Ford Adding 450 Manufacturing Jobs To Meet Demand For F-150 Lightning
Reservations for the Ford F-150 Lightning are going up, so Ford is adding more workers to build them.
Ford F-150 Lightning
Ford Doubles Production Target For F-150 Lightning Electric Pickup
Ford has doubled its production targets based on higher than expected interest in the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck.
Ford Books 120,000 Reservations For F-150 Lightning
Ford says it has taken 120,000 reservations for the F-150 Lightning in just 2 months.
Ford F-150 Lightning vs Tesla Cybertruck — Side-by-Side Comparison
Originally published on EVANNEX. by Charles Morris Several electric pickup trucks are slated to hit the market later this year, but the two models everyone’s talking about are Ford’s F-150 Lightning and Tesla’s Cybertruck. They’re pretty different vehicles, to say the least, and there are plenty of point-by-point comparisons coming out. … [continued]
Can Electric Pickup Trucks Save the Grid in Texas?
Electric Pickups Can’t Carry the Load on Their Own, but They’ll Sure Help
We Need More Vehicles Like The Ford F150 Lightning: An African Perspective
I spend most of my time in East and Southern Africa. Nations in these parts of the world currently face sharply contrasting situations in the electricity sector. In Southern Africa, people in South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe experience regular and in some instances prolonged outages as the power companies in … [continued]
Driving Electric Cars Is Much Better For Climate & Air Quality Than Driving Gas Cars
Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists. By David Reichmuth, Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program Electric vehicles have a high profile right now, with EVs featuring prominently in the Biden administration’s and Congress’s plans and also important new vehicle announcements from major automakers like Ford. But what are the climate benefits from switching from gasoline to … [continued]
Cybertruck & F-150 Lightning Demand Tied, Overall EV Demand Strong
If you’re a rabid fan for Tesla or a rabid fan for Ford, I’ve got bad news for both of you: demand for both of the companies’ electric trucks is about tied, according to a recent poll. If you’re more normal like the rest of us, this comes as no … [continued]
These 5 Plugin Vehicle Models Would Benefit Most From Proposed US EV Tax Credit Update…
As we reported recently, there’s a big cleantech bill moving through the US Congress that would revive, extend, and expand the zero-emission vehicle tax credit in various ways. Our friend Loren McDonald over at EVAdoption looked at the details model by model and has provided a table showing how much … [continued]
How Many Ford F-150 Lightnings & Mustang Mach-Es Will Ford Build?
We have been enthusiastically writing about the Ford F-150 Lightning since it came out, and the Mustang Mach-E is one of our 2021 CleanTechnica Car of the Year contenders. Both vehicles seem to have what it takes to become mass-market models — not just token electric vehicles. The core question … [continued]
