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Drive Notes: 2023 Ford F-150 Tremor

The Truth About Cars

I just tested a 2023 Ford F-150 Tremor -- yes, 2023s are still in the press fleets and this isn't unusual, no big deal -- which is supposed to split the difference between the badass off-roader Raptor and the "regular" F-150. The fuel economy numbers were in the mid-teens. Does it do that?

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Road Test: Ford F-150 Lightning

Clean Fleet Report

For 44 years and counting, the number one selling truck in the US has been the Ford F-150. The Ford F-150 Lightning isn’t a replacement for any of the existing F-150s, it is a new family member with a smoother, more aerodynamic body and a new front fascia, lighting and wheels.

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2015 Ford F-150 offers highest EPA-estimated fuel economy among full-size gasoline-powered pickups

Green Car Congress

The new 2015 Ford F-150 ( earlier post ) 4x2 with Ford’s 2.7-liter l/100 km, respectively)—the highest EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of any gasoline-powered full-size pickup sold in America. That is 5% to 29% better than current F-150 models, depending on engine and driveline configuration on the combined cycle.

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F-150 Lightning police truck, Honda Prologue EV, 17 states aim for more electric trucks: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Ford is rolling out a police version of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup. economy are standing behind a plan to electrify trucks and buses. States representing nearly half of the U.S. And Honda shows that its upcoming Prologue EV doesn’t look like GM's Ultium EVs on which it’s based.

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Build & Price Appears for 2024 Ford F-150

The Truth About Cars

The build-and-price tool for the 2024 Ford F-150 is now live, meaning we can poke around in what Ford asserts is a streamlined ordering process in which the number of buildable combinations has been cut by 90 percent compared to last year. Economies of scale are a wonderful thing. liter EcoBoost as the new entry-level engine.

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Ford F-150 fuel economy improves with all-new EcoBoost engine and 10-speed transmission

Green Car Congress

liter EcoBoost engine paired exclusively with the first volume-production 10-speed automatic transmission available from any automaker, 2017 Ford F-150 sees improvement in all three EPA fuel economy label estimates—city, highway and combined ratings—by 1 mpg over 2016 F-150; the 4x4 model improves by 2 mpg combined.

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Ford News Roundup: Customer Uses F-150 Lightning To Power Scooter Business, BlueOval City Isn’t Dead

CleanTechnica EVs

The first one we’ll share is about an F-150 Lightning. continued] The post Ford News Roundup: Customer Uses F-150 Lightning To Power Scooter Business, BlueOval City Isn’t Dead appeared first on CleanTechnica. In today’s news from Ford, there were two cool stories.

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