Ford F-150 Lightning vans manufactured on the Rouge Electrical Car Heart in Dearborn Michigan.
Courtesy: Ford Motor Co.
DETROIT – Ford Motor on Tuesday stated it’s rising the beginning costs of its electrical F-150 Lightning pickup as a result of “vital materials price will increase and different components.”
The Detroit automaker stated the worth will increase – between $6,000 and $8,500, relying on the mannequin – is not going to impression clients who’ve ordered a automobile and are awaiting supply. They may impression an undisclosed quantity of reservation holders who haven’t but ordered a truck.
The beginning costs for the 2023 F-150 Lightning will now vary from about $47,000 to $97,000, up from roughly $40,000 to $92,000 for the 2022 model-year. Costs exclude taxes and delivery/supply prices.
Ford is the most recent automaker to extend pricing of its latest electrical automobile amid rising inflation and commodity prices. General Motors beforehand raised the worth of its Hummer EV pickup by $6,250, whereas EV startups Rivian Automotive and Lucid raised the prices of their automobiles considerably greater than that. Tesla additionally has raised pricing this yr on its automobiles.
Uncooked materials prices for electrical automobiles more than doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, in keeping with a current report by consulting and analysis agency AlixPartners.
Ford’s pricing will increase come forward of the automaker reopening ordering on Thursday for F-150 Lightning. The corporate late final yr introduced it had closed orders for the automobile after receiving greater than 200,000 nonbinding reservations for the truck.
It is unclear how lengthy clients must look forward to a brand new truck after they place an order. Ford has solely bought about 4,400 automobiles since starting deliveries in Might. A spokeswoman for the corporate stated deliveries of recent orders are scheduled to start this fall.
Beginning this fall, Ford on Tuesday additionally stated the electrical vary of F-150 Lightning fashions with a typical battery is anticipated to extend by 10 miles to 240 miles. Vehicles with a bigger battery have a variety of as much as 320 miles.
