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Ford's new F-150 Lightning Flash has a 320-mile range and hands-free highway driving
It will go on sale for about $70,000 in early 2024.
Ford will reopen F-150 Lightning orders this week at a much higher starting price
Each of the electric pickup's trims will cost between $4,200 and $8,900 extra.
Ford has started delivering the F-150 Lightning
The first owner of the electric pickup is replacing his gas-powered F-150 with it.
Riding along in Ford’s F-150 Lightning
Ford offered us a chance to check out a prototype of the fleet version of the upcoming F-150 Lightning.
Ford's electric F-150 range estimates are very conservative
Ford has revealed that its F-150 Lightning range estimates assume you're carrying heavy cargo — real-world figures may be considerably higher.
Ford received almost 45,000 F-150 Lightning pre-orders in under 48 hours
Demand for electric trucks isn't slowing down anytime soon.
Ford unveils its electric F-150 with 300 miles of range and 563HP
Ford's electric F-150 goes on sale next spring with up to 563HP, the most torque of any F-150 ever, and 300 miles estimated EPA range.
Ford will reveal the F-150 Lightning EV on May 19th
After years of showing off prototypes, Ford will finally detail a consumer version of its upcoming electric F-150 truck
Ford's BlueCruise self-driving tech did a 110,000-mile road trip
Ford has been testing its BlueCruise hands-free highway driving with a 110,000-mile road trip.
Misusing Ford’s 2021 F-150 pickup generator
The 2021 Ford F-150 pickup has a generator that can power your tools, and even a small scale construction site. So of course, we made pizza bagels with it.
Ford made a garish version of the F-150 for 'Rocket League'
Psyonix is partnering with Ford to bring the F-150 into Rocket League.
Ford's expanding EV plans include even more electric F-150s
Ford is about to reveal an electric version of its popular Transit commercial van, but it won't stop there. The company is increasing production plans for an electric F-150 by 50 percent, and building a new EV on the same platform as the Mustang Mach-E.
Ford reveals how much its Active Driver Assist option will cost
The self-driving tech will debut in the 2021 F-150 pickup and electric Mustang Mach-E.
Ford’s electric F-150 can be a mobile power source for jobsites and more
Ford shares new details about its electric F-150.
After Math: Space toilets and long-haul hybrid pickups
While we’ve all been caught out like this at some point down here on Earth, this week we have a glimpse at how NASA will provide bathroom facilities on the moon. Tesla may push the boundaries of automotive technology but its production process is a bit of a mess. In a recent initial quality survey from JD Power and Associates, Tesla customers reported 250 build defects (misaligned body panels, shoddy paintwork, things of that nature) per 100 vehicles.
Ford's new F-150 is its first with a hybrid V6 engine
The new F-150 will arrive this later with an optional hybrid V6 engine that Ford expects will have an EPA estimated 700 miles of range. It also has option Co-Pilot360 2.0 driving assists that will add hands-free driving on highways with a software update.
America is falling in love with electric SUVs
Established automakers and startups alike are hoping to cash in on the American public's paradigm shift towards electric transportation. For a long time, however, EV technology simply wasn't mature enough to handle much more than toting families across town. But thanks to recent advances in battery design, electric vehicles are driving farther and hauling more weight than ever, opening the market for EV SUVs and pickup trucks.
Ford will pass on a tug-of-war with Tesla's Cybertruck
Elon Musk isn't about to get a public duel between Tesla's Cybertruck and the Ford F-150 -- not officially, anyway. While Ford's venture incubator VP Sundeep Madra suggested he'd like an "apples to apples" test of the two pickups, a spokesperson told TechCrunch the exec's tweet was only a "tongue in cheek" remark pointing out the "absurdity" of a clip showing the Cybertruck winning a tug-of-war with the F-150. Effectively, Ford felt it had nothing to prove. "We've always focused on serving our truck customers regardless of what others say or do," the spokesperson said.
Elon Musk tells Ford VP 'bring it on' in F-150 vs. Cybertruck battle (update)
At the unveiling of Tesla's Cybertruck, Elon Musk showed off a video of the low-polygon-count pickup defeating an F-150 in a tug of war. Since then, many have complained it wasn't a good comparison, since the presumably AWD Cybertruck appeared to face off against a lower-spec RWD Ford with nothing in the bed to help its tires get grip, and took off first.
Watch an electric Ford F-150 tow over a million pounds
Ford is trying to show its rabid pickup truck fans that EVs aren't just for latte-sipping Tesla pilots. In an impressive demonstration of torque, an electric F-150 prototype towed 10 double-decker rail cars stuffed with 42 current-model F-150s, weighing over a million pounds (500 tons) in total. That shows promise that it could beat Ford's current towing champ, the 2019 F-150 with a 3.5L twin-turbocharged V6, that's rated to tow 13,200 pounds (6.6 tons).
