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F150 goes green at Don Franklin Ford in Columbia By Tom Waggener The Don Franklin Ford crew was kind enough to let me use their electric vehicle charger for my Rivian R1T while in town this weekend and I was surprised to find two new F150 Lightnings on the lot. The fully electric Lighting is Ford Motors' first all electric pickup truck and it has big shoes to fill as the F Series is the top selling line of vehicles in the USA. This was the second time I had gotten to see the new Ford EV in person and, had it not been pointed out, I would have walked right by it. Aside from the Lighting badging, it looks much like any other Ford F150 out today with a similar body and features. But the Lighting is powered by a full electric drivetrain and a 145 Kilowatt battery pack. It looks and feels a lot bigger than my Rivian which is more of a sport and adventure truck, whereas the F150 lightning is a full size work truck capable of powering a work sight, or acting as a back up generator for a house with the right home equipment installed. Inside the Lightning feels like an F150 with most of the premium features and materials found on the comparable gas powered F series trucks. The finishes are premium, the seats are like a well worn barcalounger and the Lightning suspension makes the ride quality like a Cadillac. My favorite feature of the Lightning has to be the massive front trunk (or frunk to the EV community) which allows you to load heavy items at about waist level rather than hoisting up and over a grill and it features a bank of various outlets allowing you to run a whole host of power tools, chargers and laptops. As with all electric vehicles, acceleration is quick and smooth with plenty of torque off the line capable of moving this massive truck 0-60 in around 4 seconds. Everyone was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable and gave me the lowdown of the Lightening's features in my 5 mile test drive. Tom Waggener has been an EV researcher and driver for five years. He can be reached at tmwaggener@gmail.com for comments and questions. The Franklin Family dealerships (24 across the state with headquarters in Columbia) can be quickly accessed by clicking on their business card at the upper left of this home page. This story was posted on 2022-10-04 11:49:19
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