The Truth About Cars

APRIL 16, 2024

Following a nine-week hold on F-150 Lightning allocations to dealers, Ford has announced it will be resuming shipments. But the reasons assumed vary and the company hasn’t said anything about the issue, and likely won’t since it disbanded its PR department years ago. Meanwhile, Tesla reportedly delayed Cybertruck deliveries.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 20, 2024

Ford Motor Company announced plans to create nearly 900 new jobs as part of a new third crew at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne to meet demand for the popular Bronco and Bronco Raptor and the all-new Ranger and Ranger Raptor.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 18, 2023

Ford Motor Company reduced prices for its F-150 Lightning electric pickup, saying it is taking advantage of increased plant capacity, continued work on scaling production and cost, and improving battery raw material costs to help lower the MSRP of F-150 Lightning for all customers.

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Teslarati

MAY 17, 2022

Ford has made it clear over the past months that dealers should not overcharge for popular electric vehicles like the F-150 Lightning. As mentioned by the Lightning Owners’ forum to Teslarati , a Ford dealer in California has been spotted charging around $145,000 for a 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum SuperCrew. .

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Teslarati

JUNE 7, 2022

Ford dealerships are starting to receive units of the all-electric F-150 Lightning and they are applying massive market adjustments despite corporate’s stern orders not to do so several months ago. Credit: RDeFran | F-150 Lightning Forum.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2022

Ford Motor Company plans to raise production of the F-150 Lightning pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet high demand, Beginning Thursday, the first group of reservation holders will be invited to place their orders for the F-150 Lightning.

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Teslarati

JULY 17, 2023

Ford has cut F-150 Lightning prices by nearly $10,000 on some configurations of the all-electric pickup, while other variants are seeing price cuts by at least $6,000. Ford F-150 Lightning sales up over 100% in Q2 2023 vs 2022 REVC is currently closed due to the upgrades as they are nearing completion.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Ford is planning to open the ordering bank for the F-150 Lightning in January 2022, internal company documents indicate. The Ford F-150 Lightning is the legacy automaker’s second electric vehicle, following the Mustang Mach-E. 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro. Available starting spring 2022.

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2023

Tesla is trolling Ford by dressing up a Cybertruck as an F-150 with a wrap, and it is evidently going to hit the streets soon. Just a few days ago, we reported that there was a sighting of a Cybertruck wrapped as an F-150, but many of us did not know why. But at Tesla, things are done a little differently than usual.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Ford’s electric version of the U.S. pickup king, the F-150, has reached 130,000 pre-orders, according to Mike Levine, the company’s North American Product Communications director. The F-150 Lightning was unveiled by Ford in May. Mike Levine (@mrlevine) September 2, 2021.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

A new electric pickup is coming to global markets. BYD is launching its first electric pickup soon after confirming it will go by the name “Shark” in its latest teaser, revealing a Ford F-150 Lightning look up front. The electric truck we’ve been waiting for?

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Teslarati

JANUARY 7, 2022

Ford has sent out an internal memo to all dealerships in the United States and Canada, advising sales staff to not apply dealership markups to customers ordering the new, all-electric F-150 Lightning. In December, we reported that Ford was preparing to open the order bank for the F-150 Lightning in January.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2023

Ford is grappling with another F-150 production issue shortly after addressing a minor battery fire that held up production earlier this year. Ford’s F-150 Lighting is easily one of its most important products. Of these numbers, the F-150 Lightning will contribute 150,000 units of production by the end of this year.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Thanks to Ford’s Pro Power Onboard system, the 2022 F-150 Lightning, the all-electric version of the United States’ best-selling pickup truck, owners will now have the ability to share range with other EVs. The process is simple: Connect to an F-150 Lightning or F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid with the optional 9.6

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Electrek

JULY 17, 2023

Ford Motor Company says it is in the home stretch of massive upgrade to its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan – soon enabling the facility to triple F-150 Lightning production. more… The post Ford F-150 Lightning gets $10K price cut, $50K MSRP as ramping supply meets demand appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

MARCH 13, 2023

Ford confirmed this morning that production of the F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup restarted this morning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center (REVC) following a shutdown due to a battery fire. ” #F150Lightning production restarted this morning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center. .”

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Teslarati

JANUARY 4, 2022

It appears that Ford is getting more and more serious about ramping its upcoming all-electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning. America wants an all-electric @Ford F-150 and we plan to deliver. America wants an all-electric @Ford F-150 and we plan to deliver,” Farley wrote.

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Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2021

The Ford F1-150 Lightning is arguably one of the most impressive all-electric pickups on the market today. Starting at a very aggressive price and designed for the F-150’s classic buyers, the Lightning seemed like a great shoo-in as the electric truck market’s next best-seller.

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Teslarati

MARCH 21, 2023

Ford F-150 Lightning units were recalled as part of a battery manufacturing defect that halted production for several weeks. Details regarding the recall were released this morning by the NHTSA, which revealed the defect could be attributed to an electrical short-circuit. I’d love to hear from you!

