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Ford cutting F-150 Lightning production workforce by two-thirds

Teslarati

Ford is cutting its F-150 Lightning production workforce by two-thirds as the company continues to try and ramp manufacturing of electric vehicles and work toward profitability. The Michigan Assembly plant is getting a third shift as Ford continues to lean on gas vehicle sales to bolster its finances.

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F-150 Lightning EV newbies, Kia Concept EV9, CO2 footprint gas vs. electric: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Ford looks to AR to educate its F-150 Lightning reservation-holders. Volvo's CO2-footprint deep dive on its latest EV shows some takeaways for anyone going electric. And Kia shows a boxy electric SUV in its future. Kia has teased the Concept EV9, an electric SUV that’s due for an LA auto show reveal.

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Road Test: Ford 2022 F-150 SuperCrew Platinum 4X4 PowerBoost Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Ford must have asked themselves how to make the F-150 full-size pickup even better. Yes, there are seven propulsion choices for the 2022 F-150, but since there has never been a hybrid F-150, consumers now have even more options for this best-selling truck. Gas and electric power. liter V8; 3.0L

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged EVs

Ford knows trucks, and demand for its F-150 Lightning shows truck buyers may not be as afraid of EVs as many think. The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. At the top of the heap is the Ford F-Series, the best-selling US.

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Ford increasing production of popular electric, gasoline and hybrid vehicles

Green Car Congress

Ford is boosting production in the US of its popular EVs—Mustang Mach-E®, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit—along with other customer favorites such as Bronco Sport and Maverick. Ford F-Series is America’s best-selling truck for 46 consecutive years DEARBORN, Mich., Ford electric vehicle sales are up 68%.

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Electric Vehicle Spotlight: Financing a Ford F-150 Lightning

EV Life

The debut in 2021 of the all-electric version of America’s most popular pickup truck, the Ford F-150 Lightning , marked a major shift in the truck landscape. Since then, Ford has continued to introduce improvements to its popular all-electric truck, even winning MotorTrend’s Truck of the Year in 2023.

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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

Green Car Congress

During a keynote speech to the Transportation Research Board annual meeting Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy questioned the safety impact of electric vehicles. The Ford F-150 Lightning is between 2,000 and 3,000 pounds heavier than the non-electric version.

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