[ChasingCoral]

I've seen word out on social media already so the cat is out of the bag. There is a big Lightning "release" event the last week of April. Big wigs, press, show off the newly built trucks, etc. Not sure what all will happen but expect lots of Lightning news that week. Maybe press drives?

The amazing news is Ford invited me.

The horrible news is that is the one week between now and June I couldn't make it work. I'm committed to another trip that week, my first air travel since COVID!

It's eating me up inside that I can't go but I'll hopefully have future opportunities closer to home. Anyway, expect big news that week.

 

[taxmanhog]

I hope this means Ok to Buy will be achieved by then !!

Do you have an alternated from your dealership going?

 

[eGeeked]

Is it in Detroit? I could go in your place and report on it. I am only about an hour away. Additionally, I have a Mach-e and a lightning with a build week of 5/2.

 

[Voltz]

Maybe Errol will be there with the Discover Your Ford Livestream

April 26, 2022, 9:00 PM, EDT
GETTING TO KNOW THE F-150 LIGHTNING™ PICKUP

https://www.ford.com/support/vehicle/f150-lightning/2022/discover-your-ford/livestream/

 

[EFX4]

Funny you brought this up because I just heard that F-150 lighting first drives will kick off during the week of May 4th.

I hope we start getting some cool visuals and early takes on the Lightning (via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) ahead of the actual reviews

 

[ChasingCoral]

I hope this means Ok to Buy will be achieved by then !!

Do you have an alternated from your dealership going?

I don't know where Ford Communications got my name. It could have been local from the dealership or could have been from corporate contacts. They are working their way down a list of nominees.

 

[knicehit]

They will fly you in but you have to drive a Bronco back to your dealership to help ease shipping constraints. I'd do it in a heartbeat.

 

[Vandy1981]

Awesome! Matches my predictions for the rollout which were based on the Mach-E timeline.

I'd expect OKTB around the same time as that event. It would be weird if deliveries started before that event, but there is precedent for this with the Mach E GT.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Awesome! Matches my predictions for the rollout which were based on the Mach-E timeline.

I'd expect OKTB around the same time as that event. It would be weird if deliveries started before that event, but there is precedent for this with the Mach E GT.

Based on some insider information I have, I expect you are right — at least For hopes to issue OKTB then.

 

[ChasingCoral]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1514249947155206149

 

[EFX4]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1514249947155206149

I hope this means we'll get even more first drive reviews sometime soon of the Lightning following the event.

 

[RDale]

The launch event starts at 1:30 eastern on the 26th.

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2022/04/14/f-150-lightning-strikes.html

DEARBORN, Mich., April 14, 2022 – The countdown is on. April 26 marks the launch of the all-new, all-electric F-150® Lightning™ pickup.

Ford and UAW leaders will host customers and employees to celebrate the start of F-150 Lightning production at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford employees and F-150 Lightning customers will join the “Job 1” event for the first-ever full-size all-electric pickup to go on sale, a milestone moment in the country’s shift to electric vehicles.

Ford F-Series pickup has been America’s best-selling truck for 45 years in a row1 and is second only to the iPhone in revenue among all American consumer products, according to a 2020 study. The Rouge Electric Vehicle Center is an ultra-modern new facility within Ford’s historic Rouge Complex where Henry Ford perfected the moving assembly line and scaled the Model T.

The event begins April 26, 1:30 p.m. eastern and will be livestreamed at http://ford.to/LightningStrikes.

 

[ChasingCoral]

I just received this from Ford:

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2022/04/14/f-150-lightning-strikes.html

F-150 LIGHTNING STRIKES ON APRIL 26; FORD LOOKS AHEAD TO LIGHTNING DELIVERIES WITH CUSTOMER, EMPLOYEE CELEBRATION
APR 14, 2022 | DEARBORN, MICH.

DEARBORN, Mich., April 14, 2022 – The countdown is on. April 26 marks the launch of the all-new, all-electric F-150® Lightning™ pickup.

Ford and UAW leaders will host customers and employees to celebrate the start of F-150 Lightning production at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford employees and F-150 Lightning customers will join the “Job 1” event for the first-ever full-size all-electric pickup to go on sale, a milestone moment in the country’s shift to electric vehicles.

Ford F-Series pickup has been America’s best-selling truck for 45 years in a row1 and is second only to the iPhone in revenue among all American consumer products, according to a 2020 study. The Rouge Electric Vehicle Center is an ultra-modern new facility within Ford’s historic Rouge Complex where Henry Ford perfected the moving assembly line and scaled the Model T.

The event begins April 26, 1:30 p.m. eastern and will be livestreamed at http://ford.to/LightningStrikes.

# # #

1Based on 1977-2021 CY total sales

 

[ChasingCoral]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517148308174610435

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Hey future F-150 Lightning owners! April 26 marks the launch of the all-new, all-electric F-150® Lightning™ pickup, a milestone moment in America's shift to electric vehicles. Ford and UAW leaders will host F-150 Lightning customers and Ford employees at the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan to celebrate "Job 1" and the start of production for the first-ever full-size all-electric pickup to go on sale. The Rouge Electric Vehicle Center is Ford's ultra-modern new facility within Ford’s historic Rouge Complex where Henry Ford perfected the moving assembly line and scaled the Model T. Live-streamed on YouTube, the event begins April 26, 1:30 PM ET: F-150 Lightning Launch | Rouge Electric Vehicle Center | Built For America. Hope to see you there!