Ford F-150 Lightning: orders start October 26

The introduction of the F-150 Lightning, Ford's first electric pickup truck, caused quite a stir as customers craved to get their hands on the vehicle. The new report shows it will be October 26th when the firm with the blue oval opens the order book for the truck.

Everyone knows the long line of people waiting for a new one, and there are also quite a few people waiting for their truck, and for good reason, as both are reliable vehicles that people would already like to have in their possession. Nonetheless, The arrival of these vehicles is approaching and the queue will also start soon for According to forum users, the Ford electric pickup is said to open on October 26th. 

F-150 Lightning on the way

With a sign saying their dealer contacted them for a date and another saying they work at a Ford store, this seems to confirm this as customers can see customers complete their specs assembly over the next three weeks.

Adding weight to this report is a screenshot of the Ford dealer order database shared by @Pioneer74. There we see the date "10″ in the MY26 Order Bank Opening Date column indicating the date the F-21 Lightning order book was opened.. 

Ford plans mass production of an electric pickup truck

Although we have estimated lead times for orders F-150 Lightning, nothing is mentioned in terms of scheduling or number one job date. It will be the first truck built at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center and Blue Oval has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to get the plant ready to produce the F-150 Lightning. General, plans to produce 80,000 trucks there annually.

Reserved holders of Ford's first F-Series battery-electric vehicle are demanding their place in line, and understandably so. It was a highly publicized process for potential Bronco buyers, made endlessly more difficult by production failures and supplier issues. Ford employees seem confident they won't run into the same problems with the Lightning, predicting it will hit customers in the spring of 2022.

F-150 Lightning could get big upgrades

ford CEO, Jim Farley, said the automaker will maintain the F-150 Lightning ownership experience long after delivery. Surely means updates over the air (OTA), some of which can increase the range of a truck to 450 miles or more. If so, then a battery-powered truck could be one of the most efficient electric vehicles in terms of performance and range.

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