Green Car Reports

JULY 23, 2019

In Ford's first official tease of an all-electric F-150, released Tuesday—with a video here—a test mule is shown towing more than a million pounds. The prototype electric F-150 pickup pulled ten double-decker rail cars, weighing that amount, a distance of 1,000 feet.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

During a keynote speech to the Transportation Research Board annual meeting Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy questioned the safety impact of electric vehicles. The Ford F-150 Lightning is between 2,000 and 3,000 pounds heavier than the non-electric version.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 20, 2024

Ford is shifting its production strategy toward two gas vehicles, with the automaker this week reiterating plans to reduce production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup. Last month, Ford initially announced its plans to cut F-150 Lightning production by around half.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Besides F-150 Lightning towing , I also wanted to see how good the electric pickup would be for road-tripping. The post Ford F-150 Lightning road trip test: Can the electric pickup travel as well as gas? The post Ford F-150 Lightning road trip test: Can the electric pickup travel as well as gas?

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Teslarati

MARCH 28, 2024

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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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Ford has begun deliveries of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck in Europe, with the first of the units going to a couple located in Norway. The delivery kicks off the F-150 Lightning’s entrance into the European market, beginning in Norway as expected. Hope your new F-150 Lightning serves you well!”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2022

That’s why we designed the original gas Transit with a best-in-class range of configurations backed by a network of nearly 300 upfitters to further customize it for specific applications. E-Transit is one of two all-electric work vehicles available from Ford Pro this year. F-150 Lightning Pro arrives this spring.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Bollinger B1 and B2 electric trucks have a new look. The F-150 Hybrid leads in gas-truck gas mileage. Hundreds of “boost” chargers could provide fast-charging in hard-to-site places. And Lordstown Motors thrashes its skateboard platform and in-wheel motors. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 26, 2020

The Ford F-150 Hybrid is out, and it doesn’t appear to go for the gold in gas mileage. And California is mandating that commercial trucks go electric. Mercedes-Benz has a new partner to help make its cars perpetually upgradable machines. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Ford has put a pause on sending out dealer shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, though the company also recently began delivering its 2024 gas versions of the truck. “We started shipping the first newly designed F-150 pickups to dealers this week,” Ford noted in a statement.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

PG&E and Ford will test the F-150 Lightning and its Intelligent Backup Power bidirectional charging capabilities in providing backup power for customers’ homes in PG&E’s service area. The first installations of Ford’s Intelligent Backup Power are beginning in spring 2022, supported by Sunrun as Ford’s preferred installation partner.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 19, 2024

It costs about 6 times more to fuel a gas Ford F-150 to drive the same distance as the electric Lightning.

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EV Adoption

JUNE 29, 2021

When the Ford F-150 Lightning BEV reaches dealers in the spring or summer of 2022, it will wear the mantle as the most important electric vehicle introduced to date in America. Enter the Ford F-150 Lightning. F-150 Lightning is a True Game Changer. Ford Intelligent Power. Image Source: Ford.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Ford’s electric vehicles are being put to good use, you know, other than saving the planet from harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Now, Ford reports its electric vehicles, including the F-150 Lightning truck and E-transit van, are being put to work for another kind of use – making a movie.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

XL, a provider of connected vehicle electrification solutions for commercial, utility and municipal fleets, will unveil a plug-in hybrid electric version of the popular Ford F-250 pickup truck at the NTEA Work Truck show, 5-8 March in Indianapolis. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

XL Hybrids TYs7Oafol48Kkc8KJgZoTHgMu0w8LYSbRdYOj2VdwnuKwa">announced new fleet customers who intend to purchase its XLP plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) upfit solution for Ford F-150 pickup trucks. Three of the latest companies that intend to add XLP F-150s to their fleet include the City of Long Beach, Calif.;

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Electrek

MARCH 7, 2023

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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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2023

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2017

XL Hybrids’s XLP plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) upfit solution ( earlier post ) will roll out on Ford F-150 pickup trucks beginning fourth quarter 2017. The XLP technology will be installed in MY17 Ford F-150 pickups with the 2.7L EcoBoost engine and Ford’s Auto Stop-Start technology.

