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Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck Only Has A 50-kWh Battery. Here’s Why That’s Enough

Ford has worn the crown for the best-selling pickup in the United States for decades thanks to the F-Series. It’s also the maker of the best-selling all-electric pickup in America, the F-150 Lightning, and now the blue oval company wants to set the record straight when it comes to racing–with a pickup, of course.

Enter the Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck, which will have a go at this year’s grueling Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this Sunday with French driver Romain Dumas at the wheel. Last year, the American carmaker set a new record in the Open class with its battery-powered SuperVan 4.2, so it knows a thing or two about racing an EV in arduous conditions.

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