Ford Teases Not-So-Secret Affordable Electric Vehicle, Again
Ford’s “secret” electric vehicle skunkworks team is gearing up to make Model T history repeat itself, if all goes according to plan.
Search Results for: ford focus
Why Ford Is Right To Supply NACS Adapters For Free
Ford CEO Jim Farley announced today that the company is not only going to start supplying adapters for existing Ford CCS vehicles to charge at Tesla’s Superchargers, but that eligible Mach-E and F-150 Lightning owners will soon be able to reserve a complimentary adapter. When we announced @Ford EVs would … [continued]
GM Inches Out Ford In EV Sales In 2023 — Charts
GM was the leader of the US EV market among legacy automakers for several years.* Going back to the early days of this EV era, it all started with the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle (a plug-in hybrid with a bigger-than-typical battery). The Chevy Bolt EV then came along and … [continued]
Some GM, Ford Models Will Lose EV Incentives While Some Buick And Ford Dealers Refuse…
Tax credits for electric cars are changing on January 1, 2024 and there will be winners and losers as manufacturers scramble to adjust.
Clearly Ford Did Not Get The Fuel Cell Truck Memo: F-MAX Is Ready To Roll
Ford is dipping into the European market for heavy duty fuel cell trucks through its holdings in the Turkish firm Ford Otosan.
Rivian Focusing On Cheaper Batteries, Lays Off 20 Members of Battery Team
Rivian is currently at around 50,000 vehicle sales a year. That’s more or less the total number of sales the Tesla Model S and Tesla Model X were each getting before the Model 3 went into production. That’s fine. For now. But really, Rivian needs to reach higher volumes. How … [continued]
UAW Go Big Strategy Focuses On Non-Union Automakers, Including Tesla
The United Auto Workers just pulled off one of the most successful strikes in history. In a carefully coordinated campaign that targeted the most profitable factories at GM, Ford, and Stellantis simultaneously, the union won historic wage increases coupled with strong gains in job security and benefits. Emboldened by its … [continued]
Ford Expands BlueOval Charging Network, Increases Number of Supercharger Stations
Earlier this month, an interesting piece of news slipped across the CleanTechnica desk. Sadly, it kept slipping and didn’t stay on the desk. But, as I often do later in the month, I go looking on the virtual floor for anything important we might have missed, and I found a … [continued]
A More Affordable Cadillac EV Is On The Way
One of the big challenges the industry faces right now is affordability. When times are good, there are plenty of people who can pay the average price for a car. Many are willing to pay more. A few can pay a lot more. But, when the economy is soft and … [continued]
Ford News Roundup: Customer Uses F-150 Lightning To Power Scooter Business, BlueOval City Isn’t Dead
In today’s news from Ford, there were two cool stories. The first one we’ll share is about an F-150 Lightning owner who uses it to power (literally) his scooter rental business. After that, we’ll share some updates the company gave us from the construction of the BlueOval battery production facility. … [continued]
