The Ford Lightning Battery Electric truck is the first shot truck buyers have at owning a 'real' BEV truck with stunning acceleration, horsepower, torque, payload and towing. Is it enough to switch truck owners away from gas or diesel? Watch and decide.

Here’s the top things that set it apart from other trucks.
It has monster specs. 563 horsepower and 775 lb-ft of torque, more torque than any F-150 in history and a battery power plant with enough juice in it to power your house in the event of an emergency.

There’s a 400 litre ‘frunk’ – a front trunk where the combustion engine would normally take up space. And it has 2.4 kW of Pro Power Onboard. Right away I pictured an electric cooler in there. The dual in-board electric motors are new to F-150 as is the move to an independent rear suspension like the Raptor. It’s quick at 0-60 mph in the mid four seconds, which is faster than the Raptor. 775 lb ft of nearly instantaneous torque like a diesel engine with solid payload and towing numbers but now with no emissions.

The foundation is a 4x4 that goes through rugged testing to handle rough terrain, a high strength aluminum alloy body and a useful max 2000 lb payload and 10,000 lb towing capability. It will be the first 'real' electric available to buy.