After the news that order banks for the new Ford F-150 Lightning would be pushed back to December of this year, a new report not only confirms that, but says that they have been pushed back by a month to January 2022.
The report comes from F150Gen14 Forum, which cites a Ford webinar as its source, and aside from order bank opening date, it also shows the shows the full timeline of the electric pickup’s release. According to the webinar, order banks will open in January 2022, production of the truck will start in June 2022, and deliveries will commence in September 2022.
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This unfortunately means that Ford will likely be missing their mid-year delivery target that they claimed wouldn’t be an issue in the last delay of the order bank opening. And while the F-150 Lightning‘s base price is much more accessible for the average person, higher-spec’d examples can start to encroach on the territory of the Rivian R1T, an electric pickup truck that’s already out and receiving glowing reviews. Additionally, Ford must be hoping that it won’t experience any issues like in the Bronco’s rollout that hampered the SUV’s launch.
With any luck, this is hopefully the last time things get pushed back with the F-150 Lightning and owners will get to receive and enjoy their electric pickup in the not-too-distant future.