DAD’S PICKUP TRUCK AND HE WAS ADAMANT ABOUT ME LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE. IT USED TO SAY, KIM. IF
YOU CAN DRIVE THIS TRUCK, YOU
CAN DRIVE ANYTHING. AND ONCE I
LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE YOU LET ME
DRIVE IT EVERYWHERE. MY SENIOR
YEAR I DROVE IT TO MYRTLE BEACH,
SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH 12 OF MY
FRIENDS THE BEST TIME OF MY
LIFE. JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. OH
I DON’T THINK OUR NEXT GUEST IS
THE LEAST BIT BOTHERED BY THE
FACT THAT KIMBERLY GIL’S DREAM
CAR WAS THE FORD F 1 50. THE NEW
F 1 50. LIGHTNING IS EASILY ONE
OF THE MOST TALKED ABOUT CARS OF
THE LAST YEAR. VERY HAPPY TO
HAVE WITH US NOW. JIM FARLEY,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF FORD
, THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TREAT
I’M SO GLAD YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT
HERE AT FORD. ABSOLUTELY WE’RE
HAPPY TO BE HERE AND WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW THE
SOUND OF SQUEAKING WHEELS AS WE
HEAR EVERYONE HAVING THEIR TEST
DRIVES THAT 1 50 LIGHTNING THE
SPEED OF THAT FOR AN ELECTRIC
VEHICLE. IT’S JUST AMAZING WHAT
THE TECHNOLOGY CAN DO. YOU KNOW,
WE HAD THE BEST TEST DRIVER EVER
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND HE SAID, THE
SUCKERS QUICK AND I DON’T KNOW
WE SOLD OUT FOR THREE YEARS. SO
WE’RE GONNA INVITE PRESIDENT
BIDEN BACK TO LAUNCH. ALL OF OUR
CARS IS ONE THING THAT YOU’RE
STILL STRUGGLING FOR IS TO HELP
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW ELECTRIC
ELECTRIFICATION WORKS FIT INTO
THEIR LIVES. I MEAN, THAT’S THE
REAL TASK IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT
NOW. BECAUSE YOU’RE ALREADY
COMMITTED TO DOING IT. YEAH
WE’RE SPENDING $50 BILLION, SO
WE ARE, LIKE, ALL IN RIGHT, SO,
UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE FIND WE’RE
LIKE SOLD OUT FOR A COUPLE OF
YEARS FOR OUR FIRST THREE
VEHICLES, SO IT SEEMS LIKE
THERE’S A LOT OF DEMAND. THERE
ARE LIMITATIONS. YOU’RE RIGHT.
YOU LOOK AT A COUNTRY LIKE
NORWAY 70% ELECTRIC HAS BEEN FOR
A DECADE. IT’S COLD WEATHER. YOU
KNOW, PEOPLE LIVE OUT IN RURAL
AREAS, AND THEY’VE BEEN ABLE TO
MAKE IT THROUGH A NORWAY SO I
DON’T I MEAN, WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO DO IT. IF THEY CAN FIGURE IT
OUT. IT’S GOING TO TAKE TIME.
LIKE YOU SAID YOU WANT ELECTRIC
CAR? YOU KNOW, IT JUST TAKES A
LITTLE ADJUSTMENT. WHAT I SEE IS
THAT WHEN SOMEONE BUYS AN
ELECTRIC, THEY NEVER GO BACK.
AND YOU ARE A CAR GUY. YOU LIKE
TO RACE CARS, AND YOU’RE ABLE TO
FIND THAT SPEED AND THAT
EXCITEMENT IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE.
YEAH YOU CAN ACTUALLY FUNNY. I
WAS OUT OF THE TEST TRACK AND IN
VEGAS AND WE HAVE A 1400
HORSEPOWER MAKI AND YOU KNOW, A
LOT OF IDEALS EVEN WERE LIKE,
I’M NOT SURE ABOUT THIS ELECTRIC
THING. I GAVE HIM A RIDE IN
THAT. THEY’RE LIKE, ALL RIGHT, I
GET IT. I GET IT. YEAH YOU KNOW
THE NOISE. I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE SO
USED TO THE NOISE, BUT ACTUALLY
THE GEARS IN ELECTRIC CAR. YOU
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENT KIND OF
NOISE, AND ACTUALLY, IT’S QUITE
ON THE HIGHWAY SO YOU CAN HAVE A
CONVERSATION. THAT’S ONE OF THE
GREAT LOVE. I LOVE THAT. I GOT
TO ASK YOU ABOUT A SPECIAL GUEST
THAT YOU HOSTED IN DETROIT
RECENTLY. HAD JIMMY FALLON
HANGING OUT WITH THAT WAS
AWESOME. I TALKED TO HIM AND I
SAID, JIMMY, YOU’VE GOT TO COME
TO DESTROY. AND HE’S LIKE, OKAY.
