All-Electric Full-Size Pickup Built For Work
Ford says the all-electric 2025 F-150 Lightning Pro is “built Ford Tough for commercial customers.” Joining the E-Transit cargo electric van, these two are designed for those who need a rugged vehicle for work. All while being efficient and emission free.
When Ford introduced the F-150 Lightning in 2022 there was one other electric pickup on the market, the Rivian R1T. Three short years, later there are six, but the Lightning Pro trim is the only one of those built specifically for the contractor or other commercial use.
F-150 Lightning Pro Specifications
Standard Range Battery
- 4×4 with a single speed transmission
- Dual electric motors
- 98 kWh, liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery
- 452 horsepower (hp)
- 775 pound-feet of torque (lb.-ft.)
- 0-60 mph: 4.5 seconds
- Trims/Driving Range: Pro, XLT, Lariat/230 miles
- Payload: 2,235 pounds
- Maximum Tow Rating: 7,700 pounds
Extended Range Battery
- 4×4 with a single speed transmission
- Dual electric motors
- 131 kWh, liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery
- 580 hp
- 775 lb.-ft. of torque
- 0-60 mph: 5.0 seconds
- Trims/Driving Range: Pro, XLT, Lariat/300 miles; Platinum/280 miles
- Payload: 1,952 pounds
- Maximum Tow Rating: Pro, XLT, Lariat/10,000 pounds. Platinum/8,500 pounds
Charging
The most convenient and expected place to charge will be at home using the Ford Mobile Charger that is included with the purchase of a Lighting. When on the road, charging is a seamless transaction through the FordPass app on the BlueOval Charge Network.
Using the FordPass app, Lightning owners have access to more than 20,500 charging stations in North America through providers such as ChargePoint, EVgo and Electrify America. No payment is required at the time of charging as long as there is a balance on the account. Ford has made entry to ownership even better by including 250kW of free charging at these locations.
Standard-Range Battery
- DC Fast-Charging – Level 3
- 150 kW
- 10 minutes: 41 miles
- 44 minutes: 15-80%
- Level 2
- 80 Amp
- 1 hour: 19 miles
- 10 hours: 15-100%
- 48 Amp
- 1 hour: 19 miles
- 10 hours: 15-100%
- 32 Amp/240W Mobile Charger (provided with the Lightning)
- 1 hour: 14 miles
- 14 hours: 15-100%
Extended-Range Battery
- Level 3
- 150 kW
- 10 minutes: 54 miles
- 41 minutes: 15-80%
- Level 2
- 80 Amp
- 1 hour: 30 miles
- 8 hours: 15-100%
- 48 Amp
- 1 hour: 20 miles
- 13 hours: 15-100%
- 32 Amp/240W Mobile Charger (provided with the Lightning)
- 1 hour: 13 miles
- 19 hours: 15-100%
Power Anything, Anywhere
Talk to any contractor and at some point their work requires having a portable power source. Up until now this meant hauling around a noisy, smelly, polluting diesel-powered generator that took up space in the bed. Ford solved this by making the 2025 F-150 Lightning Pro a powerful, emission-free power source. With a fully charged battery, the Lightning Pro can run a job site or a campsite or even power a house.
Where the F-150 Lighting Pro can be a life saver will be when a power outage hits as the battery can store 9.6 kW ($1,200 option) of electricity to power a job site, home, office or store. A home usually uses 2.6 kW daily, so up-to three days of emergency power is available, or more if not all appliances are used, giving the electric utility time to restore power.
This backup power seamlessly turns the Lightning into an external power source when using the Pro Power Onboard system, and purchasing and installing the SunRun Home Integration System. When plugged in (using the optional $500 Mobile Power Cord for both 120V or 240V power) and the power goes out, the system automatically reverses the electrical flow and begins powering the house. This smart system then returns to charging the Lightning when the power is restored. This works if your power comes from the utility company or solar panels (the latter can be provided through a program Ford has with SunRun).
Smooth and Quiet
The fact most people have never ridden in an EV, let alone driven one, is not lost on Ford. The challenge is to lower the resistance to owning an electric vehicle. For the Lighting Pro, that means getting traditional gasoline and diesel truck owners to give it a try.
Kevin Lieberum, Lightning Pro product manager, told us: “The Lightning Pro is a great work vehicle. We highlight the capabilities to people with the right use case and the right fit. It has outstanding payload and a variety of battery ranges for different budgets and use-case needs. We highlight the Lighting Pro is a fully capable F-150 that we have put through the ringer just like any other F-150 we build.”
Clean Fleet Report drove the Lightning Pro around Southern California for a week. We put on a total of 510 miles. 470 miles were on the highway, delivering 2.7 miles per kWh. In town we got 3.9 miles per kWh. Both were impressive for a 6,015-pound truck that the EPA rates to have a 240 all-electric mile range.
Driving was smooth as the horsepower and torque easily allowed for merging and getting up to the flow of traffic. The ride was calm with minimal wind noise from the mirrors or the 275/65 Michelin Primacy XC all-season tires, which were mounted on 18-inch machined-aluminum high gloss black wheels. The driving experience was pleasant and even enjoyable with all the performance needed, as 0-60 mph in 4.3 seconds proved. There is enough torque and muscle to use as a work truck while also for piling-in the family for a weekend road trip.
