Which Ford electric pickup uses the revived Lightning name?

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The Ford electric pickup that revived the Lightning name is the Ford F-150 Lightning.

Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning in May 2021 as a battery-electric version of its best-selling F-Series pickup. The name deliberately revived the Lightning badge previously used for high-performance gasoline-powered F-150s, especially the supercharged SVT Lightning sold in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The electric truck therefore combined a familiar name with a completely different powertrain mission.

The F-150 Lightning uses two electric motors and standard four-wheel drive. Its battery-powered architecture enables features unusual for a pickup, including a front trunk known as the Mega Power Frunk and the ability to provide electrical power for tools, appliances or a home when properly equipped. It entered production at Ford's Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in 2022.

The Lightning is not the electric equivalent of every Ford truck. The Ranger is a midsize pickup, the Maverick is a compact unibody pickup, and the Super Duty line targets heavier-duty work. Ford has also used separate names for other electric commercial and performance concepts, but none of those makes “Super Duty EV,” “Ranger EV” or “Maverick Lightning” the canonical answer here.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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