AND UH, THAT SIMPLE. WE WENT OUT
TO M ONE. WE GOT HIM IN A RACE
CAR. HE WASN’T SURE ABOUT THAT.
BUT IT WORKED OUT. HE GOT IN THE
LIGHTNING WENT LIKE 150 MILES AN
HOUR. YOU NEVER BEEN THAT FAST.
AND UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD AND
THEN WE WENT. THEN WE WENT TO
THE ROUGE ELECTRIC OR YOU MAKE
THE F 1 50 TOTALLY RUINED OUR
PRODUCTION DAY LOST LIKE 500
UNITS, BUT IT WAS BY EVERYONE IN
THE LINE. STOP BUILDING EVERYONE
50 LIKE I WANT TO MEET JIMMY
FALLON. HE’S SUCH A SPECIAL A
GUY THAT’S REALLY GREAT. YEAH
AND HE’S BEEN A GOOD FRIEND OF
DETROIT. HE LOVES THE CITY SO
GOOD TO SEE YOU, JIM. THANKS SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR
HOSTING US HERE IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU GUYS LOOK
FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT AND I JUST
HOPE EVERYONE COMES DOWN THE
FORD STAND ABSOLUTELY WELL,
WE’RE FORTUNATE RIGHT NOW. RIGHT
NOW, THAT’S FOR SURE. SO MUCH. I
APPRECIATE YOU STOPPING BY OFTEN
. CAN YOUR CAR CHARGE YOUR WHOLE
HOUSE IF THERE’S A POWER OUTAGE
, BUT THAT’S WHERE WE ARE NOW.
JUST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
MAKES FORD F 1 50 LIGHTNING SO
SPECIAL, THE ALL ELECTRIC PICKUP
CAN GET YOU BETWEEN 233 100
MILES ON A SINGLE CHARGE. OUR
VICTOR WILLIAMS IS GETTING THE
CHANCE TO TAKE A SPIN. VICTOR,
YOU’RE SO LUCKY. OH YEAH, LUCKY
INDEED. WE ARE RIGHT HERE IN THE
NEW F 1 50 LIGHTNING. THIS IS A
PRETTY REMARKABLE CAR. I GOT TO
SAY THE INTERIOR IS JUST GREAT,
BUT IT REALLY HAS SOME GET UP
AND GO TO IT. THEY CALL IT THE
LIGHTNING FOR A REASON. SO A J
HERE IS GOING TO HELP US OUT
WITH THAT BY SHOWING US HOW
EXACTLY FAST THIS THING CAN GO.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT 565
HORSEPOWER, ALONG WITH £725 OF
TORQUE, SO LET’S GO AHEAD AND
SEE HOW FAST THIS BABY CAN GO. I
MEAN, IT IS A REAL RIGHT. SO, AJ
, LET’S GO. HERE WE GO, 32. ONE
BLAST OFF! HERE WE GO. OH, OH,
GOSH! REALLY FEELS LIKE YOU’RE
ABOUT TO CRASH, BUT THIS THING
STOPS ALMOST AT THE DROP OF A
DIME. WOW I GOT TO SAY I WANT TO
DO THAT 11 MORE TIME. IF I
COULD, GUYS, I MEAN, THIS HAS
BEEN REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE. I’M
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TOSS IT
BACK TO YOU GUYS. I’M GONNA GO
AHEAD AND GATHER MY MARBLES.
ONCE AGAIN AFTER THAT, I MEAN,
JUST WOW. EVERYONE IS ALWAYS SO
SHOCKED BECAUSE ELECTRIC
VEHICLES HAVE WHAT IS KNOWN AS
INSTANT TORQUE. THERE’S YOU’RE
YOU’RE JUST AT SPEED. IT WORKS
LIKE AN ELEVATOR. MORE THAN A
VEHICLE REACTION. I DON’T GET IT
SO THAT THE EXPERIENCE THAT
YOU’RE GOING TO GET TO HAVE WHEN
YOU COME TOMORROW REACTION THIS
PAST WEEK AND TALK TO HIM IN
JUST A MINUTE, AS THE FUN
CONTINUES LIVE FROM HUNTINGTON’S
PLACE IN THE CHARITY PREVIEW,
YES, AND GENERAL MOTORS IS UP
NEXT, AND THEN LINCOLN IS
UNVEILING A CONCEPT CAR. THAT’S
JUST DROPPING. YOU DON’T WANT TO
MISS IT WITH US. YOU’RE WATCHING