Ford F-150 Lightning Livestream Sessions Coming April 26 at 9:00pm EST

[MDC]

My build date is the week of April 11. I got my VIN number last Monday.

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[bosox8]

Hey future Lightning owners! To offer you a way to get latest answers to your most frequently asked questions, we will be hosting livestream sessions at livestream.ford.com/f150-lightning. Join us on April 26 at 9:00pm EST for updated information about the Ford F-150 Lightning.

Thanks. If your vehicle has not yet started production (5/16/2022, Lariat ER) can you order retractable running boards without it delaying your start date?

 

[GDN]

Those delivery fees I believe have some sort of law behind them, even if you pick it up from the factory. That is done to ensure fairness to everyone on location of the factory. No matter where the truck is shipped, everyone will pay the same fee.

I will go out on a limb however and agree it is likely too expensive. At a minimum it should be cost recovery. I know one manufacture is as low as $1200. Why is Ford $495 more expensive than that.

 

[KevinC]

For the Mach E it's less..
DESTINATION & DELIVERY 1,100.00.
Maybe they can fit more MachE's on a train car than f150's

 

[ShirBlackspots]

I agree with others! I'd pay a small fee for a factory tour if i can pick up mine in person to avoid the crazy delivery fee.

Just FYI Ford, your delivery fee is REDICULOUS for people that live closer to the plant. Why should i pay more so the guy in Cali can pay less?! Stupid! Imagine going to the post office and mailing a package to the town over. They tell you "We're charging everyone $10 regardless of where you send it to keep it FAIR." Post office would be out of business. If you insist on this, at least give the option to let people pick up their own car for free.

Sorry, Ford can't violate federal law. The destination charge is the same regardless of where you, because its federal law.

 

[IdeaOfTheDayCom]

1. For those RV customers. Please confirm that the Lightning can not be flat towed with any of the wheels on the ground, due to emotors permanent magnets.

Ford actually holds a patent that allows for an EV to actually CHARGE the battery while being towed.

So, if you ran out of power, then called AAA to take you to a charging station, you would actually get to that station with some extra miles added along the way.

 

[REDHORSECA]

Do they have this Live Streams archived online anywhere?

 

[gorwell]

Do they have this Live Streams archived online anywhere?

Annoyingly no.

On that note, anything have a recap, anything interesting noted?

 

[beatle]

Edit: oops, read the title wrong. Here's the stream:



The biggest news to me was that they are already prepping for another EV truck to be built in Tennessee. If it's the Ranger, I have a feeling my time as a Lightning owner will be relatively short.

 

[sotek2345]

Edit: oops, read the title wrong. Here's the stream:



The biggest news to me was that they are already prepping for another EV truck to be built in Tennessee. If it's the Ranger, I have a feeling my time as a Lightning owner will be relatively short.

I took that comment as talking about the Gen 2 Lightning (that facility won't be up and running until 2025), but there is a lot of speculation, so who knows.

 

[VTbuckeye]

Sorry, Ford can't violate federal law. The destination charge is the same regardless of where you, because its federal law.

They have to charge the fee, but they could add an option of factory tour and vehicle pickup (-1500). You settle everything with your local dealer before the trip. Maybe you even have to stop by the dealer for final inspection. Like some European marquis do/did with overseas delivery programs. Drive your car in Europe, it gets put on a ship and brought to the states and then delivered by your local dealership.

 

[sotek2345]

They have to charge the fee, but they could add an option of factory tour and vehicle pickup (-1500). You settle everything with your local dealer before the trip. Maybe you even have to stop by the dealer for final inspection. Like some European marquis do/did with overseas delivery programs. Drive your car in Europe, it gets put on a ship and brought to the states and then delivered by your local dealership.

I submitted this idea (almost exactly - I didn't include the discount) to the Ford Ideas website. No response yet.

I would love a factory pickup experience!

 

[REDHORSECA]

Edit: oops, read the title wrong. Here's the stream:

The biggest news to me was that they are already prepping for another EV truck to be built in Tennessee. If it's the Ranger, I have a feeling my time as a Lightning owner will be relatively short.

That is the wrong Live Stream. That is the Lightning Official Release Party video that happened earlier in the day.

I'm talking about the Q&A Live Stream that happened later that evening.

Answering all the questions we posted here on the forums and submitted online for the Live Stream for them to answer.

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