Ford raises costs for the F-150 Lightning by as much as $8,500

Ford has introduced a worth improve for its all-electric F-150 Lightning. “As a consequence of important materials price will increase and different elements,” costs for the F-150 Lightning will improve by $6,000 to $8,500 relying on the variant.

The value will increase don’t apply to current purchasers, in accordance with Ford. The timing of the announcement can also be effectively chosen: On Thursday, new orders from the subsequent wave of reservation holders might be accepted once more. They are going to then must order on the new costs.

There’s a particular association for reservation holders who had already obtained an invite to order however then determined to increase their reservation as a result of the specified tools was not but accessible. These clients will obtain a “personal use provide in upcoming waves”, Ford stated.

The bottom mannequin F-150 Lightning Professional will price $46,974, a rise of $7,000 or almost 18 per cent. Meaning Ford’s large electrical pickup is now effectively above the $40,000 mark, which is vital for a lot of producers. The subsequent highest trim, the XLT, turns into $6,500 dearer and can price $59,474 (up from $52,974).

The most cost effective mannequin with the big extended-range battery is the XLT Excessive, which is able to price $80,974 with the big battery in future – with the small battery, this tools will price $12,500 much less. An attention-grabbing element: the XLT Excessive with the small battery is just $6,000 dearer, so the premium for the big battery has been elevated. Within the Lariat model, the place clients even have the selection between the 2 battery variations, the big battery prices 11,500 {dollars} extra. Prime mannequin stays the Platinum Prolonged Vary, which is listed at $96,874.

With the announcement earlier than the opening of the brand new wave of orders, Ford has most likely realized from buyer reactions from April. Again then, the producer had raised the costs for the Mustang Mach-E sharply in a single day with out announcement – by as much as 9,000 euros for the essential model.

carscoops.com, electrek.co, ford.com