Ford recently launched its first all-electric vehicle into the Australian market, the Mustang Mach-E SUV, and has hinted at bringing more electric models to the local market. One of the biggest questions is whether it will bring in the F150 Lightning electric ute.
Speculation has heightened after a Ford F150 Lightning electric ute was spotted charging in Melbourne at a public charger. The pickup truck was spotted in Eltham by David G on Facebook before being reshared by carsauce.
The left-hand-drive car is so big it struggled to fit into the allocated parking spot at the charging bay. It’s unclear whether this latest vehicle has been bought into Australia for engineering evaluation or by a private organisation for testing.
It’s not the first time an F150 Lightning has been spotted in Australia. One was seen in Brisbane in September, decked out in navy blue with pictures making it on to Twitter/X.
The latest sighting also comes a month after Ford bought the F150 ICE truck to market with the Lariant variant priced at $139,950 before on-roads.
Although there is no official word from Ford on whether the F150 Lightning will make it locally one thing is for sure, it will not be exempt from luxury car tax in Australia.
On the outside, the paint of the F150 is the dark bronzy colour which Ford denotes as “Stone Gray” in the US configurator.
It also appears to be in the Lariat trim going by the 20-inch dark alloy wheels which Ford calls “Carbonized Gray Wheels”.
Between the wheels along the length of the cab, side steps are seen which would help the driver and passengers get in and out of this truck which has a height of 1,989 mm.
A photo of the interior reveals the left-hand-drive variant with a large vertical centre screen along with cup holders and an elevated armrest.
On the front of the vehicle, a large lightbar is seen that runs along the width of the vehicle. It also has a closed black front grille with Ford’s blue-oval badge in the centre.
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.