Ford to Launch Iconic F-150 Lightning Electric Pickup in Norway

Ford is to launch the F-150 Lightning  – the electric version of America’s iconic, best-selling truck – in Norway. The country's customers are the first outside of the US and Canada able to apply to purchase a strictly limited number of special F‑150 Lightning Lariat Launch Edition vehicles.

The electric truck is powered by a dual electric motor, four-wheel drive powertrain generating 458 PS and 1,050 Nm of torque, enabling performance car acceleration of 0-100 km/h in less than 5 seconds.

The pickup’s next-generation 98 kWh lithium-ion battery can be charged from 15 per cent to 80 per cent in 39 minutes using 150 kW DC fast charging.

Practical features make use of F-150 Lightning’s battery to turn the truck into a mobile power source.

Pro Power Onboard can offload up to 2.3 kW and is designed to power tools, electronics and appliances at a work site or when camping off-grid via built-in electrical sockets.

Almost 80 per cent of new passenger vehicle sales in Norway were electric in 2022, as were more than 20 per cent of commercial vehicle sales.

Per Gunnar Berg, managing director, Ford Norway, says: “In my 25 years at Ford, I’ve never seen anything like the passion and demand I’m seeing from drivers right now to get behind the wheel of our F-150 Lightning. I’ve had customers literally banging on my door and pleading for us to bring the electric pickup to Norway. F-150 Lightning is the perfect match for many customers in Norway – uniquely capable of quenching our thirst for adventure while embracing our passion for protecting the environment.”

“Ford is pushing the boundaries of electric vehicles like only we can,” adds Martin Sander, general manager, Ford Model e, Europe. “Rugged and capable like the F-Series models that have topped the sales charts for decades, but injected with technologies of the future, F-150 Lightning is the smartest F-150 we’ve ever made and the perfect demonstration of how going all-in on electric is helping our vehicles become more Ford than ever before.”

Ford has announced that it will only offer all-electric passenger cars from 2030 onwards, and an all-electric commercial vehicle portfolio from 2035.