Ford Raises Lightning Price and Restarts Orders

• The Ford F-150 Lightning is readying for new orders with increased prices.

• The base-model electric Ford truck now starts at $48,769, which is a $7000 jump from the previous year.

• Ford’s battery-electric Lightning pickup has sold 4400 examples since Ford started taking orders in May.

The popularity of Ford’s F-150 Lightning is a sign that battery-electric vehicles are gaining steam with mass-market automakers. Unfortunately for some, the Lightning might have gained too much steam; Ford wasn’t able to keep up with early demand, and that lead to Ford shutting down new orders in April.