Ford’s Follow-Up to F-150 Lightning: The Next Generation of Electric Trucks

Ford has assured plans to develop an all-new electric pickup at the new BlueOval City manufacturing unit it is constructing in west Tennessee.

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The unrevealed pickup will be a follow-up to the F-150 Lightning that is currently on the market.

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The EV is being developed and named Project T3, for which Ford devised the term "Trust The Truck."

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Ford's next electric pickup truck will enter production in 2025 at BlueOval City, an extensive, 3,600-acre factory in Tennessee focused to cranking out battery-powered pickups.

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Ford states it will be a truck "people can trust in the digital age–one that’s fully updatable, constantly improving, and supports towing, hauling, exportable power and endless new innovations owners will want."

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Project T3 could dramatically revolutionize America's truck market. Ford CEO Jim Farley stated the new truck was "going to be like the Millennium Falcon—with a back porch attached."

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The Dearborn-based company hasn't revealed many details about the truck and is keeping its official name, price, and EV range under wraps for now.

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The manufacturing stages for BlueOval City will be "radical simplicity, cost efficiency, and quality technology."

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The F-150 Lightning is available in variants with up to 580 hp and can accelerate to 60 mph in less than four seconds.

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Ford's new truck is set to begin production in 2025, and BlueOval City is being built with the capacity to produce 500,000 annually.

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