Ford Motor Co. is planning a big celebration on Tuesday, April 26, to mark the start of production of its first-ever electric pickup, the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning. The company will livestream the event starting at 1:30 p.m. EDT from the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., with Ford employees and F-150 Lightning customers on hand to mark the occasion. The plant where the Lightning is assembled is a new facility within the historic Rouge Complex, a sprawling industrial center that was the site of where Ford founder Henry Ford perfected the moving assembly line and scaled up massive production of the iconic Model T.
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The F-150 Lightning has been available for ordering for months now, with Ford already announcing an increase in production capacity in response to overwhelming demand. When production begins, it will become the third all-electric pickup in production in the U.S. market — following the 2023 GMC Hummer EV and 2022 Rivian R1T. Ford has not said exactly when the first F-150 Lightning deliveries will begin; “spring” is the last expected delivery window.
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