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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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Magna providing aluminum battery enclosures for 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup

Green Car Congress

Magna is providing battery enclosures for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning battery-electric pickup. Magna’s battery enclosure for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning protects power source. The F-150 Lightning battery enclosures will be the first built by Magna for Ford in the North American market.

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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. F-150 Lightning production was slashed late last year as Ford continued to weigh what a proper and strategic output of its EV pickup would be.

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Ford F-150 Lightning listed among slowest selling used vehicles

Teslarati

The Ford F-150 Lightning is an acclaimed vehicle. As per a recent analysis of the second-hand vehicle market, however, it would appear that Ford is finding it hard to find buyers for its used F-150 Lightning inventory. For some time, it was quite difficult to acquire a Ford F-150 Lightning.

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Siemens worked with Ford on bi-directional charger for F-150 Lightning retail customers

Green Car Congress

Siemens eMobility announced that it has worked with Ford on the Ford Charge Station Pro, a custom electric vehicle (EV) charger for the Ford F-150 Lightning. Earlier post.) The new charge station also features a peak power of 19.2kW, achieving the maximum power rating currently available for a Level 2 charge station.

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Ford F-150 Lightning owners are doing more ‘truck activities’ than the ICE version drivers

Electrek

Ford’s electric pickup, the F-150 Lightning , is revolutionizing the truck industry. Lightning owners are challenging the norm, using their EV truck beds for more “truck activities” like home projects, camping, and hauling than gas-powered F-150 owners. Who says EVs aren’t up to the task?

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Ford F-150 Lightning Standard Range Increased To EPA-Estimated 240 Miles

Electric Cars Report

Ford is reopening order banks on Thursday for the next wave of reservation holders of the popular F-150 Lightning, adding new improvements including boosting its standard range battery models to an EPA-estimated targeted range of 240 miles and adding Pro Trailer Hitch Assist technology.

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