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Ford cutting price of F-150 Lightning by up to almost $10k

Green Car Congress

The Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan is temporarily closed to complete final plant upgrades to triple the plant’s annual run rate to a targeted 150,000 F-150 Lightning trucks beginning this fall.

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Ford drastically cuts workforce at F-150 Lightning EV plant amid ‘much slower’ demand

Baua Electric

Starting April 1, one-third of the workforce will remain on-site at Ford’s Rouge EV plant in Michigan. Enoch told The Detroit Free Press that 700 workers will be transferred to its Michigan Assembly plant to help build the Bronco and Ranger. Smaller, more affordable ones will win in the long run. It starts at $73,495.

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Are Auto Companies Ready for the Future?

Clean Fleet Report

billion battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, citing a need to reevaluate how best to ‘competitively run the plant.’ Several factors drive these concerns, such as lack of charging infrastructure, range limitations, affordability, weight, battery mineral availability, grid capacity, consumer demand and impact on financial performance.

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Ford and Pivotal collaborate on software platform for FordPass

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Elena Ford, vice president, Global Dealer and Consumer Experience. One of the first programs to result from the work is a Dynamic Shuttle service Ford is piloting for employees on its Dearborn, Michigan, campus.

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The EV Battery Wish List

Cars That Think

Instead, Lucid leaders see a bright future in cars that aim for maximum efficiency — rather than range per se — via smaller, more-affordable batteries. Yet EV batteries are still central to automakers’ calculus, as they seek a sustainable, affordable supply in a period of explosive growth. kilometers from each onboard kilowatt hour.

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2024 Chevy Equinox EV: Is this the electric SUV for average Americans?

Charged EVs

Crucially, with EVs still priced above the market average and interest rates high, the Equinox EV is GM’s most affordable plug-in model. If this proves to be real, that’s a cost under $30,000 after the point-of-sale rebate—assuming the entry-level model is widely available, and not just a single loss-leader vehicle to lure in shoppers.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV

Clean Fleet Report

Just your daily driver with no tailpipe The bottom line: If you are shopping to replace your current gasoline-powered SUV there is no reason for not visiting your Chevrolet dealer to seriously consider the Equinox EV. The first Equinox EV, available in June 2024, is the RS trim, the one reviewed here.