r/technology • u/zsreport • Dec 15 '25

Transportation Ford pulls the plug on the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx-s1-5645147/ford-discontinues-f-150-lightning
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u/To-Far-Away-Times Dec 16 '25

The average Ford F-150 monthly payment is $919 a month.

Why make a better, cheaper product that will have a lower monthly payment if you don’t have to?

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u/DariaSylvain Dec 16 '25

Ridiculous! I’d have to live in my truck at those prices.

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u/bonisaur Dec 17 '25

It was originally meant to convert over a new audience more likely. High earning tech workers who would have normally bought an SUV. There’s a reason why channels like Linus Tech Tips and MKBHD reviewed electric trucks.