The new Ford F-150 Lightning is one of the latest electric pick-ups that have been presented. The blue oval firm has recently been forced to close order books due to a surge in demand. A few months after the first deliveries, he has shown a video of the tests he has undergone.
all electric models suffer more than desirable from extreme cold. It is the main reason why the vast majority of manufacturers move to the coldest regions of the planet to carry out tests and trials that guarantee perfect operation of zero emission vehicles, providing pay attention also to the load and the heat pump.
The new Ford F-150 Lightning it’s a pick up electric of the oval brand, another niche market that is expanding throughout the world with more and more representatives. In particular, it has won the hearts of Americans, to the point that Ford doubled production to meet demand, and still had to block orders because they kept filling the books. In just a few weeks, in mid-April, the first deliveries will startwhich is why he has decided to show an interesting video demonstrating not only the skill on snow, but also the tests to which the prototypes have undergone.
The new Ford F-150 Lightning, to the limit on ice and snow in Alaska
The Ford F-150 Lightning undergoes intense tests
Manufacturer sources have explained that the prototypes of the new F-150 Lightning were moved to the Delta Junction facilities, a former military base in Alaska where the most daring photographers do not arrive. For 14 days in a row and at a rate of 12 hours each day, a team of eleven engineers have tested all the possible situations that they can face, harder than with an owner. With a temperature of -30º C and on tracks full of ice and snowthe drive system and its behavior have been tested, taking into account that this is not the same as a traditional combustion model.
It is worth remembering that the new F-150 Lightning is the replacement for the diesel version, which will not be sold but the electric one. And this has two engines that develop a maximum power of 571 hp and a maximum torque of 1,050 Nm. The system is powered by a lithium-ion battery with two capacities, offering maximum ranges of 370 and 483 kilometers.
Something that reminds Ford, because the delivery of power and torque is immediate, and the new F-150 Lightning has two units, one on each axle, so that both always work, so the all-wheel drive is always active. The American brand has integrated a rear differential with electronic locking and with wheel slip detection, capable of adjusting the power to the wheels in milliseconds, so the delivery of engine torque is immediate. Thus, the technicians have been in charge of carrying out the necessary calibrations so that, in situations of low adherence, the delivery of force is correctly dosed.