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First Ride: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Clean Fleet Report

The four trims really break down into two distinct owner groups based on the current F-150’s demographics. The PRO is the basic work truck, starting with a smaller of the two battery packs (still with 230 miles of range), but retailing for less than $40,000, including four-wheel drive and 775 foot-pounds of torque. A full frunk.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Clean Fleet Report

Not electric trucks, but trucks. Ford held focus groups with cardboard cut-outs depicting design features to test acceptance. One excited the focus groups: the frunk. Electric can haul. Bumper-To-Bumper – Three years/36,000 miles. Electric Vehicle Components – Eight years/100,000 miles.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Coda popped onto the electric-vehicle stage in June 2009 as an offshoot of Miles Electric Vehicles, a maker of electric light trucks in China. Warren Buffett is an investor in China’s BYD, which is making a compact fully electric vehicle to be sold in China later this year. Tesla Motors.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Seeking Alpha Home The Macro View Stocks & Sectors Global Markets ETFs Investing Ideas Breaking News Transcripts Register | Login Email: Password: Forgot Your Password? Related Articles Chrysler May Dodge the Banking Bullet Quick Read Apr 28, 2009 Group 1 Automotive Inc. Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S.