F-Series Circuit: The Internet reacts to the Ford F-150 Lightning EV pickup

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In the first 12 hours after it became available, around 20,000 people scrambled to place a pre-order for the first mass-production electric Ford truck, the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning . 

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Hype for the truck was real, with the company releasing a teaser of it pulling a 1-million-pound train , and even having POTUS take a rip in a camouflaged mule days before the reveal. 

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But for every person champing at the bit to reserve one of the pickups, there were 100 happy to just sit on their wallets and sling comments around the Internet. We browsed those comments and took Twitter’s temperature to determine that there is indeed a case of Lightning Fever sweeping the continent. 

Here are the best reactions to the Ford F-150 Lightning.

[Warning: There is some crude language in the Tweets cited below.]

Comparisons to the Tesla Cybertruck were inevitable — Musk’s planar pickup was, after all, one of the first electric trucks announced, and is set to be put to market by one of the most buzz-worthy brands in the world, so it’s the obvious benchmark. 

How will Cybertruck sales fare now there’s actually another player in the segment? Will the Lightning strike it down?

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Or is this a case of any competition in the category being a good thing? 

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You can always count on the public to spot the little details, too, like typos in the press material, or subtle design flaws on the truck itself. 

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But they don’t just spot the problems. Sometimes they’re also good for the solutions. Like what if you miss the sound of the engine?

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Or you want a little more fresh air? [Yes, we know the render is based on the gas version of the F-150. —Ed.]

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Of all the truck’s abilities, it was it’s multi-day house-charging capacity that seemed to most impress people, especially in areas prone to natural disasters that may cause power outages. 

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But people were vibing on it in general.

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Of course, you can’t please them all. 

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Including those who were super-nostalgic for the old gas-powered performance SVT Lightning Ford trucks from the ’90s and early aughts, from which the new truck borrows its name.

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What did you make of the Lightning reveal? Did Ford nail its first EV-with-a-box, or should it go back to the drawing board? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.