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Ford unveils F-150 Lightning electric pickup; starting at $39,974; arriving in 2022

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Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning battery-electric pickup. 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum, Lariat, XLT. The commercial-oriented entry model starts at $39,974 MSRP before any federal or state tax credits, while the mid-series XLT model starts at $52,974 MSRP, offering additional comfort and technology. America’s No.

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Feds: 90% of eligible EV purchases get tax credit at point of sale

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The majority of EV purchasers eligible for a federal tax credit have gotten the credit as a point-of-sale rebate since that option was added at the beginning of the year, The Treasury Department said in a press release. The tax credit can be claimed on Teslas at the time of purchase via its company-owned direct sales apparatus.

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Tesla is no longer just a luxury brand, says major auto outlet

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About a year since Tesla made major price reductions, Butters says the outlet will now instead compare Tesla to companies like Toyota and Ford than to the aforementioned luxury brands. While the Model 3 starts at $31,490 after the federal tax incentive in the U.S., average car price.

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New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

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US Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Susan Collins (R-ME) along with Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) introduced the Driving America Forward Act, bipartisan legislation to expand the electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits. ITC Holdings Corp.,

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Ford to boost production capacity of electric F-150 Lightning to 150,000 per year; ability to produce 600K BEVs annually within 24 months

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Ford Motor Company plans to raise production of the F-150 Lightning pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet high demand, Beginning Thursday, the first group of reservation holders will be invited to place their orders for the F-150 Lightning. Earlier post.).

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Stellantis says UAW strikes cost it less than GM, Ford

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The United Auto Workers (UAW) reached tentative contracts with each of the “Big Three” automakers over the past week, just as earnings reports from Ford and General Motors (GM) highlighted the financial damage done by the six-week strikes. Ford said that strikes cost the automaker $1.3 billion). .” billion euros (~$1.6

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Get Ford F-150 Raptor Power for Much Less Coin

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The Ford F-150 Raptor R is a seriously impressive truck with an equally serious price tag that puts it out of reach for most buyers. An Alabama Ford dealer has a solution , however, in the form of a base F-150 XL with a Roush supercharger and other upgrades. Image: Town and Country Ford via Facebook] Become a& TTAC insider.

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