Ford is canceling the all-electric F-150 Lightning and also announced it would take a $19.5 billion charge as it aims to quickly restructure its strategy regarding electrification efforts, a massive blow for the Detroit-based company that was once one of the most gung-ho on transitioning to EVs.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes as the writing on the wall seemed to get bolder and more identifiable. Ford was bleeding money in EVs and<\/a>, although it had a lot of success with the all-electric Lightning, it is aiming to push its efforts elsewhere.<\/p>\n It will also restructure its entire strategy on EVs, and the Lightning is not the only vehicle getting the boot. The T3 pickup<\/a>, a long-awaited vehicle that was developed in part of a skunkworks program, is also no longer in the company\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n Instead of continuing on with its large EVs, it will now shift its focus to hybrids and \u201cextended-range EVs,\u201d which will have an onboard gasoline engine to increase traveling distance, according to the\u00a0Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n \u201cFord no longer plans to produce select larger electric vehicles where the business case has eroded due to lower-than-expected demand, high costs, and regulatory changes,\u201d the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 Ford has announced it is discontinuing production of the F-150 Lightning, as it plans to report a charge of $19.5 billion in special items.<\/p>\n The Lightning will still be produced, but instead with a gas generator that will give it over 700 miles of range.<\/p>\n \u201cFord no longer\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ZttZ66SDHL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 TESLARATI (@Teslarati) December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n