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Ford and Sunrun partnering to advance home energy management using F-150 Lightning

Green Car Congress

Ford is partnering with solar company Sunrun to enhance home energy management, leveraging the onboard battery capability of the all-electric F-150 Lightning. F-150 Lightning brings new innovations to customers, including the ability to power their homes when they need it most.

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First Ride: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Clean Fleet Report

Ford wouldn’t let us get behind the wheel of the early production F-150 Lightning and E-Transit, but from the right-hand seat (and a chance to closely examine the interiors and, via a cutaway. The first Ford F-150 Lightning pre-production units begin leaving the factory. Standard-Range. Extended-Range.

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ALTe To Test Extended-Range Electric Retrofit In Ford F-150 Pickup Truck

Green Car Reports

But that leaves a quarter of a billion gasoline vehicles running around U.S. Electric vehicles of various sorts are just now showing up in dealer showrooms. What to do to clean them up? Various entities have proposed to retrofit existing vehicles with various types of electric powertrains.

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Update on ALTe; EREV powertrain company tracking for production-caliber units by December, production ramp in 1Q 2013

Green Car Congress

Extended range electric vehicle powertrain company ALTe ( earlier post ) is tracking to produce a limited number of production-caliber vehicle powertrains by December, and plans to ramp up production in the first quarter of 2013, said CEO John Thomas in a recent interview with Green Car Congress. Earlier post.)

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Clean Fleet Report

Ford says the all-new, all-electric 2022 F-150 Lighting is “the truck of the future.” The first was the 2021 Mustang Mach-E , next was the 2022 E-Transit cargo van, and now the enticing 2022 F-150 Lightning. Ford says 75-percent of F-150 Lightning buyers will be new to the brand, while 80-percent are new to owning an EV.

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An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test

Clean Fleet Report

A comparable SUV, such as a 2023 Ford Explorer AWD with the turbocharged 4-cylinder engine and an EPA highway rating of 26 miles per gallon, would have used 69 gallons of gasoline. The fuel costs we saw posted during our trip averaged $4 per gallon for 87 octane, which would be $276 gasoline costs, so advantage electric, but not by much.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of Rivian's R1T

Cars That Think

Starting well-equipped from $68,575, which is in line with prices for loaded, gasoline-powered light-duty pickups, the Rivian is a relative powerhouse of design, innovation and all-around capability. An optional 180-kilowatt-hour battery (for $10,000) extends range past 400 miles.

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