Ford Is Cutting The Price Of The 2026 F-150 Lightning By Up To $4,000

Ford is cutting nan value of nan 2026 F-150 Lightning by up to $4,000, arsenic confirmed by nan automaker to CarsDirect. The value cuts alteration by trim, however, and will only use to much costly packages for nan electrical pickup truck. This comes arsenic nan $7,500 EV taxation in installments expired astatine nan extremity of September.

The 2026 exemplary has a starting value of $63,345 for nan STX trim, which is nan aforesaid value arsenic nan erstwhile year's entry-level XLT. The STX replaces nan XLT and delivers 536 horsepower, up from nan XLT's 452, and 290 miles of range, up from 240.

The Flash version will person nan afloat $4,000 value cut, giving it a caller value of $65,995. The Lariat, primitively priced astatine $76,995, will get conscionable a $2,000 haircut and will waste for $74,995. The Platinum version will beryllium priced astatine $84,995 and will not costs less.

This summer, Ford announced that it would merchandise an affordable midsize all-electric pickup pinch a starting value of astir $30,000 successful 2027. The motortruck would beryllium built connected nan company's upcoming Ford Universal EV Platform that will beryllium shared by a caller family of products. These models would usage Ford's upcoming prismatic LFP batteries.

As EV-related taxation incentives proceed to expire, manufacturers will request to scope into their ain pockets to present worth to consumers. This week Tesla announced nan Model 3 and Model Y 'Standard' editions, which springiness up immoderate luxury touches successful speech for price, pinch some starting astatine nether $40,000. Inflation has besides played a ample domiciled successful car pricing complete nan past 5 years, arsenic $40,000 has astir the aforesaid purchasing power arsenic $32,000 successful 2020.