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Discontinued Ford F-150 Lightning is selling strongly used

Ford discontinued the electric truck model, yet used F-150 Lightnings are commanding strong prices in the secondhand market, per the Autopian.

On air: Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 11:21 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by The Autopian: “The Bizarre Sales Success That Is The Discontinued Ford F-150 Lightning EV”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 11:21 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
Topics: EV.

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The AutopianThe Bizarre Sales Success That Is The Discontinued Ford F-150 Lightning EV

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Ford F-150 Lightning has been discontinued, and its used sales are strong anyway, according to the Autopian.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorCancel something and the crowds arrive. Ford has discovered the cheapest marketing plan in history, and it ends the world, naturally.

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