The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning battery-electric truck is one of the most important vehicle launches of this generation. To bring you important details on the vehicle “America on the Road” Host Jack Nerad conducted an exclusive interview with Darren Palmer, Vice President of Global Electric Vehicle Programs at Ford Motor Company.

To prepare for the interview Nerad drove the all-new 2022 Lightning pickup truck both on- and off-road during the vehicle’s introductory driving event near San Antonio, Texas. He even towed a horse trailer with the all-new battery-electric truck. In the interview with Darren Palmer, the Ford exec will detail how important the vehicle is to the company and what the engineering team sought to accomplish. It’s information you won’t find anywhere else.

In the news, Toyota has just introduced the 2023 40th Anniversary edition of its popular and rugged 4Runner SUV, and we have details. Plus, Honda has confirmed that an all-new Honda CR-V is waiting in the wings for 2023. We’ll tell you about that, too.

In the road test segment, Co-Host Chris Teague will describe his weeklong adventures in the new 2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness as he gave it the special Maine treatment.

Also in the road test segment, Host Jack Nerad tells what it was like to live with the 2022 Kia Niro plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV). The vehicle’s styling and interior treatment have both grown up. See which of the three electrified Niros our host and co-host pick as the best value.

All that and more coming up in the Memorial Day edition of “America on the Road.”