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The Ford F-Sequence has been Canada’s bestselling automobile for 59 consecutive years as a result of it’s powerful sufficient to get the job finished. This has made it a staple on job websites and farms. Now, extra Canadians are choosing pickup vans and SUVs as their day by day rides and they’re drawn to the F-150 for its versatility, consolation, options and efficiency.
As extra drivers think about electrical automobiles, the Ford F-150 Lightning is an apparent selection, making a compelling case that an all-electric pickup can simply match the legendary popularity of the Ford F-150. And, for Canadians seeking to make the change to an electrical automobile, Ford is making it straightforward with progressive possession and charging options by way of the Ford Energy Promise.
Not solely does the F-150 Lightning provide house owners the performance of a conventional pickup, but it surely additionally comes with distinctive options that solely an electrical automobile can present.
One such characteristic is Professional Energy Onboard, which transforms the F-150 Lightning into an influence supply. Each F-150 Lightning comes customary with no less than 2.4 kilowatts of energy, with as much as 9.6 kilowatts solely to F-150 Lightning. When outfitted with 9.6 kilowatts of energy, Professional Energy Onboard clients have entry to 11 shops, and their pickup truck features as a cell generator – powering drills, saws and different tools at work websites and offering electrical energy at campsites for mini-fridges, lights, transportable audio system, digital units and extra.
“In terms of energy, the F-150 Lightning can be able to vehicle-to-vehicle charging,” says Paul Roy, common supervisor Mannequin e and built-in providers at Ford of Canada. “So, F-150 Lightnings outfitted with Professional Energy Onboard can ‘share’ vary with different electrical automobile house owners, permitting them to cost a good friend’s automobile throughout an outage or high off an electrical automobile battery for a neighbour.”
The F-150 Lightning is full of high-tech options to make driving extra snug. Obtainable BlueCruise is a hands-free freeway driving system. With the push of a button, BlueCruise will handle the steering, braking and accelerating for the motive force. Ford and Lincoln automobiles outfitted with BlueCruise {hardware} use radar and sensors surrounding the automobile to learn lane markings on the street and to assist sense different automobiles. BlueCruise makes use of pre-mapped designated highways known as Blue Zones to point to the system that it could possibly have interaction. Though drivers nonetheless should maintain their eyes on the street, BlueCruise helps take the stress out of their commute. BlueCruise was rated as the highest energetic driving help system available on the market by Client Reviews.
Moreover, the F-150 Lightning options a big touchscreen with SYNC 4A expertise, providing an intuitive consumer expertise and connectivity to automobile programs, apps and music. It additionally helps over-the-air software program updates, guaranteeing your F-150 Lightning all the time has the most recent updates.
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Electrical automobile vary has improved vastly lately and the F-150 Lightning affords as much as 515 kilometres on a single cost. When charging on the street, Ford makes it straightforward with entry to the Blue Oval Cost Community (BOCN), the most important built-in charging community in North America, together with entry to 17,800 Tesla Superchargers. The BOCN mechanically searches for chargers throughout varied networks, and provides charging stops to your route by way of the Linked Navigation within the automobile. With Plug and Pay, fee is dealt with simply by way of the FordPass app.
For at-home charging, the Ford Energy Promise affords clients a complimentary residence charger and customary set up for individuals who buy or lease an eligible Ford-150 Lightning. Set up is finished by RocketEV Charging Options, a Canadian firm with a nationwide community of devoted specialists. (In Quebec, residents who buy or lease an eligible new Ford electrical automobile are eligible to buy a Ford residence charger and customary set up bundle for $2,450 plus tax – estimated retail worth of $3,600 – and a particular finance provide.)
Obtainable in 5 trims, the F-150 Lightning begins at $62,890 with the PRO trim. And since it’s an F-150, the Lightning is rugged and able to work. Its dual-motor setup delivers as much as 580 horsepower and 775 lb.-ft. of just about prompt torque. As for towing capability, it could possibly deal with as much as 10,000 kilos.
It’s additionally constructed with Canada’s unforgiving winters in thoughts. “The F-150 Lightning has been put by way of its paces in minus 30-degree temperatures to judge the all-electric powertrain and the way it adjusts energy supply to the wheels on low-traction surfaces like snow and ice in extraordinarily chilly temperatures,” says Roy.
As for on a regular basis driving, the F-150 Lightning has spacious seating for 5, plus further options for anybody who spends plenty of time of their truck. For instance, an out there Inside Work Floor is useful when utilizing a laptop computer or for setting down lunch.
One other standout is the entrance trunk, or “frunk.” With out a big gas-powered engine, the F-150 Lightning has a beneficiant 400 litres of lockable and watertight cupboard space underneath the hood that may maintain as much as 180 kg. It’s good for carrying groceries or securing important gear when heading to the cottage.
Whether or not it’s for on a regular basis driving or heavy hauling, Roy explains, “the F-150 Lightning is constructed Ford powerful, identical to the identify suggests, and builds on 59 years of Ford truck management in Canada.”
Promoting characteristic produced by Globe Content material Studio with Ford Canada. The Globe’s editorial division was not concerned.
