Ford Ends Production of the F-150 Lightning

Ford has decided the F-150 Lightning has run out of juice.

The Detroit giant has revealed that the rumors are true and that it is ending production of its all-electric truck, according to the Associated Press. The company will still make a pickup with an electric motor, but it will be joined by a gas-powered range extender going forward, making the vehicle a hybrid.

The automaker announced on Monday that production of the F-150 Lightning came to an end when it finished building its final 2025 examples this month. In doing so, the company has admitted defeat on a vehicle that it touted as one of the most important in its history when it debuted in 2021.

The move represents a drastic pivot in the manufacturer’s multi-billion-dollar electrification strategy. No model was more vital to the company’s embrace of EVs than the F-150 Lightning, which was an all-electric of the company’s perennially best-selling truck. But, despite launching with a relatively accessible $40,000 starting price, the pickup was never able to sway the Blue Oval faithful. The AP reports that the company has lost $13 billion on its all-electric lineup, which also includes the Mustang Mach-E, since 2023, and that those vehicles are a big part of the reason why it is expected to lose $19.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025.

“This is a customer-driven shift to create a stronger, more resilient, and more profitable Ford,” Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a statement.

Lack of consumer demand isn’t the all that doomed the all-electric F-150 Lightning. EV policy has also changed dramatically in the U.S. since the pickup went on sale in 2022. The current Trump administration has moved to eliminate incentives and requirements meant to make battery-powered vehicles more appealing to consumers, including the $7,500 tax credit.

Production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning may have come to an end, but the automaker has confirmed that the truck will live on—with some changes. Its next generation will feature a gas engine that functions as a generator. The plug-in hybrid will have a combined range of 700 miles, but, Car and Driver reports, it will still be able to drive on electric power alone nine days out of ten.