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

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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

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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. —Bill Ford, executive chair, Ford Motor Company. Ford has invested $7.7

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Ford begins full production of F-150 Lightning electric pickup; planned annual run rate of 150k at Rouge Center

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Ford has begun full production of F-150 Lightning electric pickup at the ultra-modern Rouge Electric Vehicle Center within Ford’s historic Rouge Complex. F-150 Lightning is also converting many of them to first-time truck or electric vehicle buyers.

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Ford confirms construction of Rouge EV center to be home of electric F-150; production by mid-2022

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Ford celebrated the production start of the all-new F-150 at the Ford Rouge Center and confirmed construction of the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center where it will build the all-electric F-150 by mid-2022. The new jobs will support battery assembly and production of the F-150 PowerBoost hybrid and fully electric F-150.

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Ford restarts expanded Rouge Electric Vehicle Center; F-150 Lightning production capacity tripled by this fall

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Ford Motor Company has resumed production of the F-150 Lightning following a six-week shutdown to expand and retool the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center plant to triple manufacturing capacity of the electric truck. Battery pack production is also ramping up at the Rawsonville (Mich.) Components Plant and the Van Dyke (Mich.)

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Tesla Cybertruck performs well against Ford F-150 in towing torture test

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YouTube channel The Fast Lane (TLF) Truck opted to take the Tesla Cybertruck and the Ford F-150 in a towing torture test that involved both vehicles climbing a mountain while pulling a load of 10,500 pounds. Now, the Ford F-150 is arguably the standard for pickup trucks. It did, however, overheat twice.

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F-150 Lightning, Ford EV battery joint venture, in-wheel motors, heavy Hummer: Today’s Car News

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The F-150 Lightning electric truck has been revealed at a very affordable starting price. Ford and SK Innovation announced a joint venture to make EV batteries in America. And we check in about why the Lightning won’t have in-wheel motors. The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup will start at.

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