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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5091/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Ford Announces Electric Version of Popular F-150 Truck' data-article-id='5659'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11979'>Ford Motor Company has officially presented an electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup truck.</span> <span data-start-time='11979' data-end-time='21042'>The company showed off its new model, the F-150 Lightning, during an event this week. </span> <span data-start-time='21042' data-end-time='32625'>In announcing the vehicle, Ford chief Jim Farley said it represented “a watershed moment” for the company. </span> <span data-start-time='32625' data-end-time='41333'>He added, it also marked “a very important transition” for the automobile industry.</span> <span data-start-time='41333' data-end-time='58458'>Experts say that with its new vehicle, Ford is aiming to be highly competitive with other companies in the electric truck market, notably Tesla and General Motors (GM). </span> <span data-start-time='58458' data-end-time='73396'>The Lightning seems to offer buyers new technology in a popular, proven vehicle that is also good for the environment and saves on fuel costs.</span> <span data-start-time='73396' data-end-time='83354'>The trucks are to be manufactured at a production center in Dearborn, Michigan beginning next year. </span> <span data-start-time='83354' data-end-time='95625'>Ford said it was investing $700 million into the production complex and was adding 500 new jobs.</span> <span data-start-time='95625' data-end-time='103479'>It plans to start selling the vehicles in the spring of 2022.</span> <span data-start-time='103479' data-end-time='114396'>With a starting price near $40,000, the F-150 Lightning will be available in four different versions. </span> <span data-start-time='114396' data-end-time='123979'>The base model will have a traveling range of 370 kilometers on one battery charge.</span> <span data-start-time='123979' data-end-time='135500'>Ford says the size of the cab and bed of the electric vehicle will be the same as its gas-powered F-150. </span> <span data-start-time='135500' data-end-time='153042'>And with a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 available for Ford electric vehicles, the price of the base model falls to around $32,500. </span> <span data-start-time='153042' data-end-time='163542'>That is below the lowest-priced gas model of the F-150, which starts at $37,000.</span> <span data-start-time='163542' data-end-time='176583'>The company says the high-end Lightning which is equipped with a longer-range battery can pull an estimated 4,500 kilograms. </span> <span data-start-time='176583' data-end-time='191375'>This is comparable to many gas-powered trucks, but it falls about 1,350 kilograms short of Ford’s powerful V-8 engines.</span> <span data-start-time='191375' data-end-time='204333'>The F-150 Lightning comes with a 39 centimeter, electronic control screen and extra storage space where the gas engine would be. </span> <span data-start-time='204333' data-end-time='213500'>Ford says the Lightning with the extended-range battery can fully power a home for up to three days. </span> <span data-start-time='213500' data-end-time='222792'>The high-end truck will likely cost between $60,000 to $90,000.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5091/what_is_the_name_of_the_new_f150_model.wav'>What is the name of the new F-150 model?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Lightning'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5091/thunder.wav'><span>Thunder</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5091/lightning.wav'><span>Lightning</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5091/fireball.wav'><span>Fireball</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5091/tesla.wav'><span>Tesla</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=17481 data-hint-location='204333' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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