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The 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning XLT Standard Range in West Virginia

Discontinued — used market only. Ford cancelled the battery-electric Lightning in Dec 2025 (an extended-range successor is planned). Leftover/used only; price shown is the last new MSRP.

For a typical WV commuter on Appalachian Power

30 miles a day, 5 days a week, plus 4 round trips of 200 miles each way — about 9,100 miles a year — compared with a 25 mpg car at $3.45/gal (EIA's forecast average for WV). Winter range loss included.

Charging / yr
$878
WV EV fee / yr
$200
Gas car fuel / yr
$1,306
Fuel & fees: saves / yr
$228

Fuel and state fees only — not insurance, maintenance, purchase price, or resale. The household planner counts all of those.

Is buying one worth it? Plan with your household →Just running costs

Cost to run it by utility

Same typical driver, standard residential rate. Long trips are charged at public fast chargers.

UtilityHome ratePer 100 mi at homeEnergy / yr
Appalachian Power16.2¢/kWh$9.01$878
Mon Power13.6¢/kWh$7.56$750
Potomac Edison13.6¢/kWh$7.56$750
Wheeling Power16.2¢/kWh$9.01$878
Co-op or small local utility17.0¢/kWh$9.49$920

Key specs

Type
Electric
Sticker price (MSRP)The manufacturer's suggested price. Dealers often sell for less (or more). Destination is the delivery fee added to every new car.All terms →
$54,995 (before destination)
Range (EPA)How far an EV goes on a full charge in the government's standard test. Real trips vary with speed, hills, and weather.All terms →
240 mi
WV winter rangeOur estimate for a freezing West Virginia day, when heating the cabin and a cold battery cut range by roughly a quarter.All terms →
~173 mi
Highway range (70 mph)How far it goes at a steady 70 mph in mild weather. Lower than the EPA number because wind resistance rises with speed.All terms →
~185 mi
Efficiency (kWh per 100 miles)How much electricity it uses to go 100 miles. Lower is better — the EV version of higher mpg.All terms →
49.4 kWh / 100 mi
Battery size (kWh)How much energy the battery holds — the size of the 'tank.' Bigger usually means more range, and a longer charge.All terms →
98 kWh
Fast charger (DC fast charging)Public high-power chargers, mostly along highways. A typical stop takes the battery from about 10% to 80% in 20–45 minutes, but costs several times home electricity.All terms →
~44 min (155 kW peak)
Charge port
CCS
Seats
5
Bed length
5.6 ft (67.1 in)
Frunk / sub-trunkExtra storage in an EV: a front trunk where a gas engine would be, and often a hidden bin under the rear cargo floor.All terms →
14.1 cu ft
Towing
7,700 lbs
Payload
2,235 lbs
0–60 mph
4.5 s
Built in
Dearborn, MI

Why the winter number is lower: batteries lose range in the cold, and heating the cabin uses energy. We knock about 28% off the EPA figure for a January morning in the mountains. That still leaves 173 miles — about 5 days of a 30-mile commute on one charge.

Federal EV tax credits ended for vehicles bought after September 30, 2025. More in the FAQ. Sources for every number are on State of the Data.

What comes standard

What comes standard on the XLT Standard Range trim.

Driver assist
Not confirmed

Safety

Automatic emergency braking
Not confirmed
Blind-spot warning
Not confirmed
Rear cross-traffic alert
Not confirmed
Lane-keeping assist
Not confirmed
360° camera
Not confirmed

Winter comfort

Heated front seats
Not confirmed
Heated steering wheel
Not confirmed
Remote start or pre-heat
Not confirmed
Heat pump (keeps more winter range)
Not confirmed

Convenience

Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
Not confirmed
Household-style power outlet
✓ Standard
One-pedal driving
Not confirmed

Over-the-air software updates: not confirmed.

Checked against dealer and review trim guides (source). Gathered with AI help and may contain errors — confirm with the dealer. “Not standard” usually means it's available at extra cost or on a higher trim.

When the power goes out

  • Household outlet: runs a fridge, lights and phones straight from the vehicle — nothing to install.
  • 240 V / 30 A (L14-30) in the bed: can back up essential circuits through a generator-style transfer switch (About $1,100 for the switch, cord and connector, plus $250–$450 when the utility installs it on the meter, or $1,000–$1,500 for the beside-the-meter version). Needs the 9.6 kW Pro Power Onboard system — standard on Lariat and Platinum, standard or optional on XLT depending on model year. The fleet Pro trim's 2.4 kW system has 120-volt outlets only.
  • Whole-home backup: Ford Charge Station Pro plus the Home Integration System (sold through Sunrun) — $3,895 for the system plus about $2,000 to install; Standard Range trucks add $1,310 for the charger (2022 prices).
  • A full 98 kWh battery is about 2½ days of a typical home's electricity, or about 8 days running essentials (Ford says up to 2 days at typical use). How each option works.

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GoEV WV is an independent, non-commercial project. Numbers are estimates based on publicly filed utility rates, EPA vehicle data, and IRS rules; not financial advice. Every source and retrieval date is on the State of the Data page.

Our data is gathered and cross-checked with the help of AI tools from manufacturer specs, EPA ratings, utility tariffs, and published reviews. It can contain errors — confirm anything important with the manufacturer, your utility, or a dealer. Sources are on State of the Data.

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