[cpwright]

I don't actually care about battery backup for my house. I have an $800 generator for that which is not tied to my truck being parked in front of the house.

I do want my pickup truck to be a good pickup truck, and the impression I get is that the Lightning is really an F150 and does a good job at that.

I ordered my ICE F150 in late 2022 (delivered in 2023), so don't plan to buy a new truck for another 7-9 years.

When I was ordering, the Lightnings were just not available. Even if they were, however, you can only get the Lightning in the crew cab short bed configuration with a 145" wheel base.

I wanted a 6.5' bed, so the Lightning doesn't offer that. For a classic F150, you can get 2 wheel base options with 3 different cab/bed combinations.

The frunk with lockable storage is actually a really attractive feature though in terms of carrying tools or other things you want secure and out of the weather.