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Ford F-150 Lightning road trip test: Can the electric pickup travel as well as gas?

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Besides F-150 Lightning towing , I also wanted to see how good the electric pickup would be for road-tripping. So I planned a trip from New York City to Detroit. The post Ford F-150 Lightning road trip test: Can the electric pickup travel as well as gas? Could it be this easy? appeared first on Electrek.

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Detroit daily hypes then tempers ‘EVs cost more than gas cars’ report

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The Detroit Free Press just may have been looking to stir the pot a bit over the weekend with its article on a study’s contrarian finding that driving an electric vehicle (EV) costs more than a standard gas-burning car. What the paper apparently got was a Wagnerian choir of “WTF?”

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GM offers to make electric pickup in Detroit, as UAW pushes for more US-made gas vehicles

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GM has committed to building an electric pickup truck in Detroit in its ongoing attempt to negotiate a new contract with the UAW. Last Friday, Detroit's WDIV-TV detailed the latest in negotiations between General Motors and the UAW Friday as the two seek to resolve a contract stand-off that currently has more than 45,000 U.S.

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Subaru Brings Hybrid Tourer Concept to Detroit

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Subaru brought its gull-wing Hybrid Tourer Concept, first introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show last year ( earlier post ) to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit to highlight its announcement that it will develop a gas/electric hybrid system based on the boxer engine for launch in 2012.

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Ford Has Paused F-150 Lightning Shipments

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Ford has stopped shipments of the 2024 F-150 Lightning, but not because there isn’t demand for the electric truck. The automaker said it stopped deliveries on February 9 to conduct quality inspections, but production is still rolling at the automaker’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.

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Ford cutting F-150 Lightning production workforce by two-thirds

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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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Consumers Energy commits to powering 1M EVs in Michigan by 2030

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Michigan utility Consumers Energy is committing to powering 1 million electric vehicles by 2030. The goal would support the auto industry’s goal to have electric vehicles be 50% of new sales by 2030. Today, there are about 30,000 registered EVs in Michigan, but electric vehicle sales have been growing by 20% annually.

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