The electric F-150 Lightning pickup began production on 26 April at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford employees and F-150 Lightning customers attended the “Job 1” event for the first-ever, full-size all-electric pickup to go on sale, arguably the most important launch in Ford Motor’s history since the Model T. The Rouge is also home to another landmark Ford – the Model A. It is also a significant event in the country’s badly needed shift to electric vehicles to save planet earth from the pernicious and deadly effects of burning fossil fuels. Ford Motor, whose existence was tenuous during the Great Recession, is now the top automaker in America in terms of 2021 production, sales of US-made vehicles and employment of hourly autoworkers. The F-150 Lightning is the only full-size electric pickup available now with a starting price less than $40,000. Ford F-Series has been America’s best-selling truck for 45 years running and is second only to the iPhone in revenue among all American consumer products.