Ford Says Goodbye to the F-150 Lightning as Electric Comeback Takes Shape

Ford has officially retired the F-150 Lightning, turning the electric pickup’s website into a farewell page as the company prepares to bring the nameplate back with an extended-range electric powertrain.

Ford’s current Lightning page says the truck is “no longer available in its current form” and points toward the automaker’s next generation of EVs built on its Universal Electric Vehicle platform.

Lightning support will continue after production ends

The F-150 Lightning arrived with significant attention as Ford’s first fully electric F-150, but the company later acknowledged that it had misjudged how quickly U.S. buyers would embrace EV pickups.

Ford’s farewell page emphasizes that existing Lightning owners will continue to receive support. The automaker plans to provide parts and service for the electric truck for the next 10 years, while over-the-air updates will continue for quality and safety improvements. New Lightning inventory had also become extremely scarce on dealer lots by June, according to Ford Authority.

Ford is treating the end of the current Lightning as a pause rather than the end of the nameplate. The company previously announced that the pickup would eventually return with an extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV, powertrain capable of delivering more than 700 miles of total range.

Ford is changing its approach to electric trucks

The planned EREV version reflects Ford’s broader shift in how it approaches electrification. Rather than asking buyers to rely entirely on battery power, the upcoming setup is expected to combine electric drive with a gasoline engine that can extend the truck’s overall driving range.

Ford CEO Jim Farley previously said the company had misread the market during the pandemic-era EV boom. The original Lightning launched when automakers were anticipating a much faster transition to electric vehicles.

The Lightning’s replacement will therefore arrive under very different conditions. Ford is continuing to develop EVs while also expanding its use of other powertrain technologies, with the future EREV pickup intended to offer electric driving without the range limitations that can concern some truck buyers.

For now, the original F-150 Lightning has officially reached the end of its run. Ford’s own farewell message makes clear, however, that the story isn’t finished yet.

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