Ford F 150 Lightning 2023 Electric Truck - Alaska Cold Weather Testing
5Ford F-150 Lightning Takes On Alaska For Cold Weather Testing
Ford takes the F-150 Lightning up North for some final validation ahead of its springtime launch.
Ford's been busy getting the F-150 Lightning ready for the springtime launch, including some recent cold-weather testing. On one of the final was one of the final cold-weather testing trips up to Alaska, the Lightning team took some time to shoot some video and take some pictures of the electric pickup having some fun in the snow.
Cold weather testing is an important part of vehicle validation regardless of the type of powertrain, but for electric vehicles, it may be even more important.
That's because automakers are still trying to figure out the impact that the cold weather has on the vehicle's performance and driving range. EVs are a relatively new technology, and different battery chemistries have different performance characteristics in very hot and very cold weather conditions, so the OEMs still have a lot to learn.
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