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>>> IT MIGHT JUST BE ONE OF THE
MOST ANTICIPATED NEW VEHICLES IN
A VERY LONG TIME.
>> IT IS SO POPULAR, EVEN THE
PRESIDENT HAD TO TEST DRIVE THE
NEW ALL ELECTRIC FORD F-150
LIGHTNING.
>> THIS SUCKER’S QUICK.
>> INDEED IT IS.
BUT THERE’S SOMETHING YOU MIGHT
NOT KNOW.
THE ENGINEER IN CHARGE OF
BRINGING THE LIGHT TONING LIFE
IS A WOMAN WHOSE STORY IS PRETTY
INCREDIBLE.
KIMBERLY GILL IS LIVE TONIGHT
WITH HER STORY AND THAT’S A NICE
PROP YOU HAVE THERE, KIM.
>> I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY BROUGHT
THIS TRUCK HERE FOR ME TO SHOW
YOU GUYS.
THIS IS THE ALL NEW ALL ELECTRIC
FORD F-150, VERY MUCH THE TRUCK
THAT YOU ALREADY KNOW AND LOVE
AND SO MUCH MORE.
IF YOU COME INSIDE THE CABIN
HERE, IT’S VERY SPACIOUS, IT’S
GOT ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY, A
BEAUTIFUL 15 INCH SCREEN HERE,
AND STILL FEELS, AGAIN, VERY
MUCH LIKE A TRUCK.
BUT I WANT TO SHOW YOU ONE OF MY
FAVORITE FEATURES AND THAT IS
SOMETHING CALLED A FRUNK.
IT’S TRUNK AND -- FRONT TRUNK,
THE TWO WORDS PUT TOGETHER.
SO IN THE FRUNK.
WOULD YOU OPEN THIS, PLEASE.
AND THE LIGHTS HERE, ABSOLUTELY
GORGEOUS.
IT’S NOT OPENING.
COME ON, THIS IS --
>> IT’S TOO COLD.
>> THERE WE GO.
OKAY, SO WE GOT THE FRUNK HERE.
MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT IT IS THE
SPACE HERE.
THERE’S NO ENGINE, SO THEY’VE
TAKEN THIS STORAGE AND -- THE
SPACE AND MADE IT INTO STORAGE.
YOU CAN FIT TWO GOLF BAGS IN
HERE, IF YOU’RE INTO GOLF.
IF YOU’RE NOT INTO GOLF, MAYBE
YOU’RE INTO TAILGATING BECAUSE
THIS CAN ACCOMMODATE BOTH WET
AND DIRTY ITEMS.
SEE THIS DRAIN HERE.
YOU CAN FILL THIS PUPPY WITH ICE
AND GO TAILGATING.
YOU’VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET
HERE, YOU CAN PLUG IN A
TELEVISION, YOU CAN PLUG IN AN
INSTANT POT, YOU CAN PLUG IN A
HAIR DRYER.
WHATEVER YOU WANT.
IT WILL POWER YOUR ENTIRE HOUSE.
SO MANY SURPRISE MS. THIS TRUCK,
AND AND THE ENGINEER THAT’S IN
CHARGE OF BRINGING IT TO ELECT
FICTION MIGHT COME AS A
SURPRISE, TOO.
>> I DON’T REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT
THE CAR ITSELF, BUT TO ME IT
FELT LIKE FREEDOM.
>> Reporter: LINDA ZANGE
DESCRIBES THE FIRST TIME SHE SET
FOOT ON AMERICAN SOIL.
>> FIRST TIME YOU’VE EVER BEEN
IN A CAR WAS WHEN HE IMMIGRATED
HERE TO THE UNITED STATES AND
GOT OFF OFF THE PLANE.
>> YES.
>> Reporter: AT THE TIME THE
THEN 8-YEAR-OLD SPOKE VERY
LITTLE ENGLISH.
>> I KNEW MY ALPHABET UP TO H, I
LEARNED THAT ON THE PLANE.
>> Reporter: BUT SHE WOULD GO ON
TO QUICKLY LEARN, EVENTUALLY
FOLLOWING IN HER FATHER’S
FOOTSTEPS, WORKING HER WAY UP
THE ENGINEERING RANKS AT FORD,
ULTIMATELY BECOMING THE CHIEF
ENGINEER CHARGED WITH
ELECTRIFYING THE BEST-SELLING
PICKUP TRUCK IN THE WORLD, THE
FORD F-150 LIGHTNING.
>> HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE, YOU
KNOW, LEADING SUCH A GROUND
BREAKING PRODUCT?
