Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Is Ford shifting its electric vehicle efforts away from large EVs like the F-150 Lightning, and focusing on translating the ethos of the Model T into the EV era? Taken at face value, remarks from Ford CEO Jim Farley made Tuesday suggest that may be the case.

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Teslarati

MARCH 28, 2024

Ford is cutting its F-150 Lightning production workforce by two-thirds as the company continues to try and ramp manufacturing of electric vehicles and work toward profitability. The Michigan Assembly plant is getting a third shift as Ford continues to lean on gas vehicle sales to bolster its finances.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 4, 2024

Ford Motor Company said today it is retiming the launch of upcoming electric vehicles at its Oakville, Ontario, assembly plant while continuing to build out an advanced industrial system to produce its next-generation electric vehicles, including greenfield construction and conversion of existing assembly plants.

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Teslarati

MARCH 31, 2024

A recent filing has revealed Ford CEO Jim Farley’s latest pay increase, with his total compensation increasing by as much as 26 percent in 2023. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week, Ford revealed that CEO Jim Farley’s total compensation in 2023 was nearly $26.5 In proxy statement filed with the U.S.

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Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2024

Ford has launched a new program called Tesla Competitive Conquest Bonus Cash, which will give owners of the United States’ most popular EV brand a discount on the F-150 Lightning. Ford EVs will currently require the NACS adapter, which is free for the time being.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Ford has put a pause on sending out dealer shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, though the company also recently began delivering its 2024 gas versions of the truck. “We started shipping the first newly designed F-150 pickups to dealers this week,” Ford noted in a statement.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Ford has begun deliveries of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck in Europe, with the first of the units going to a couple located in Norway. As reposted with photos by Ford CEO Jim Farley on X on Saturday, the first F-150 Lightning in Europe has been delivered to Dag and Angela, who are originally from Texas and now live in Norway.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Ford electric vehicle owners can now charge their cars at Tesla Supercharger locations across the United States and Canada, giving drivers of the F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E access to the most expansive charging infrastructure in the world. READ: Tesla to open 12,000 Superchargers to Ford across U.S. and Canada.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 13, 2024

Ford has trademarked an interesting name from its back catalog. Oval has filed trademarks for "RS200" and "Ford RS200" within the European Union Intellectual Property Office, according to our sister publication. An EV doesn’t seem out of the question, nor does the company trying to build a small-engined mainstream compact sports car.

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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. Images: Tesla; Ford] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 31, 2024

Ford CEO Jim Farley recently announced that the company is not only going to start supplying adapters for existing Ford. continued] The post Why Ford Is Right To Supply NACS Adapters For Free appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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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. Ford and its CEO’s warnings appear to have fallen on some deaf ears. It could even, perhaps, result in some Ford dealers being punished by the company. .

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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. The vehicle has around 200,000 pre-orders, Ford representatives told Teslarati.

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Teslarati

MARCH 19, 2024

Ford is planning to delay some electric vehicle plans in favor of a lineup of small, compact $25,000 EVs that could launch shortly after Tesla launches a car at the same price point, a new report says. During its most recent earnings call, the company said it would slow down production of some of its EVs, including the F-150 Lightning.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 17, 2024

The Ford Motor Company is offering a limited appearance package for the 2025 model year of the Mustang, stating that there will be just 1,965 examples to commemorate the car’s introductory year. Ford clearly is trying to hype up the vehicle’s status as iconically American here. Images: Ford Motor Co.] While the 1964.5

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 23, 2023

In a recent interview with The Kilowatts, Ford CEO Jim Farley explained Ford’s approach to future EV customers, especially those who aren’t early adopters. In the video, we can see that Jim not only gets it, but understands the evolution of the EV market that’s unfolding.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 31, 2024

Ford has taken the first step toward offering Tesla Supercharger access to its electric vehicle owners by offering a complimentary charging adapter. Tesla to open 12,000 Superchargers to Ford across U.S. Tesla to open 12,000 Superchargers to Ford across U.S. Ford was set to gain access to 12,000 Supercharger locations.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Ford is returning to its roots as it looks to keep employees on board during the transition to electric vehicles. Jim Farley, Ford’s CEO, spoke at an event in Detroit, telling reporters Ford is “going back to our model A” in reference to bringing production back in-house during the EV production ramp.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 19, 2024

