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

Green Car Congress

Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning battery-electric pickup. F-150 Lightning offers a standard-range battery targeting 230 miles of EPA-estimated range and an extended-range battery targeting 300 miles of EPA-estimated range. 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum, Lariat, XLT. America’s No.

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Ford begins pre-production of F-150 Lightning electric truck; investing $250M more in Rouge EV Center

Green Car Congress

The first Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck pre-production units have begun leaving the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center; the all-electric F-150 Lightning goes on sale next spring. The investment and 450 added jobs will help increase production capacity to 80,000 trucks a year. Ford has invested $7.7

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Ford cuts F-150 Lightning production for 2024

Teslarati

Ford plans to cut its F-150 Lightning production by about half in 2024. The legacy automaker’s new plan for the all-electric F-150 Lighting is to produce about 1,600 units weekly at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Ford to offer BlueCruise hands-free highway driving technology later this year via OTA to select F-150, Mach-E models

Green Car Congress

Via over-the-air (OTA) software updates, Ford will offer its BlueCruise hands-free highway driving technology later this year on 2021 F-150 and 2021 Mustang Mach-E models equipped with the available Ford Co-Pilot360 Active 2.0 BlueCruise in the F-150. Prep Package. Hardware pricing varies by vehicle.

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Ford F-150 Lightning sales up over 100% in Q2 2023 vs 2022

Teslarati

Ford reported that its F-150 Lightning sales were up over 100% in the second quarter. Ford reported that F-150 Lightning sales were up 119% in the second quarter compared to Q2 2022. The American carmaker noted that F-150 Lighting sales continue to attract new customers to the brand, 50% of which were new to Ford.

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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. Does it do that? As usual, we do this pro/con style.

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How an F-150 Lightning kept the lights on at a CA dealership after a major earthquake

Electrek

One dealership in North Eureka found a unique solution by plugging in two of its electric vehicles – a Ford F-150 Lightning and a Kia Niro – to stay open. The post How an F-150 Lightning kept the lights on at a CA dealership after a major earthquake appeared first on Electrek.

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