Tucked away in a press release about Ford teaming up with Red Bull Racing for a 2026 F1 entry was a teaser of a new EV performance demonstration. If you had any doubts about the vehicle's identity, a new tweet from CEO Jim Farley confirms it'll indeed be based on the F-150 Lightning. Red Bull Racing's third driver Daniel Ricciardo had the chance to see the electric truck in full. The rest of us will just have to wait a bit more.
It's not the first high-performance EV demonstrator based on a truck since Ford unveiled an F-100 Eluminator at the 2021 SEMA show with a powertrain borrowed from the Mach-E GT Performance Edition. Speaking of the sporty electric crossover, lest we forget the bonkers Mustang Mach-E 1400 with (yes, you've guessed it) 1,400 horsepower. Other exciting one-offs featured in the slide below are the Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 drag car and the more recent Electric SuperVan with almost 2,000 hp.