Sure, the whole so-called Calm Screen from Hackett-era products at Ford was a fine idea – but not without supplementary options from which to choose. Fortunately, someone at Ford finally plowed through the red tape and infused the new Mustang with entertaining choices. Give us a call, Ford. We’ve a ton more ideas.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ford CEO Jim Farley noted during the automaker’s Q4 2023 earnings call that the company has a dedicated “skunkworks” team that has been developing a new electric vehicle platform focused on cost reduction. Clarke’s position in Ford’s EV skunkworks team was initially mentioned in a TechCrunch report.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

And before its Gen 2 EVs have launched, Ford starts touting its Gen 3 EV project that could face Tesla and China on cost. Ford CEO Jim Farley, during the company’s Q4 2023 earnings call Tuesday afternoon, noted. The Porsche Taycan boasts better numbers all around. Toyota adds to its Kentucky EV plans.

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Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

Duke Energy and Ford Motor Company are partnering to expand vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging using the new F-150 Lightning electric truck’s rugged batteries as a workhorse at home and on the electric grid.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Ford just had what was its best performance in terms of electric vehicle sales ever, making tremendous strides through attractive offerings as its brand continues to navigate a monumental change in the global automotive sector. This figure for the month outsold the entire third quarter, Ford said. Ford sold 4,294 for the month.

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Teslarati

JUNE 12, 2023

Tesla is garnering support from charging companies on Monday for its North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector after several high-profile companies have agreed to partnerships with the automaker also to adopt it. Earlier today, we already covered some of the companies that have adopted NACS.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ford has stopped shipments of the 2024 F-150 Lightning, but not because there isn’t demand for the electric truck. Despite the delays, a Ford rep told The Detroit News that the automaker plans to significantly increase shipments in the coming weeks. Image: Ford] Become a TTAC insider.

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Teslarati

APRIL 5, 2024

Ford postponed the launch of at least two electric vehicles (EVs) to focus on hybrid production. This isn’t the first time Ford has postponed EV plans. In October 2023, the company postponed a ~$12 billion EV investment after noting that customers were no longer willing to pay a premium for electric cars.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The autonomous driving startup’s parts will reportedly be merged into its two primary backers, veteran automakers Ford and Volkswagen. It was not known how many would be hired by Ford or Volkswagen or which businesses would be getting Argo’s technology. These would be received by all Argo employees. .

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Ford announced this morning that it was offering several incentive and bonus cash programs on the F-150 Lightning, which have up to $15,000 in savings value on some trims in the lineup. This is not the first time in recent memory that Ford has adjusted pricing on the F-150 Lightning. I’d love to hear from you!

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ford Motor Co. Ford’s electric vehicle sales are growing, and so are the sales of other automakers that are competing in the EV sector. Ford’s electric vehicle sales are growing, and so are the sales of other automakers that are competing in the EV sector. The EV unit also lost $3.1 The EV unit also lost $3.1

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Ford's "secret" electric vehicle skunkworks team is gearing up to make Model T history repeat itself, if all goes according to plan. The post Ford Teases Not-So-Secret Affordable Electric Vehicle, Again appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Ford plans to cut its F-150 Lightning production by about half in 2024. “We’ll continue to match production with customer demand,” said a Ford spokeswoman. Ford aims to execute its new F-150 Lighting production plans by January 2024. billion on an operating basis in the third quarter—double its loss in 2022.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 29, 2024

That’s the problem that Ford is having with the Transit Trail van, which was recently recalled for having tires that are too big, causing rubbing. Ford got a complaint from an unnamed upfitter company, which said that the van’s 30-inch Goodyear Wrangler tires rubbed when the front end was under load.

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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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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

American automaker Ford, whch is known to be working on an affordable EV platform, is set to build more electric vehicle (EV) software capabilities at its Ford Business Solutions India operation, based in Chennai. The company which has, thus far, invested around US$ 250 million in the Chennai hub, plans to make further investments.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Ford is said to be in early stages of dumping parking assistance features on future models because drivers aren’t using the feature enough. From CarBuzz : The parallel parking assistance feature is part of Ford's Active Park Assist suite of driver-assistance tech. Image: Ford Motor Co.] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Less than 24 hours after lowering prices of its 2023 Mustang Mach-E models in Canada, Ford Motor Company has followed suit in the US, reducing MSRPs of all trims to adapt to slower EV demand. Additionally, Ford has added new incentives for the F-150 Lightning.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 10, 2023

A group of heavy hitters, including Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker, has formed a coalition that aims to scale up the market for virtual power plants in a bid to increase the resiliency of the grid and help decarbonize the electric sector.

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