Labs4Lightning
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Official launch. Allows “ok to sell”
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⏳ The Official Launch (4/26) Countdown is On - Join us to watch the launch of the F-150 Lightning
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vbaker4444
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Has to be the Ok to sell. The lightning has been all over on the roads here in Michigan. Spotted one on I94 last night near DTW and my buddy just saw one near Albion on I94 this morning. Soon enough!
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2022 Ford F-150® Lightning™ All-Electric Truck | Pricing, Photos, Specs & More | Ford.com shows a countdown now to the launch event, with an option to add it to your calendar, should you be so inclined.
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rlbussard
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Maybe it's the first deliveries of the mannequins to dealers. From all the dealers I've heard on YouTube, consumer build dates don't start until May 2nd or maybe they backed it up a week to the first build on the 25th and they are celebrating the first lightning rollout off of the assembly line for consumers.
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You clearly haven't read a lot of the threads on this forum. There are a lot of customer builds already built. It is likely that is when Ford is giving the "OK To Buy" designation and starts shipping out all the vehicles.
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I have seen a lot of them on here starting as far back as 4/11. Maybe it's true or maybe it is not. I don't know the answers to any of that. I have a lot of faith in The guy that does the Long MacArthur Ford videos on YouTube. He has a weekly YouTube channel that he does where he gives out production numbers and other information he has available on all Ford vehicles. We will see what happens the 26th comes. It's seems kind of quick for a customer to receive a vehicle in 2 weeks after having a 4/11 production date.
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Consumer trucks are being built as we speak, it's a fact. It's not rocket science, Ford has standard process to see this information and it's public. A post just from Yesterday had a guy taking video of production cars sitting in Ford's lot that are intended for customers... Now most at this very time are demo's , but they will end up in customer hands at some point.
They may have a ceremony to give the "first" production car to someone for PR, but mot of the time it takes 3-4 weeks to end up at the dealer. Assuming this timeline pans out, people will likely start seeing retail trucks Mid-May.
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When are we going to see reviews? Does the media embargo end on the April date as well?
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That video in know way clearly states that those trucks are for customers. There's no way to tell if they are mannequins or customers trucks. They all come with window stickers either way. Just because he said it, doesn't make it true. He was illegally loitering where he want supposed to be. So how would he know who those trucks are for?
Look closely at the closeup of the lower left section of the sticker, also the VIN ## leads me to think it is the dealers mannequin.
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There are retail orders dating back to Mid March. I'm assuming that most of the builds so far are FCTPs but there are some customer vehicles mixed in there.
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Sooner than expected. Here's hoping for a high quality ramp up and no dealer mark ups.
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If you add to your calendar this is what it says in the “notes” section…
TL,DR: Trucks are on their way to customers.
TL,DR: Trucks are on their way to customers.
Live-streamed here, the event begins April 26, 1:30 PM ET.
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.
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.
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