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Teslarati

MAY 18, 2021

The Ford F-150 Lightning might be an extension of America’s best-selling workhorse and the GMC Hummer EV might be the electric iteration of a gas-guzzling monster, but it appears that the US electric pickup market is already looking towards its upcoming favorite.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

XL unveiled its plug-in hybrid electric Ford Super Duty F-250 pickup truck ( earlier post ) at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. These numbers are consistent with what the PHEV F-150 has been proven to achieve at EPA-certified testing facilities.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2018

Today, news from Norway about electric cars (and streetlights), gas mileage stuck in a rut, a new wrinkle on ethanol, and a new diesel for the Ford F-150 pickup truck promises higher fuel efficiency. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2019

XL plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) Ford F-150 pickup trucks improve fuel consumption by up to 50% and reduce CO 2 emissions by one-third when compared to their standard gasoline-powered vehicles. For example, Washington’s goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 25% below 1990 levels by 2035.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

To test whether end-of-life, mixed plastic could be transformed, the Rice lab ground the shredder fluff made of plastic bumpers, gaskets, carpets, mats, seating and door casings from end-of-life F-150 pickup trucks to a fine powder without washing or pre-sorting the components. It’s much more critical to be able to mitigate noise.

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Charged EVs

MAY 11, 2022

Ford knows trucks, and demand for its F-150 Lightning shows truck buyers may not be as afraid of EVs as many think. The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. At the top of the heap is the Ford F-Series, the best-selling US.

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Teslarati

MARCH 3, 2024

Ford is recalling over 200 F-150 Lightning units due to a loose or missing retention nut on the high-voltage battery that could increase the risk of a fire. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last month issued a recall notice affecting as many as 216 F-150 Lightning units. What are your thoughts?

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InsideEVs

JUNE 19, 2022

How does the base electric truck stack up to a ridiculously potent gas-powered F-150?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2023

Ford opened the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center, a hi-tech production facility in Germany that will build Ford’s new generation of electric passenger vehicles. All electricity and natural gas required to operate the facility is carbon neutral based on being 100% certified renewable electricity and biomethane.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For 44 years and counting, the number one selling truck in the US has been the Ford F-150. When Ford decided to enter the truck EV market, it made perfect sense to extend the success of its Swiss army knife of pickups with an electric version. How does the Lightning Differ from ICE F-150s?

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Ford is teasing a new high-performance electric truck ahead of the Ford Performance season launch event. Is this the Ford F-150 Lightning Raptor we’ve been waiting for? It has been featured on Ford’s most iconic nameplates, including the F-150, Bronco, and Ranger. Is this the Ford F-150 Lightning Raptor?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Along with the registration site, the E-Transit electric vans have updated pricing, with a targeted starting MSRP of $43,295 for the cutaway—lower than originally announced—to $52,690 for the high-roof extended-wheelbase cargo van. And E-Transit can further help save on operating costs compared to gas-only vans.

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Electrek

AUGUST 31, 2021

As we sit in the midst of 2021, electric vehicles remain a major storyline. In the next couple years, three major automotive brands, old and new, will release three highly anticipated electric trucks. more… The post Upcoming electric trucks: Cybertruck, F-150 Lightning, Hummer EV compared appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

APRIL 16, 2024

Ford has reopened orders for its F-150 Lightning electric pickup, after the automaker announced plans earlier this year to pause shipments. The price cut knocked as much as $5,500 off of one F-150 Lightning trim, while a couple of others saw reductions of $2,000 or more.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 19, 2024

After facing significant challenges ramping up production and meeting customer demand for the F-150 Lightning, Ford recently announced layoffs that will drastically cut volume at its electric vehicle factory in Michigan. The F-150 Lightning is no exception, though gas trucks aren’t cheap by any stretch of the imagination.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 6, 2022

After unveiling its fully electric F-150 Lightning , Ford’s EV pickup is establishing itself as a true competitor in the truck market. The electric truck is now making a historic debut as the US Forest Service (USFS) begins transitioning its fleet of around 17,000 gas-powered cars to zero-emission EVs.

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