What are the benefits of adding electric pick-up trucks to your business’ work fleet? Turns out, there are many. Grappone Ford’s commercial team had a chance to demo the new 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning, an electric pickup truck with some incredible features. Here are ten reasons why you should consider utilizing the Ford F-150 Lightning for your business:

With a standard battery life of around 230 miles per full charge and an extended battery capacity of 300 miles per full charge, you won’t need to stop at any gas stations. The charging unit included with each purchase or lease will fully charge the standard battery in 14 hours and the extended battery in 19 hours.

Time in the shop is lost profit for your company. Over-the-air software updates from Ford can change aspects of the vehicle remotely, even remedying certain vehicle recalls. OTA updates reduce service visits by performing recall remedies on the go.

The Lightning qualifies for the full $7,500 federal tax credit per unit through at least 2022.  A great financial incentive for a great vehicle.

The F-150 Lightning can be packaged with a 9.6-kilowatt onboard inverter and the Lightning’s Intelligent Range system, which determines how much battery usage the truck will need for any trips and hauls. Cloud-based factors such as terrain and weather decide the energy output: Intelligent Range can calculate just how much power you need for the entire job site for the day, and the trip home afterward.

You’ll never tie up the right lane or worry about merging  in the F-150 Lightning. With its 700+ lb-ft of torque from 0 RPM on tap, it’s more powerful than our 2021 diesel F-150’s max of 570 pounds per foot.

Smart scales on the rear axle know how much of a load you have in the bed and how much tongue weight your trailer has. No guesswork involved.

Charge your equipment and power tools both while the Lightning is charging and en route to a job site. When the work is done, your equipment can stay secured and charging in the front trunk– or, as Ford has dubbed it, the Mega Power Frunk.

The Lightning can serve as a backup generator in the event of a New England winter emergency. With the Ford Charge Station Pro, which allows you to return power to your home or local power grid, the Lightning can power your home (at 30 kilowatt-hours daily) for three days.  If rationed well enough, the battery can power your home for up to 10 days. If it can do this for a home, imagine the job site possibilities.

Allow the expert Ford Pro Charging Solutions team to evaluate, install, and answer any charging questions you may have during your conversion to the Lightning.

Utilize the power of Ford Pro Intelligence to know exactly how your fleet is being used. Speeding, hard braking, and excessive idling are all measurable by Ford Pro Intelligence and available at any fleet manager’s fingertips in real-time.

Ford offers consolidated billing to the fleet manager for drivers who charge the Lightning at any one of Ford’s 16,000 chargers (and growing) nationwide, so drivers don’t have to pay at the station. 80% of electric vehicle charging takes place at the home, and smart dashboards allow fleet managers to reimburse drivers who charge the Lightning at home.

Reserve the Ford F-150 Lightning for your business at Grappone Ford today at this link for a deposit of $100, and experience these high-tech features for yourself.

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