Used EV pickups hitting parity?

Used Ford F-150 Lightning prices have fallen far enough that some trucks can match a gasoline pickup on total ownership cost, but only under heavy-use assumptions. (cars.com) Current used listings show 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning trucks in the high $30,000s to low $40,000s for XLT and Pro trims, while some newer 2025 Flash examples are listed near $58,000. (cars.com) Edmunds also showed used Lightning listings ranging from about $41,600 for a 2023 Lariat to about $46,805 for a 2024 Flash in recent searches. (edmunds.com) The electricity math is straightforward: the Environmental Protection Agency rates a 2023 Lightning at 48 to 49 kilowatt-hours per 100 miles, so 1,800 miles a month works out to about 10,368 to 10,584 kilowatt-hours a year. (fueleconomy.gov) At $0.11 per kilowatt-hour, that is roughly $1,140 to $1,164 a year in home charging. (fueleconomy.gov) A comparable gasoline Ford F-150 with the 2.7-liter turbocharged V6 and four-wheel drive is rated at 20 miles per gallon combined by the Environmental Protection Agency. (fueleconomy.gov) With the American Automobile Association’s national average regular gasoline price at $4.108 on April 15, 2026, driving 21,600 miles a year would cost about $4,437 in fuel. (gasprices.aaa.com) That leaves an annual energy-cost gap of roughly $3,300 in favor of the Lightning under the $0.11 charging assumption. (fueleconomy.gov 1) (fueleconomy.gov 2) (gasprices.aaa.com) That is the gap social posts are pointing to when they argue a higher-priced used electric truck can catch up on purchase price over time. (x.com) The catch is that $0.11 power is not close to the national residential average. The United States Energy Information Administration put January 2026 residential electricity at 17.45 cents per kilowatt-hour nationwide, with state averages ranging from 11.80 cents in Missouri to 31.16 cents in Massachusetts. (eia.gov) At that national average power price, the same 21,600 miles would cost about $1,809 to $1,847 a year in electricity, which narrows the fuel savings versus a 20-mile-per-gallon gasoline truck to roughly $2,600 a year. (eia.gov) (fueleconomy.gov) (gasprices.aaa.com) The other catch is usage. Edmunds says electric-vehicle ownership works best when drivers can charge at home or at work, and says public charging can take at least ten times longer than a gas stop and may require a home 240-volt setup that can cost up to $1,600 or more. (edmunds.com) Used electric-vehicle prices have been soft enough to make these comparisons possible. Cox Automotive said on March 16, 2026 that used electric-vehicle sales rose 28.8 percent year over year in February, while used electric-vehicle days’ supply fell 10.2 percent from a year earlier as prices were pushed lower. (coxautoinc.com) So the parity claim is real in a narrow lane: a buyer who finds a discounted used Lightning, charges near 11 cents per kilowatt-hour, and drives about 1,800 miles a month can make the numbers work. Outside those conditions, the gap depends less on the truck badge than on local power rates, gasoline prices, and how much the truck is actually driven. (cars.com) (eia.gov) (gasprices.aaa.com)