150 Lightning was officially put into production at the electric vehicle center in the Ringier pickup truck plant, and delivery began at the same time. So far, the number of bookings has reached 200,000 units, of which three-quarters of the order holders are non-Ford owners. According to the plan, Ford's annual production of electric vehicles will exceed 2 million by 2026, equivalent to one-third of global sales, and is expected to further increase to half of global sales by 2030.
It is worth mentioning that the Ringier Electric Vehicle Center uses an innovative manufacturing process - this is Ford's first factory in the world without the use of traditional ground conveyor equipment, instead using a fully automated guided vehicle to transport F-150 Lightning parts.
These fully automated guided vehicles improve the operational efficiency of the factory to a certain extent, including capacity improvement, optimization of quality inspection efficiency, and meeting the needs of product customization. The work of the fully guided vehicle can be quickly adjusted without being limited by the traditional production lines for the installation of earth chains, moving mats, conveyors and overhead cranes. The plant also uses collaborative robots that work side by side with workers without the need for any safety cages. These cobots can better help workers with ergonomically challenging tasks while keeping them safe.
The Ford F-150 Lightning, which debuted worldwide in May 2021, is available in a dual-row seat, single-cargo-size model, as well as a commercial vehicle version. The XLT model guide price is 52,974 US dollars, about 340,800 yuan; the top model Platinum is priced at 90,474 US dollars, about 582,100 yuan. It is worth noting that new cars can enjoy the corresponding preferential policies of $7500 in the United States.
With an extended battery pack, the F-150 Lightning accelerates at around 4.5 seconds at 0-96 km/h. At the same time, the new car is also equipped with technologies such as nearly 10kW of external output power supply and vehicle OTA technology that keeps the vehicle in the best condition at all times.
As an electric vehicle, the F-150 Lightning has a range of about 320 miles under EPA standards. Owners can charge their vehicles through the largest network of public charging facilities in North America.