TECH - Ford's F-150 Lightning-Based Supertruck To Climb Pikes Peak Over Weekend Keeping Up With Model T Legacy | Benzinga

Ford Motor Co‘s (NYSE:F) electric supertruck, based on its F-150 Lightning, is gearing up to take part in the 102nd running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb presented by Gran Turismo over the weekend.

What Happened: By running the test supertruck on a 12.5-mile uphill excursion, Ford aims to test the boundaries of its EV powertrains. The learning will then be adapted to the company's production vehicles, it said.

The truck, resplendent in shades of blue, red, and white and with Romain Dumas behind the wheels, will climb the hill on June 23.

"In testing, the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck has surpassed my expectations, so we are hoping for some good weather to try and do something very special," Dumas said about the truck.