---
title: "The Electric 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Is About to Be Revealed (UPDATE)"
description: "What we're about to see tonight is the model's biggest shift in more than half a century: the fully-electric 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning."
date: "2021-05-19"
modified: "2021-05-19"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/40702/the-electric-2022-ford-f-150-lightning-is-about-to-be-revealed"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Trucks"
tags:
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "F-150 Lightning"
  - "Ford"
  - "pickup"
---

# The Electric 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Is About to Be Revealed (UPDATE)

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**Update:** It's here! [Click this link to read our full report](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/40675/electric-2022-ford-f-150-lightning-is-finally-here-with-775-lb-ft-and-a-40k-sticker>) on the 2022 F-150 Lightning.

With about an hour to go, it bears reiterating just how big a deal this is, no matter if you're jaded from the constant headlines, skeptical about electric vehicles or completely uninterested in trucks. With the F-150 leading the way, Ford's F-Series full-size pickup trucks are *the* most popular vehicles in America, full stop. What we're about to see tonight is the model's biggest shift in more than half a century: the fully-electric 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning. And you can watch it happen here at the livestream below.

This is most certainly not the soft landing Ford gave the Mustang nameplate [by sticking it on a crossover](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/40665/the-comments-on-tony-stewarts-ford-mustang-mach-e-ad-are-so-damn-predictable>) to lure in new buyers and give this whole BEV thing a good trial run. No, the F-150 Lightning is supposed to be an F-150 through and through, in looks, feel, and most important, capability. Just, you know, electric. Considering the myriad ways people use pickups in this country, that's a gigantic task for a powertrain whose potential is frankly still being realized.

![message-editor%2F1621471258246-fordf-150lightningelectricpickup.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1621471258246-fordf-150lightningelectricpickup.jpg>)
**Ford**

What do we know about it so far? Not a whole lot for sure, though thanks to President Biden's curiosity during his visit to Ford's Rouge Electric Vehicle Plant yesterday, we can say that the [massive lithium-ion battery alone weighs 1,800 pounds](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/40676/electric-ford-f-150-lightnings-battery-weighs-over-1800-pounds-by-itself>), and despite that, the truck still rockets from [0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/40679/electric-ford-f-150-does-0-60-mph-in-4-4-seconds-according-to-bidens-big-mouth>). That's because it appears Ford followed up on its promise to make the Lightning the most powerful pickup in the F-Series lineup.

https://youtube.com/embed/Yjisj5T0VqE

It's also going to look like most other F-150s, save for a lightbar across the front grille and a more rounded fascia overall, [something else we got a good look at yesterday](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/40677/this-is-the-ford-f-150-lightning>). As for tech, expect screens, an enhanced version of the ProPower Onboard generator system found in the current-gen gas-powered F-150, and Ford's new optional BlueCruise hands-free highway driving technology.

The big unknowns are obvious. How much can it tow? What about payload? What's the range? And is there really a giant untapped market for an electric F-150, or is the Lightning going to have to carve out its own niche before regulations make BEV trucks more of an inevitability?

The livestream starts at 9:30 pm ET, and look for our coverage on the 2022 F-150 Lightning to post to thedrive.com homepage then.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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