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Ford confirms F-150 Lightning production resumes following battery fire

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Ford confirmed this morning that production of the F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup restarted this morning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center (REVC) following a shutdown due to a battery fire. This is the engineering standard we aim to deliver consistently.

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Ford to restart F-150 Lightning production on March 13

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Ford said it would restart production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on March 13 after a multiple-week manufacturing stoppage. The issue did not affect F-150 Lightning units that were already at dealerships across the U.S., the company said initially.

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Ozinga Energy and Ingevity to field adsorbed natural gas bi-fuel pickup

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Under controlled depressurization, these molecules release and exit the storage system in response to the demand of the vehicle’s engine. ANGP is working with Ingevity as its adsorbent manufacturer because of Ingevity’s global leadership in activated carbons for more than 100 years. The Ford F-150 is fitted with the 5.0L

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Georgia Tech team develops conversion-type iron-fluoride Li battery cathode with solid polymer electrolyte

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a promising new conversion-type cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte. The Georgia Tech team sought to overcome those obstacles by using the solid polymer electrolyte.

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Ford says it is stockpiling batteries for Farley’s electric vehicle scaling operation

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In late January, Farley stated that he believed Ford could be one of the first legacy automakers to scale electric vehicle production by suggesting the company could manufacture 600,000 units in 22 months. F-150 Lightning production was slated for 40,000 annual units at its unveiling event last Spring. Credit: Ford).

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The EV Transition Explained

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F-150 from the electric Ford PRO F-150 Lightning. While there are LED head and rear light improvements along with a more streamlined profile, the Lightning’s cargo box is identical to an ICE F-150, complete with tailgate access steps and a jobsite ruler. The 2016 ICE F-150 reportedly had about.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

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Side by side with the squarer, blockier Ioniq 5, you’d never guess the two share the same “skateboard” running platform—which is, of course, exactly the point of sharing costly new technology without resorting to badge engineering. However, the electric F-150 exports up to 9.6 800-volt battery. Powering (some of) your home.

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