We didn’t do any towing, but our Lightning Pro was equipped with the optional Max Trailer Tow Package ($1,100) that comes with trailer backup and trailer hitch assist, trailer reverse guidance, trailer brake controller, a smart hitch, onboard scales, trailer camera, and a smart trailer tow connection. It also had the optional ($1,950) Tow Technology Package.
Utilitarian Cabin
Designed as a work truck, the Lightning Pro is more utilitarian than the higher trims of XLT, Flash, Lariat or Platinum. But this doesn’t mean Ford scrimped on any features that would make spending time in the cabin an unpleasant experience. Standard features include a tilt and telescoping steering wheel, dual control HVAC system, automatic dimming rear view mirror, two 120V power outlets, USB outlets, back-up camera, one-touch up and down front power windows, power door locks, map reading lights, Auto Hold and rear privacy glass.
The heated front bucket seats, with manual adjustments, are separated by a large center flow-through console. The Lightning Pro has been designed to be a mobile office with the console able to hold a laptop, and the gearshift lever collapsing to enable a flat work surface.
The rear bench seat easily accommodates three full-size adults with the seat bottom folding-up to provide an out-of-view storage area.
The Lightning Pro comes with a 12-inch, vertical touchscreen handling the next generation Sync 4 connectivity system that includes FM/AM/SiriusXM, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Ford+Alexa and Waze navigation. If you move up to the Lightning Platinum model, the optional 18-speaker Bang & Olufsen Premium audio system should sound great, but that Is a $30,00 jump in the configurator because it triggers a ton of other upgrades.
FordPass Connect is standard, offering a 4G LTE Wi-Fi that can handle mobile devises and allows for over the air software updates. This is also where electric charging can be managed, including charge scheduling and payment.
Exterior Design
Clean Fleet Report’s F-150 Lightning Pro was painted in Agate Black Metallic. When paired with the black gloss wheels, black bumpers, black tonneau cover (optional at $590) and the rear tinted privacy glass, it presented a quasi-FBI look. Opening the tailgate revealed even more black from the spray-in bed liner, a $595 option.
With the lights turned on, the projector LED bending headlights and daytime running lights looked sharp against the black. The locking and removable tailgate had the optional ($430) folding step that is a must for getting into the bed.
All-in-all, it came together nicely.
Concept To Production
Ford early-on knew the wrong way to develop its first-ever electric pickup truck was to do it with preconceived ideas on what consumers wanted or would buy. Ford held focus groups to ask truck owners a wide range of questions about trucks. Not electric trucks, but trucks.
With a truck being a truck regardless of the brand, there had to be several aspects unique about the Lightning. The focus groups liked never having to buy gasoline or diesel again or have the cost and hassle of tune-ups and other conventional truck maintenance.
Focus groups also zeroed in on one item unique to the electric pickup item, the front trunk/frunk, which led the Ford marketing team had some fun, branding it the “Mega Power Frunk.” When Ford showed the focus group the frunk, where a gasoline or diesel engine would normally be, it caught the interest of the attendees. They became enthusiastic about this new-found versatile storage compartment.
Since Ford expected the frunk would be a popular selling feature (the Mustang Mach-E also has one), the engineers had to engineer a way to include it in a space that usually is crammed (ever looked under the hood of a truck?) with an engine, wires, cooling radiators and other vital mechanical components, many of which carryover to and electric pickup. Not only did Ford cleverly design a 14.1 cubic foot storage space, but they loaded it with convenience features. The push-button power operated frunk has a drain so it can be an ice chest, two 2.4kW 120V outlets, four 9.6kW 120V outlets, LED lights and a 400-pound weight capacity. This is only one example of the innovations Ford developed on the Lighting.
Pricing
The 2025 Ford Lightning comes in four trim levels, with the choice of a Standard Range or Extended Range battery. These base prices are before any options, but do include the $2,095 destination charge. At the time this was written (February 2025), the Lightning Pro qualified for federal and individual state tax incentives. Please speak with your tax professional or check here for more information.
- Lightning Pro $51,970
- Lightning XLT $67,185
- Lightning Flash $72,185
- Lightning Lariat $81,185
- Lightning Platinum $89,185
Safety
The F-150 Lightning is available with updated and improved advanced driver assist technology, ADAS, designed to help make driving safer and more confident. These include automatic emergency braking, blind spot and active lane control monitoring, post impact braking, evasive steering assist, plus adaptive cruise control.
Warranties
- Bumper-To-Bumper – Three years/36,000 miles
- Powertrain – Five years/60,0000 miles
- Electric Vehicle Components – Eight years/100,000 miles
- Roadside Assistance – Five years/60,000 miles
Observations: 2025 Ford F-150 Lighting SuperCrew Pro 4X4
Years and years ago “stripped down” was the term for a base model vehicle. The 2025 Ford Lightning Pro may be the least expensive in the Lightning line-up, but by no means is it stripped down.
Doing without a sunroof, leather and wood, power seats or a premium stereo system won’t be a disappointment as long as a truck does its job. If you are looking for an efficient, emission-free pickup that can do the work of one powered by gasoline or diesel, then the Lightning Pro should be on your consideration list. Doing a price comparison, including the cost of fuel and maintenance, the Lightning Pro matches very well against the competition, especially as a work truck.
If you are in the market for a very capable, modern truck, and electric power fits your driving lifestyle, then contact your local Ford dealer. Between highway, city and country driving owners will put the Lightning Pro to the test of Ford’s motto of “Built Ford Tough.”
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Story and photos by John Faulkner.
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