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Electrek

MARCH 30, 2023

Today we’ve learned that Ford Motor Company has reopened its order books to the next wave of F-150 Lightning reservation holders. The news comes as the American automaker returns to full production of the all-electric truck this week at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan. Here’s the latest.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Update 1:46 PM EST: paragraph 3 updated with quote from Ford Ford is halting production and shipments of the F-150 Lightning, its all-electric version of the best-selling pickup truck in the United States, citing potential battery issues. Ford announced yesterday that it was investing $3.5 Ford announces $3.5B

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Today, Ford announced it has launched pre-production of the F-150 Lightning, the company’s all-electric version of the U.S.’ Additionally, the company announced it will invest an additional $250 million into electric vehicle employment and production efforts. Ford has already invested $7.7

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Teslarati

MARCH 17, 2022

Ford F-150 Lightning Range and efficiency ratings have been revealed for the Base and Extended Range through a Monroney Sticker leak. Obtained and shared by members of the F150Gen14 forums, the F-150 Lightning’s Base and Extended Range models show EPA-estimated range ratings of 230 and 300 miles, respectively.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ford halted shipments of the 2024 F-150 Lightning electric pickup earlier this month, as reports say hundreds, if not thousands, of Ford trucks have piled up in holding lots around Detroit. Ford stops 2024 F-150 Lightning shipments All 2024 Lightning models have been halted over an undisclosed quality issue.

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Teslarati

MAY 3, 2022

Ford will begin shipping units of the new, all-electric F-150 Lightning to dealers in the coming days after the pickup received an “Ok-To-Buy” status on all trims. Ford launches F-150 Lightning production at Rouge Electric Vehicle Center. I’d love to hear from you!

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Teslarati

MARCH 2, 2023

Ford said it would restart production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on March 13 after a multiple-week manufacturing stoppage. The issue did not affect F-150 Lightning units that were already at dealerships across the U.S., the company said initially.

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Teslarati

JUNE 10, 2022

There is no doubt that the Ford F-150 Lightning is a popular vehicle. The demand for the all-electric truck is so notable that Ford has increased its production targets for the vehicle several times over. Image Credit: F-150 Lightning Forum. That’s impressive no matter how one looks at it. .

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Charged EVs

MAY 11, 2022

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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Teslarati

JULY 24, 2023

Tesla appears to have wrapped a Cybertruck to look like a Ford F-150 Lightning for some strange reason. Ford’s F-150 Lightning is one of the few all-electric pickups out on the market and will go head-to-head with the Cybertruck, along with other offerings from companies like General Motors and Rivian.

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Teslarati

MARCH 21, 2022

Ford has announced that the F-150 Lightning has completed its final EPA testing, and its results are very encouraging. This was especially true with F-150 Lightning trims that are equipped with the company’s extended range battery. Credit: Ford Motor Company. 230 for standard.

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Teslarati

MAY 20, 2021

The Ford F-150 Lightning has met a lot of appreciation from the electric vehicle community, thanks to its excellent combination of utility and classic pickup truck features. Just hours after the F-150 Lightning was launched, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to congratulate Ford for its new all-electric pickup truck.

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Teslarati

MAY 2, 2022

It turns out Ford was underpromising when it initially quoted its expected specs for the F-150 Lightning. With customers now taking delivery of the all-electric pickup truck, it is starting to become evident that the Lightning is actually more powerful than initially expected.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Tesla executives have been pretty open about the company’s 50% growth target this year. For context, BloombergNEF estimated earlier this year that Tesla would likely sell almost 800,000 Model Y by the end of the year — which is enough to make the all-electric crossover one of the best-selling vehicles in the global auto market. .

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The Ford F-150 Lightning helped surge the automaker’s EV sales figures to an over 300 percent growth year-over-year in August. The F-150 Lightning was America’s best-selling electric truck in August and has helped Ford’s EV sales expand four times as fast as the rest of the sector.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Ford is increasing the MSRP of the 2023 Pro trim level of the F-150 Lightning, its all-electric pickup truck, as supply chain challenges have forced the automaker to adjust prices. Ford increased prices by as much as $8,500 on the F-150 Lightning in August. It has been delivered in all fifty U.S.

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Teslarati

MARCH 10, 2023

Ford has recalled 18 units of the F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup, stemming from a battery cell issue that stopped production nearly a month ago. Ford identified an issue with an F-150 Lightning on February 4 after one vehicle displayed a battery issue and caught fire during a quality check.

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Atlanta EV DC

JULY 23, 2019

Ford F-150 Electric Prototype Tows 1.25 Million Pounds July 23, 2019 – Ford just released a 5:45 video featuring Linda Zhang, F-150 Chief Nameplate Engineer at Ford Motor Company demonstrating the amazing towing capacity of the all electric F-150 by … Continue reading →

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