Ford says the F-150 Lightning is more powerful than it originally announced

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Ford just started shipping its electric F-150 Lightning on April 26th, but it already has a surprise for soon-to-be owners: all versions of the truck will have higher horsepower than it originally announced, and the standard range model will have an even higher payload capacity, according to a It's good news for anyone who's already got a pre-order, but it's bad news for those who can't get one.

The standard battery pack version of Ford's electric pickup was estimated to make The standard range will produce The V8 diesels in Ford's Super Duty trucks make 1,050 pound-feet of Torque, which is more than the 700 pound-feet of Torque that the V8 engines make in the F-150.

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The truck's capacity to hold weight in the bed, cab, and backseat has gotten a boost. There is a bit of mystery here as to why the F-150 can now haul an extra 235 pounds. It was limited to a maximum of 1,800 pounds because of the extended range's extra batteries. Ford didn't immediately respond to The Verge's request for comment about whether that model is also getting a capacity boost.

The figures are likely to be best-case numbers. The peak performance of the electric motor at peak battery power is what Ford uses to calculate the power of the truck. It makes sense that trucks just won't be as good when they have independent attributes.

It's still cool that the F-150 is even more powerful than Ford predicted. In March, Ford announced that the extended-range Lightning could go about 30 miles further on a charge than it predicted. The F-150 Lightning continues to be an interesting EV even though it may be quite a while before you can walk into a dealership and buy one.