"Lightning" is the name for the Electric Ford F150

The electric pickup will be revealed on May 19, and it will go on sale in the middle of next year.

Ford Lightning

Ford announced that its upcoming electric pickup will be called the F-150 Lightning, as we first reported at the end of last month. The electric F-150 will be fully unveiled next week on Wednesday, May 19 at 9:30 p.m. ET on Ford's YouTube channel, and it will go on sale in mid-2022.

The F-150 Lightning should be similar in size and shape to the gas-powered trucks. It will have an illuminated light bar that stretches across the top of the grille and a new "Lightning" logo that will adorn the truck's bedside panel. The interior should have plenty of screen real estate since the new F-150 debuted a large 12.0-inch screen and digital gauge cluster.

Ford Lightning

The new Ford F-150 Lightning will arrive in mid-2022 to compete against other upcoming electric pickups such as the GMC Hummer EV pickup, the electric Chevy Silverado, and the Tesla Cybertruck. Its batteries will be produced alongside it at a new electric vehicle facility at Ford's Rouge Center in Dearborn, Michigan.

-by Amaan Attar