>> I’M JUST GLAD TO BE ABLE TO
PLAY A PART IN THIS TRUCK, FOR
ME, THERE’S A LOT OF REALLY
GREAT ENGINEERS, A LOT OF GREAT,
YOU KNOW, EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT
THE COMPANY THAT’S BEEN REALLY
INVOLVED IN MAKING THIS PRODUCT.
IT’S GREAT TO BE IN THE ROLE I’M
IN, BEING ABLE TO SEE ALL OF IT,
BUT I’M JUST ONE PIECE OF A MUCH
BIGGER PICTURE.
>> Reporter: AS FOR THE TRUCK,.
>> 400 LITERS, OF VOLUME AND 400
POUNDS OF PAYLOAD.
>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO IT
BEING ALL ELECTRIC THERE ARE SO
MANY NEW FEATURES.
AND IF THAT’S NOT IMPRESSIVE
ENOUGH...
>> WHEW!
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, IT’S FAST.
>> THIS PUPPY WILL SCAT GOING 0
TO 60 IN JUST UNDER 5 SECONDS.
>> HENRY FORD AND THOMAS EDISON
WERE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT THEY
WOULD SAY ABOUT WHAT YOU’VE DONE
IN.
>> I THINK THEY WOULD BE
EXCITED.
BACK IN THE DAY, HENRY FORD
ACTUALLY LOOKED AT TRYING TO
ELECTROFY THE MODEL T, SO FOR
US, WE’RE TAKING HIS DREAM AND
NOW WITH THE TECHNOLOGY SET WE
HAVE, IN BRINGING IT TO LIFE.
>> AND SO NOW WE’RE AT 1.25
MILLION POUNDS.
>> Reporter: SPEAKING OF DREAMS,
IT’S A DREAM COME TRUE FOR
ZANGE, WHAT SHE’S ACCOMPLISHED
AND WHAT IS STILL VERY MUCH A
MALE DOMINATED INDUSTRY IS
IMPRESSIVE, BUT IT’S NOT
SOMETHING SHE SPENDS A LOT OF
TIME THINKING ABOUT.
>> IT’S KIND OF FUN.
I MEAN, I HAVEN’T REALLY THOUGHT
ABOUT IT TOO MUCH.
FOR ME, IT’S, YOU KNOW, SEEING A
LOT OF THE REACTIONS OUT THERE
HAS BEEN REALLY REWARDING TO
KNOW THAT I’M HAVING AN IMPACT
ON LITTLE GIR OUT THERE.
MY ADVICE TO THEM WOULD BE
PURSUE WHAT YOU LOVE BECAUSE
THAT’S WHAT I DID.
I LOVE ENGINEERING AND I LOVE
BUSINESS AND I LOVE AUTOMOTIVES.
SO FOR ME IT WAS JUST PURSUING
MY DREAMS.
SO YOU CAN DO IT TOO.
>> I LOVE THIS TRUCK BUT I ALSO
LOVED TALKING TO LINDA ZANGE.
SHE IS SO HUMBLE, SO DOWN TO
EARTH, AND I THINK SHE WOULD
APPRECIATE ME SAYING THAT -- SHE
WAS ADAMANT ABOUT IT’S NOT JUST
HER, IT WAS A TEAM OF ENGINEERS,
A TEAM OF FOLKS AT FORD THAT
MADE THIS TRUCK COME TO
PRODUCTION.
I’LL GET BACK HERE IN THE CAB
AND I DON’T KNOW IF YOU CAN SHOW
FOLK AT HOME THIS INCREDIBLE 15
INCH BEAUTIFUL SCREEN.
THAT’S ANOTHER ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PARTS ABOUT THE TRUCK.
IT’S VERY INTUITIVE, VERY SLEEK
AND SO MUCH TONIGHT.
AND AGAIN THE BEST PART ABOUT IT
IS IT STILL FEELS LIKE A TRUCK.
WE’RE LIVE TONIGHT, LET’S GO
BACK INSIDE TO JASON AND KAREN.
GUYS, WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT
ME SCREAMING WHEN SHE STEPPED
AND MY HEAD JUST LIKE FLEW BACK.
>> YEAH, LIKE THE PRESIDENT,
THAT THING MOVES.
>> IT REALLY DOES MOVE.
LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A LOT OF FUN
OUT THERE WITH IT.
>> IT WAS A LOT OF FUN, AND
PEOPLE WHO ARE INTO SPEED AND,
YOU KNOW, I’M A SELF-PROCLAIMED
CAR GIRL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT
ANY MODEL OR TRIM THAT YOU
SELECT, ALL OF THEM WILL SCAT
JUST LIKE, THAT 0 TO 60 IN JUST
UNDER 5 SECONDS.
LIKE MID 4s, IT’S FAST.
>> I HOPE THE FOLKS AT FORD ARE
WHERE THEY MIGHT NOT GET THAT
BACK TONIGHT.