The $40,000 Ford F-150 Lightning EV pickup is beginning to trickle into Chicago. Here's how it fared on a test drive through the potholed streets of the city's North Side.
The most popular vehicle in the U.S. is going electric, and it’s coming to Chicago.
The Lightning’s $40,000 starting price is the same as the comparable commercial gas-powered F-150, with premium versions costing upward of $90,000. The price is offset by a $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles. Illinois buyers are also eligible to apply for a $4,000 state EV rebate beginning in July through the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in September.EV sales, which made up 2.6% of the U.S.
In addition to the F-150 Lightning, Chicagoans got their first in-person look at the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup truck at thein February. The truck, which starts at $40,000, is expected to launch in fall 2023. At first glance, the F-150 Lightning looks similar to the ubiquitous combustion engine F-150 trucks. But in the front, where the engine would be, is a large, easy-access storage trunk, commonly referred to as a frunk. The dual in-board electric motors are located at the front and rear axles.
Exiting at Montrose Avenue, we worked our way east back to Elston, turning south to Central Park Avenue, a narrow, quintessentially Chicago residential street lined with three-flats and badly parked vehicles. Switching into off-road mode from the touchscreen, we plied the rugged path with inches to spare, traversing speed humps, buckled pavement and gaping potholes like a rock crawler.
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