Yes and no. The F-150 Lightning did a lot more poorly than expected and it’s the best selling vehicle in the US.

It is interesting with the current oil shock what will happen to US automakers that have all but abandoned fuel efficient cars.

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traderj0e 20 hours ago | parent [-]

The F-150 Lightning is definitely not the best selling vehicle in the US. Maybe best-selling EV pickup truck.

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bobthepanda 20 hours ago | parent [-]

https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2025/ford-f-...

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traderj0e 20 hours ago | parent [-]

That lists the Ford F-series as #1, not the F-150 Lightning which is 1.3% of that per https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/content/dam/fordmediasite/u... . I've seen about 3 ever.

Even the F-series popularity is kinda overstated by this because other cars are more fragmented.

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appointment 18 hours ago | parent [-]

I think they were trying to say that it's surprising the Lightning sold so poorly considering the popularity of the ICE version.

I do think F-150 buyers tend to be more conservative than average car buyers and more receptive to anti-EV FUD for both political and cultural reasons.

	▲	bluGill 18 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Trucks are also more likely to be used to tow at least once in a while. Electric range does poorly there