Electric vehicles can be incredibly fast and that applies to just about every body style, including trucks. Ford says that its top-of-the-line, 580 hp and 775 lb-ft (1,050 Nm) F-150 Lightning Platinum has a manufacturer projected 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) time in the mid-4-second range which is pretty quick.
Now that it’s been independently tested, it turns out that it’s actually even faster than that – and that it might need better brakes.
The Mustang Mach-E GT can’t beat it and as C&D points out, “a Mustang Mach 1 would have to be exceptionally well driven to open up the narrowest of gaps in the quarter.” Of course, it’s still not the fastest truck on the market but it’s closer than the data might make it seem
The RAM TRX can go from 0-60 in just 3.7 seconds and the Rivian R1T is even faster with a time of 3.3 seconds. Still, it’s interesting to note that during its testing, C&D found that the Lightning was 0.1 seconds faster from 30-50 mph (48-80 km/h). Going from 50-70 mph (80-112 km/h) saw it lag behind the R1T by just 0.1 seconds.
Unfortunately, not everything came up aces for the Lightning. During a pretty hardcore braking test, it was found that the Ford was struggling to keep its brakes cool. The truck was stopped from 70 mph (113 km/h) six times in a row, and only halfway through there were issues.
