We published an article the other day portraying Ford CEO Jim Farley as having just woken up after a long multi-year nap, particularly regarding Chinese electric vehicles and the EV transition. Having covered Ford quite closely over the past several years, and having talked to Ford reps about these and … [continued]
Several years after Tesla brought video games and “Caraoke” to its in-car infotainment, legacy automakers are introducing their first entries into this arena. No, I’m not saying these are the most critical improvements to cars, trucks, and SUVs today. However, these are fun features in a car, especially if you … [continued]
F-150 Lightning with available Ford Intelligent Backup Power can provide power and security during an electrical outage – the first electric truck in the U.S. to offer this capability; in the future, new features will offer additional ways to manage energy use and potentially save on energy costs.
If you own or lease a Ford electric vehicle, you can now get paid to support the electricity grid in Southern California, and you don’t even need vehicle-to-grid technology. This is specifically in the Southern California Edison utility district, and it is initially only an option for Ford EV owners … [continued]
With millions of Tesla vehicles sold in the US by now, more and more Teslas are inevitably going to be traded in for other vehicles by owners who decide they no longer want the car for one reason or another. And it may just be that these people wanted another … [continued]
At last month’s Zero Emission Noosa’s EV & Electrify Everything Expo, Tess (our Tesla Model 3) was privileged to meet the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N and the right-hand-drive Ford F-150 Lightning. Wow! One was a smooth, fast sport model, and the other looked like it was capable of going anywhere … [continued]
Sunrun and Ford are running a potentially game changing, first-of-its-kind vehicle-to-home energy storage experiment, leveraging the powerful battery of the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. Image courtesy of Ford.
Sunrun and Ford are running a potentially game-changing first of its kind vehicle-to-home energy storage experiment this summer, leveraging the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck.
Ford says it is trimming its electric vehicle plans because customer interest in EVs is waning, but could something else be going on?
I met a fellow driving a Ford F-150 Lightning the other day. He told me what he liked about the truck and what he didn’t like.
It’s official — Tesla’s Cybertruck was the the best selling EV pickup truck in the US during Q2, and is among the fastest production ramps in Tesla’s history. After the first deliveries in just November of last year, the Cybertruck was able to sell 8,755 units in the US during … [continued]
Hype about dropping electric vehicle sales, or dropping electric vehicle sales growth, began near the end of 2023. I recall that one of the first big names in the industry to bring it up was Jim Farley, CEO of Ford. And as a result, Ford said that it was adjusting … [continued]
