Ford announced on Thursday is has hit a milestone for its electric F-150 Lightning truck, with reservations surpassing 130,000. The news was shared by Mike Levine, Ford North America Product Communications director. https://twitter.com/mrlevine/status/1433425758307770380 Ford unveiled its electric truck back in May, starting from just under $40,000 USD for the base model, which has 230 miles. The […]
Automotive publication Car and Driver has announced its 2021 Electric Vehicle of the Year winner, and that goes to Ford’s Mustang Mach-E. The Mustang Mach-E beat out the following EV finalists, which included Tesla’s Model 3, Model Y and Model S: TESLA MODEL 3 PERFORMANCE VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 POLESTAR 2 NISSAN LEAF PLUS TESLA MODEL Y […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to grow in popularity, U.S. legacy automaker Ford has surpassed an exciting milestone on its way to electrification. Ford has produced more models of the electric Mustang Mach-E than it has gas versions so far this year, as reported by Automotive News. The company has built 27,816 Mach-E units at […]
After Ford’s unveiling of the F-150 Lightning Pro series, an electric truck developed specifically for commercial and government use, the company’s shares are on the rise in advance of an investor event on Wednesday. Ford’s (F) shares touched five-year highs on Wednesday, following announcements that the company raised its clean energy investing by $8 billion, […]
Ford has officially released a new variant for its electric F-150 Lightning, coming to U.S. markets in spring 2022. According to a press release on Monday, Ford has announced the F-150 Lightning Pro variant, which the company says is the “first-ever all-electric F-Series truck, purpose-built for commercial customers.” Registrations officially opened Monday on the company’s […]
Ford has shared pricing and specs for its upcoming electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck, and in a new update, we had the fortune of witnessing the first drives and impressions from the highly-anticipated upcoming electric truck. In a pair of new videos from Roadshow and Two Bit da Vinci, respective hosts Craig Cole and […]
Update: Check out the full Ford F-150 Lightning reveal videos below. You can reserve a truck for $100 on Ford’s website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxe352yOYyk “For both Ford and the American auto industry, F-150 Lightning represents a defining moment as we progress toward a zero-emissions, digitally connected future,” said Bill Ford, executive chair, Ford Motor Company, in a […]
President Joe Biden made an unscheduled stop at Ford’s test track outside of Detroit on Tuesday, where he also test drove the American automaker’s upcoming electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck. “Being at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center today brought me home. For more than thirty years, my Dad managed car dealerships in Delaware. He would’ve […]
Despite a recent dip in sales of its Mustang Mach-E due to the ongoing chip shortage, Ford is optimistic about its electric future, with a new vehicle soon to come our way. On Monday, Ford announced plans to unveil an all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning on May 19, set to be the first all-electric version of […]
While Tesla’s market share was hit by Ford in April following the legacy automaker’s release of multiple hybrid and battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs), sales of the companies Mustang Mach-E have declined month-to-month – with recent drops due in part to an ongoing semiconductor chip shortage, as reported by Investors. Ford sold just 1,951 Mustang Mach-E […]
Ford today unveiled BlueCruise, its new hands-free highway driving feature set to debut later this year to equipped 2021 F-150 and Mustang Mach-E vehicles later in 2021. BlueCruise looks to compete against Tesla’s Autopilot and GM’s Super Cruise when it comes to highway-only driving. The feature lets you remove your hands from the steering wheel […]
On Saturday, Sergio Rodriguez, 41, began receiving death threats from Tesla fans on social media after driving his Ford Mustang Mach-E across the US, according to the Detroit Free Press. Rodriguez, a Tesla owner himself, had positive things to say about the experience, despite the fact that fans of Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) didn’t share […]
Ford announced on Friday it is already recalling its 2021 Mustang Mach-E compact crossover SUV, as part of an issue affecting 1,258 cars in Canada and the United States. The safety recall affects fewer than 75 cars already delivered, says Ford. “During checks to deliver high levels of quality and customer satisfaction, Ford discovered some […]
The future is electric, and it’s becoming more clear with new electric vehicle (EV) advancements each year – with 2021 shaping up to be the technology’s biggest year yet. Wednesday at the Wolfe Research Auto Conference, Ford CEO Jim Farley emphasized the US’ need to bolster EV battery manufacturing to keep up with demand in […]
Ford recently released its first electric vehicle (EV), the vaguely Mustang-looking Mustang Mach-E, and it’s already begun taking jabs at Tesla without a zero-emissions car even on the road yet. In a statement to the press, Ford’s EV head Darren Palmer subtly told the press that Ford wouldn’t have any of the quality control issues […]
