Ford adds 450 jobs to meet electric truck demand

Ford Motor Company plans to spend 250 million USD and add 450 jobs at three Michigan plants to meet demand for the new F-150 Lightning.

The Ford's President said that more than 150,000 reservations have already taken for the new electric version of its immensely popular F-150 pickup truck. The F-150 Lightning will be the catalyst that hastens America's transition from gasoline to battery-powered vehicles.

The new truck will be able to travel up to 300 miles per battery charge and carries a starting price of around 40,000 USD. It will be available to customers next spring while the investment and added jobs will help increase production capacity to 80,000 trucks a year.