Ford may have ditched the Lightning, but its first buyer hasn’t

Ford may have ditched the Lightning, but its first buyer hasn’t

Nick Schmidt with his Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck. | Photo provided by Nick SchmidtNick Schmidt was the first person in the world to take delivery of a Ford F-150 Lightning pickup when the Dearborn automaker introduced the innovative electric truck to much fanfare in 2022. Nearly four years later, he still owns and enjoys the pickup that Ford has since discontinued in a rapid shift by the Detroit Three back to producing more gas-powered ve…