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- Hi I'm Linda Zhang and I'm the Chief Engineer
on the all-electric F-150 Lightning.
And I love my role.
This is the real deal.
We know our customer demands capability and durability
regardless of whether it's gas or electric.
Every F-150 Lightning goes through the same
Built Ford Tough engineering and testing regimen
every other F-Series truck and doors.
This is testing for the 95 percentile customer usage case.
The ones that push our trucks the hardest every day.
It starts with engineering the components
and systems to be robust and durable.
For example, our inboard motor design
was selected for its efficiency and durability
over other types of designs.
The inboard motor design means less unsprung mass
allowing not only better breaking and handling
but also more durability.
F-150 trucks are run 7.4 Million Customer equivalent miles
before being put into service.
That includes endurance testing
plus strength testing to establish load capacity.
We run our trucks on road surfaces so punishing
that we leverage robots to drive them.
The all-electric trucks are put through their paces
with multiple routes like Silver Creek
which includes a quarter mile of metal edge chuckles
and power hop hill that applies significant twist
and torsion to test the truck suspension and structure.
Vehicles are run in salt baths and deep water
across rocks and stones
through mud baths
and up high grades
and desert heat with trailers attached
with temperatures from -40 Fahrenheit to 120 Fahrenheit.
Batteries are put through their paces
charged run and recharged hundreds of times.
Each cell is tested for charge capability and safety.
And for added robustness, we enclose the battery
in a metal exo structure with added metal skid plates
for underbody protection.
This generation of F-150 is the toughest F-150 ever.
I guess, the secret sauce to that is really
listening to our customer, understanding what it is
that they use the vehicle for and making sure that
it is there to help them get the job done.
Only when the F-150 Lightning passes all of the tests, 100%
did it get the Built Ford Tough stamp of approval.
So let's talk about Lightning's built for tough capability.
It's powerful as enough series should be
with Targeted 563 HorsePower
with the Extended-Range Battery.
Targeted 775 foot pounds of instant Torque.
The most of any F-150 ever.
Acceleration from zero to 60 in Mid-4 Seconds
with the Extended-Range Battery.
Very unique to the industry
and a first for Ford F-Series trucks.
The F-150 Lightning has an
Independent Rear Suspension.
This means one side of the suspension can move separate
from the other side, unlike a solid rear axle.
This was done to take advantage of the front
and rear motor configuration to provide four wheel drive
on all models.
This also improves isolation from different road surfaces
and when combined with the rear aluminum control arms
significantly reduce unsprung mass
for even greater ride handling and comfort.
The Independent Rear Suspension
was designed to be capable
for traditional towing and payload.
It carries up to 2000 pounds of payload
whether it's in the box, cab or mega power frank
and it toes up to
10,000 pounds perfect for our trailer or motorboat.
Our trip planner feature will also help take
towing and payload into account to give you the best idea of
when and where to charge.
F-150 Lightning is full-time 4x4 all the time
and controlling all that power
is the Terrain Management System
with four available Drive Modes
Normal, Sport, Off-Road and Tow/Haul
available with one pedal drive selected on the SYNC screen.
Normal for everyday driving
Sport like a sprinter when you wanna kick it up a notch
Off-Road methodic and deliberate
leveraging the E-locker to add more capability
in rough terrain for your off-road adventure.
It's not just zero to 60.
A lot of it is also passing acceleration
and that is awesome in this vehicle as well.
That smooth acceleration that ability to just pick up and go
is one of the best elements of this truck.
Tow/Haul mode provides towing confidence
by leveraging the E-motors to provide deceleration
for the vehicle and trailer
while recapturing the energy back into the vehicle
via region breaking.
Towing and hauling in this vehicle is effortless.
When I drive the vehicle sometimes I actually forget
that the trailers back there because it's so effortless
and so smooth of a drive.
With F-Series power and rigorous Built Ford Tough testing,
F-150 Lightning offers proven truck durability
and capability to ensure customers can get the job done.
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