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Ford Slashing F-150 Lightning Production and Laying Off Most of the People Building It

The Truth About Cars

After facing significant challenges ramping up production and meeting customer demand for the F-150 Lightning, Ford recently announced layoffs that will drastically cut volume at its electric vehicle factory in Michigan. Even with tax credits for some models, many EVs are significantly more expensive than their gas-powered counterparts.

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Tesla targets 2022 to finalize India manufacturing plans: analyst

Teslarati

Tesla has been targeting an entrance into the Indian automotive market for several years, with 2021 seeing the most progress for the electric automaker to finally begin building its cars in the country. At first, Tesla planned to build a manufacturing facility in the region. What do you think?

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

BYD ute BYD ute patent shows what the EV ute will look like BYD is the biggest threat to Tesla globally and it’s also shaping up to give the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger something to worry about with a new ute. The much-hyped BYD ute is due in 2024 and it’s already been leaked in online patent images.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

You now have hundreds, thousands of different entities, whether it is a municipal government, a retail shop owner, or someone who manages parking garages or a utility or someone else who has to make decision about well, what are we going to do, how are we going to build this infrastructure? —Dan Ford. —Felix Kramer.

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BYD has no plans to enter the US Market amid “complications’ [Feature]

Teslarati

Ford and General Motors (GM) announced plans to scale down EV production this year. Ford pauses all F-150 Lightning shipments as gas deliveries begin Some theorized that GM and Ford scaled back EV production plans because there was not enough demand for electric vehicles in the United States.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The key component is a stackable battery pack that can be combined like building blocks to create larger or smaller battery packs of different shapes depending on need. They will also compete against new hybrids from Ford, Toyota ( TM ) and Honda ( HMC ), which are entering the market now. More How healthy are your finances?

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EV special III / Opinion / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

With very few moving parts, there is little that can break, so maintenance is infrequent and cheap. A next step, to biogas, could cut emissions, but would require building dedicated filling stations or trading of biogas certificates, says Bjorn. All initiatives help, Marjan stresses.

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