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The official range estimates for the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck are in, and theyโ€™re looking pretty good. The base model, which starts at $39,974, will get around 230 miles of range, while the extended range versions start in the mid-$50,000s and can go about 320 miles โ€” or about 20 additional miles than originally expected.

These numbers come courtesy of the US Environmental Protection Agency, which tested the seven variations of the F-150 Lightning and F-150 Lightning Pro. The tests revealed that the extended range versions of the truck โ€” the Pro ER, XLT ER, Lariat ER, and Platinum editions โ€” were able to get around 20 more miles than Fordโ€™s original estimates.

โ€œWe are laser focused on continually improving our energy consumption efficiency for Lightning and the team is really happy to deliver these results for our customers,โ€ said Linda Zhang, chief program engineer, F-150 Lightning, in a statement.

โ€œWe are laser focused on continually improving our energy consumption efficiency for Lightningโ€

Either the standard range or extended range configuration should be good for most daily driving scenarios, though many people will want to do typical truck things with the F-150 Lightning that are naturally more energy-intensive, like towing, hauling, or off-roading.

To put those potential ownersโ€™ minds at ease, Ford says the truckโ€™s software can provide real-time range estimates, something itโ€™s already been working on in the Mustang Mach-E. This software factors in not just weather and traffic conditions, but it also uses an onboard scale to measure the weight of any payload or towing weight.

Final EPA-estimated range for F-150 Lightning:

โšก๏ธXLT, Lariat & Pro trims = 320 miles w/ extended range. 230 for standard.
โšก๏ธPlatinum trim = 300 miles

That’s 20 more miles than our initial target for ER. Congrats to @Ford engineers who keep making #F150Lightning even better! pic.twitter.com/ktPey2Hm11

โ€” Jim Farley (@jimfarley98) March 21, 2022

The extended range Lightning is able to tow up to 10,000 pounds, which is more than what most affordable gas-powered F-150s are capable of, though itโ€™s a few thousand pounds shy of what the F-150 hybrid or the diesel version can tow. The standard range F-150 Lightning, meanwhile, maxes out at 7,700 pounds.

With 320 miles of range, the extended range versions of the F-150 Lightning will be competitive with other electric trucks on the market, including the Rivian R1T (EPA-confirmed 314 miles) and Hummer EV (estimated 350 miles). But starting next year, weโ€™ll start to see some longer-range electric trucks, including the Chevy Silverado EV (estimated 400 miles) and Tesla Cybertruck (estimated 500 miles).

Production of both the F-150 Lightning and F-150 Lightning Pro for commercial customers is in its pre-build stage at the companyโ€™s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Customersโ€™ deliveries are expected to start in the spring. Ford says itโ€™s planning to double production to 150,000 vehicles per year by 2023.

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