The F150 production was halted because Ford had a constraint on aluminum that capped how many F150s (of any variety) they could produce, and the Lightning had the tightest margins. It was the best selling electric truck when they pulled the plug. And Farley could see the writing on the wall -- we were headed into a (minimum) four year period where the federal government was going to actively punish anybody making technology perceived to be 'green'. Easier to switch over to something less of a political target and give over the future of cars to the Chinese. Farley drove a Chinese EV for some time as his daily driver and he knew the US manufacturers were cooked. Take a look at Australia now, that is where we are headed.
> chevy volt
Yes, GM screwed you over on that. Best case is it failing under warranty and them buying back the car. The nice thing about the battery in the Lightning is that it isn't really a bespoke pack. It's a big sealed case with 9 battery modules wired together inside. So they don't have to spin up a custom production line to make more, they just need to build boxes of the same dimensions and compatible voltages, or update the BMS calibration. This is a way easier lift than making a custom one-off battery pack for a Volt.
> if you look at something at aptera
I see a tricycle, not a car, with a small number of die-hard enthusiasts who are slowly recognizing that it is DOA. Best I can tell, it's just a grift at this point. They've been making big promises since 2006, been liquidated once already, and still haven't delivered anything. They've narrowed their definition of success to "up to 40 cars for the most enthusiastic customers", maybe in early 2027 ... if they get the funding. Riiiiight.