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

Green Car Congress

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, Jose Cuervo team up to make car parts with bioplastic reinforced with blue agave fibers

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Once harvested, the heart of the plant is roasted, before grinding and extracting its juices for distillation. Ford most recently introduced REPREVE in F-150. EcoLon post-consumer nylon carpeting is used as cylinder head covers in Ford Escape, Fusion, Mustang and F-150. 13 mm wide.

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10 best electric bicycles you can get

Green Authority

Also read: The 15 best upcoming electric vehicles: Cybertruck, F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T, and more. Greyp G12s CORE Carbon. Greyp G12s CORE Carbon. The Greyp G12s CORE Carbon promises to offer pure unadulterated fun. The G12s CORE Carbon offers 120 Nm of torque and has a top speed of 43 mph (70 km/h).

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There’s a Queue Coming for Tesla Charging, and That’s OK

Cars That Think

Chris Nelder, host of The Energy Transition Show podcast, and former manager of carbon-free mobility at the Rocky Mountain Institute, estimates that providers need to see DC fast-charging stations operating for at least eight hours a day—a utilization rate above 30 percent—to turn a penny of profit. No one, not even Tesla, has come close.

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