Chevy Silverado EV vs. Ford F-150 Lightning: Big, All-American and Fully Electric Trucks

You have to wonder how much ford spent to develop a folding gearshift to “provide more room” when a console gearshift isn’t even needed.

I have 18 ford lightnings in my business fleet now and theyve been absolutely spectacular for my use case. So date all thats happened is one onboard charger failure and one tailgate step. A couple of them are nearing 100,000 miles already and if they had ~ 150 more miles of range id replace the rest of my half tons with them. Huge fan and initially I was pretty suspicious of how the first batch of ordere would work.

If you tow, larger battery size will matter more. You range will cut in half when you tow.

I've never been a truck guy but after test driving the lightning I was sold!

Each one of these electric pickups have their strong suits – for example, the Silverado EV's impressive range and the Lightning's overall comfort. Which approach to the all-electric American full-size truck works better for you? Let us know in the comments.

"A TRUCK that just happens to be electric" Exactly this. It's not a fashion statement, it's an F150 that's got batteries. And that's what I use to explain it to anyone who asks about mine. If it suits your use case (which it does for me!), it's amazing.

Nice review Edmunds and right on the money from what I found in my own testing. I was in the market for an electric truck the whole year and have been waiting for the Ram Charger but I gave up hope due to all the delays. Recently, I test drove: Cybertruck dual, Rivian R1T dual with extended range, Silverado EV LT and the Ford Lightning Flash. IMO, the Rivian was the most fun and performed the best but I would have to go to Montreal every time I needed service from where I live (Northern NY) and I wasn't ready to do that for my needs. The Cybertruck grew on me after driving it around awhile but it needs some time to develop before it is market ready and I don't want to be a Beta tester for Tesla which made the Silverado EV and the Lightning the only two ev trucks I really was considering. Thankfully, Watertown NY had a snow storm the night before I had my test drive of the Silverado EV so I got to drive the 8600LBS beast in the 10" of snow and slush. The weight of the Silverado EV helps with pushing through the deep snow banks but the truck refuses to stop in braking due to the heavy weight and EV tuned tires. The 4 wheel steer isn't on the LT so the turning radius is huge on the LT. Anyway, I drove the Lightning Flash and it was great for all the reasons mentioned in the review. It's a very useable truck and even still has Apple CarPlay which is a big miss for Tesla, Rivian and GM for thinking the customers wouldn't miss it. I leased the Lightning for 2 years because I still think they are all over priced from where the technology will be in two years (i.e., the cost of these vehicles as used in 2 years), and it was a great deal too.

Of the hundreds of car review videos I've watched - I love this reviewer! She is no BS and straight to the point. Thanks for being you!

Great review I just saw the Chevy in person for the first time yesterday it was awesome

your reviews make a lot of sense and get in much info A+ approve of no sequay