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From Ford F-150 Lightning To Lion Electric School Bus, The EV Revolution Is Accelerating

CleanTechnica EVs

Trucks and buses add a lot of carbon dioxide and fine particulates to the environment. The Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup and LionC electric school bus will help lower the amount of that pollution.

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Ford used Alaska’s trickiest terrain to test the F-150 Lightning’s all-season capability

Teslarati

Ford is preparing for the first deliveries of its all-electric pickup the F-150 Lightning this Spring. The F-150 Lightning spent two weeks with Ford engineers in Alaska, providing the vehicle with some of its toughest and trickiest tests to date.

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Ford unveils next-gen F-150; up to 700 lbs lighter, new 2.7L EcoBoost with stop-start

Green Car Congress

2015 F-150. Ford introduced the all-new Ford F-150 at its press conference at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Aluminum alloys are used throughout the F-150 body for the first time, improving dent and ding resistance and also saving weight. Click to enlarge. Further boosting the 2.7-liter

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Stellantis RAM 1500 Revolution vs Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T & the Ford F-150 Lightning 

Teslarati

The review mirror is connected to biometric cameras, which observe the RAM 1500 Revolution’s surrounding environment. RAM vs. Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T & the Ford F-150 Lightning. Ford F-150 Lightning. If Rivian was made for fun and adventure, Ford designed the F-150 Lightning for heavy-duty work.

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Ford provides some performance specs for its new 2.7L twin-turbo EcoBoost for the MY2015 F-150

Green Car Congress

The MY 2015 Ford F-150 will offer a new high-output, twin-turbo 2.7-liter Due to the extensive lightweighting in the new F-150 ( earlier post ), this will improve the power-to-weight ratio of the 2015 truck by 15% over the 2014 5.0-liter liter V8-equipped F-150 with similar torque output. Boosting 2.7-liter

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ASG life-cycle study finds aluminum Ford F-150 “Best Full-size Truck of 2015” from environmental and economic perspective

Green Car Congress

According to the latest annual life-cycle study from the Automotive Science Group ( ASG ), the all-new lightweight aluminum 2015 Ford F-150 leads the full-size light-duty truck competition in all environmental and economic performance areas; accordingly, ASG selected the F-150 as its Best Full-size Truck of 2015.

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3.5L EcoBoost 2011 F-150 bests Silverado and RAM trucks with 5+L V8s in performance test

Green Car Congress

The 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost won in a head-to-head powertrain performance exercise while towing a 9,000-pound (4,082 kg) trailer against the Chevy Silverado and Dodge RAM with much larger displacement V8 engines during a demonstration staged by Ford near Davis Dam in Arizona. Brand Ford F-150 EcoBoost Chevy Silverado 1500 Ram 1500.

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