President Biden had exclusive access to the new Ford F – 150 Electric Lightning and after performing a test drive said he would buy a van
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Ford F-150 Lightning: Biden does a test drive and the company receives more than 20,000 orders in less than 12 hours
This Wednesday Ford presented its truck F – 150 All-electric Lightning and after President Joe Biden tested the pick-up at a plant in Michigan on Tuesday, the company received more than 20, reservation requests in less than 12 hours since the vehicle was officially presented .
The automaker’s announcement made shares of the company rose 3.3% during the morning of this Thursday.
The F – 150 Ford Lightning is the best-selling vehicle in the United States for the last 39 years and now the electric version of the EV truck is having a great Interest from customers.
President Biden had the opportunity to test drive the truck before its unveiling on Tuesday as part of a series of events the White House is conducting to boost the economy and electric mobility in the country.
After driving the prototype of the Ford Biden electric truck, he said that “the model was really fast” and that He would buy a truck to enjoy it with his family.
President Biden test drives F – 150 Lightning: “This sucker’s quick!” pic.twitter.com/BoVG04 Ro9M
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The presentation of the F – 150 Lightning, whose basic model is available from $ 40, 02 Dollars, is part of a watershed moment in the automotive industry’s shift to electricity.
Jim Farley, Ford CEO, commented during the presentation that the F – 150 Lightning will be a test a to find out if consumers in the United States are waiting for electric vehicles . “We all have to watch very carefully how the market performs,” Farley said.
Interest in electric vehicles
Several manufacturers are interested in the development of more models of electric trucks , among them is General Motors, Tesla and , Lordstown Motors and Canoo .
Last year when Tesla introduced the Cybertruck, the company’s CEO, Elon Musk wrote in his Twitter account I had received close to 100, 000 pre-orders .
Ford is still accepting pre-orders for its F pickup – 146 Lightning on their website but the company requires you to make a refundable deposit of $ 100 Dollars.
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