AutoElectric VehiclesFord unleashes the F-150 Lightning Switchgear – an electric Raptor in all but nameIt leaps, sprints and skids without the tailpipe emissionsWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
AutoElectric VehiclesFord unleashes the F-150 Lightning Switchgear – an electric Raptor in all but nameIt leaps, sprints and skids without the tailpipe emissionsWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
It leaps, sprints and skids without the tailpipe emissions
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Ford is on a mission to prove that electrifying its most famous models doesn’t necessarily mean giving up the giggles, as a number of new ‘demonstrator’ concepts neatly highlight.
Once such build is theF-150 LightningSwitchgear - a concept co-developed with RTR Vehicles (renownedFordtinkerers) that takes a base electric F-150 Lightning and gives it the “Raptor” treatment without actually giving it the Raptor treatment… if you see what we mean?
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Designed to wow crowds at the upcoming King of the Hammers off-road racing event in Johnson Valley, California, later this week, it’s essentially a dream build for anyone into jumping, sliding and generally muddying theirpick-upsat breakneck speed, while showing they care for the planet.
To cater for this sort of clientele, Ford and RTR have added three bucket seats in the back - placed in a row and sporting full race harnesses - as well as a gigantic hydraulic handbrake in the front for initiating those epic, dirt-spraying drifts.
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So there you have it. A mere concept for now, but we are sure if the crowds shout loud enough,Fordmight buckle and put a long-awaited electric Raptor into production.
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