Ford had to literally tear down the walls of its factory to cope with demand for the electric F-150.
"That surprised us – I think it surprised a lot in the industry, how ready people already were for electric vehicles," says Darren Palmer, who heads up Ford's electric vehicle (EV) program.
Darren Palmer speaks with customers in front of a Ford F-150 Lightning.
Despite recently committing $50 billion to its EV program over the next four years, the success of an electric F-150 was never certain.
The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Lariat.