This complaint came up a lot when I was in my 20’s and into the Subaru WRX. You’d pay $30K+ and get an interior that looked like it came out of a $18K $hitbox. You were paying for the turbo charged engine and amazing handling, not the interior quality. It seems with the Ford Lightning similar compromises are being made. You get the battery but if you want a nice interior it will be $100K.

I put in the $100 deposit with Ford in June of 2021 and was in the 2nd wave of orders that went out in Aug of 2022. I received my truck in Jan of 2023. So it was a long process but I was not in any hurry and worth the wait in my opinion!

I haven’t had any issues with mine in the first 8 months. Far less moving parts and I would not go back to a ICE truck. Plus Ford just lowered the prices!

It all depends on your charger. If you can install a level 2 charger and be able to leave it plugged in when parked you should be fine. The battery management system will use the charger to condition the battery, etc.

I received the truck in Jan, the 2nd wave and paid MSRP before they raised the prices.

I would not go back to my ICE F-150. You have to understand the limitations of a EV

My electric bill went up about $50 per month (Tesla S LR), and my gas bill dropped from $250 to zero (BMW 540i). I also don't pay $80 three times a year for oil changes.

Not nearly as much as the gasoline cost for my 2014 F150. 131 kwh battery. If it were empty. Which of course it never is & I never charge to 100% but At $.12/kwh to fully charge my battery from empty costs me $15.72. With that I can drive anywhere from 262-330 miles or more depending on my speed & driving habits. Now put that $15.72 worth of gasoline in an empty F150 and compare the distance using the same speed and driving habits. Regardless of what the price of gasoline is the lightning will get better mileage range. The ICE truck would have to achieve 33-42 mpg to match the lightning. That's at $2/gal. Increase that to $3/gal the ICE truck will have to achieve 50-63 mpg to match the lightning. And the lightning only gets better as the price of gas goes up. Now add in the cost of maintenance required on an ICE truck.

So I think the price of new batteries needs to be factored in to the equation ( estimated at $30,000 for standard duty). Yes your day to day might be a bit less but the battery will either need replaced or it will lower the resale value because it will be looming on the horizon .

You say you dont pay 80 dollars 3 times a year for oil changes , how come you change oil that much ? Also you bought this truck so of course your going to say how great it is. But from the videos I see EVs are a real POS

Typical oil changes are 5-7k miles, average car usage per year is around 15k miles. If you don't own an EV don't let other people sway your opinion. @@ronaldgavlick732

I have always like the Ford interior/layout. I agree it isn't "premium" but I don't know that it feels "cheap" either.

The shop is on the other side. 😉

@@EV_Insider ...Nice! Funny the assumptions people make LOL

Just like every single other vehicle in existence?

There are many articles of vehicles catching fire and destroying things. I've owned 2 vehicles that randomly erupted into flames in my life and they weren't EV's. Who cares how bad the fire is when your vehicle and everything near it is destroyed regardless? Did you know that ICE vehicles are far more likely to catch fire than EV's?

Per mile driven, way more ice vehicles burn down

@@nordic5490you’re right but when an ev is burning down it’s a lot worse then an ice vehicle

@@etiennedesjardins5511 ...Gasoline is pretty much like a bomb and its stored in a very thin sheet metal tank, very scary!