Ford delivers its first F-150 Lightning as EV truck war kicks into high gear
by Andrew J. Hawkins from The Verge - All Posts on (#5ZQA0)
Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge A rural Michigan man became the first person in the nation to receive a Ford F-150 Lightning, according to Bloomberg. Nicholas Schmidt, the chief technology officer of a grid optimization startup, took delivery Thursday of a silver electric truck at Richardson Ford, a dealership in the small town of Standish, Michigan.
According to Bloomberg, Schmidt owns a Tesla Model 3 and put a deposit down for one of the company's Cybertrucks and also considered purchasing a Rivian R1T truck as well. He said his wife was relieved when it was clear that the F-150 Lightning would be the first to arrive. (Schmidt has since tweeted that his Cybertruck reservation is no longer needed.")
Ford is counting on its decades of production and delivery...