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Ford to reveal all-electric F-150 Lightning on 19 May

Green Car Congress

Ford announced that it will reveal the new battery-electric F-150 Lightning pickup—a revival of the name of the old Ford SVT Lightning performance truck—in 19 May in a livestreamed event at Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn. Now comes the F-150 Lightning. The reveal takes place at 9:30 p.m.

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Ford CEO gives nod to Tesla Model 3 in F-150 Lightning announcement

Teslarati

In a statement about Ford’s next EV, the F-150 Lightning, Farley gave a nod to several key vehicles that paved the way for the all-electric truck. “Every so often, a new vehicle comes along that disrupts the status quo and changes the game … Model T, Mustang, Prius, Model 3. Now comes the F-150 Lightning.

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Ford Planning a Range of New Hybrid Models

The Truth About Cars

The company isn’t giving up on electric vehicles, but Farley said customer demand for its hybrid vehicle is surprising, especially the F-150 PowerBoost. He also noted that Ford would not follow the typical hybrid mold of cars like the Toyota Prius and would instead bring more unique solutions to market.

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These are the best-selling used EVs – and what’s being traded in for them

Baua Electric

CarMax’s Report says that the Ford F-150 and the Honda Accord share the No 1 trade-in slot for models traded in for an EV. Other popular trade-ins for EVs include the Honda Civic, Toyota Prius, and Tesla Model 3.

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2016 Chevrolet Volt Ads: Attacking Prius, Leaf.And Bolt EV?

Green Car Reports

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt, for which deliveries began just this week, is going into attack mode against the Nissan Leaf and Toyota Prius in a set of new ads. They build on focus-group-themed ads that Chevy has launched against Ford, and its new F-150. In that.

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That Was the Year That Was

Clean Fleet Report

Tesla’s Model Y set sales records around the world, but the Ford F-150 Lightning made a strong debut. Our testers had similar (best in class) feelings about the new 2023 Toyota Prius and the 2022 BMW i4 M50. The number of available models is expanding exponentially. The infrastructure is growing.

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Tech: How do Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Batteries Recharge? Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

Clean Fleet Report

When hybrids appeared most used nickel-metal-hydride batteries This question was such a big roadblock for increasing sales that Toyota began an advertising campaign for the Prius that clearly emphasized that plugging in was not necessary. Just occasionally fill up the gas tank and drive away.