Ford F-150 News
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The F-150 Lightning outdoes its gasoline counterpart in many respects—and charts new territory as a power broker.
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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning: 320-mile EPA range beats Rivian R1T, efficiency meets itWith the 131-kwh extended-range battery pack, the Lightning gets up to 320 miles of EPA range and delivers 70 MPGe combined.
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Ford F-150 Lightning home power backup system has a price tag, though installation cost will vary
The $3,895 system includes inverter, disconnect switch, and a battery pack (yet unspecified) to allow the functionality, but owners will need an extra-cost installation plus the Ford Charge Station Pro.
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Ford starts F-150 Lightning production, confirms second electric pickup model for 2024
Ford also clarified that the Tennessee-built electric electric truck due to be made starting in 2024 won't be a successor to the Lightning; it will be in addition to it
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Ford is getting its F-150 Lightning electric truck ready for extreme cold, not just California
The very quick torque delivery of the Lightning's dual-motor system can be an asset for winter-weather stability, Ford demonstrates.
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Ford F-150 Lightning production target reportedly doubles, as electric-truck anticipation builds
From the Tesla Cybertruck to the Ford F-150 Lightning, potential buyers are lining up to make reservations, well beyond what automakers expected.
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The global warming emissions advantages of big electric trucks might be seen as even more pronounced next to gasoline models.
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Ford F-150 Lightning will be a home backup power broker: What Tesla Powerwall?
The Lightning electric truck will be one of the first vehicles on the market to offer a comprehensive home backup power solution without buying home energy storage, such as a Powerwall.
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2021 Ford F-150 hybrid hits a new high for torque, if not mpg
The 2021 Ford F-150 shows those who won't yet embrace charge ports how to get maximum torque without putting a dent in mileage.
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Analysis: What does the Ford F-150 Hybrid reveal about the F-150 Electric?
The Ford F-Series electric likely won't share much with the Hybrid, but the F-150 Hybrid positioning leaves room to let the electric be the efficiency and ownership-cost leader.
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2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid: Just 23 mpg, but can power a worksite
The Ford F-150 Hybrid system, called PowerBoost, emphasizes towing and hauling and offers an onboard-generator system powerful enough to power a worksite.
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Ford invests $500M in Rivian to tackle Tesla, future electric vehicles
Electric vehicle company Rivian announced on Wednesday that Ford has invested $500 million in it, in return for Rivian's help developing a new electric Ford model. Rivian recently took $700 million in investment from Amazon and others. Rivian reportedly held talks with General Motors earlier in the...
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We've called this year the year of the electric SUV, for the number of such vehicles expected to hit the streets in 2019. So far, though, the news seems recently seems to be all about electric pickups. After Michigan startup automaker Rivian debuted its concept R1T electric pickup at the LA auto show in November, Ford said that it might be planning a future all-electric version of its bestselling F-Series pickup. General Motors' GMC luxury-truck division revealed that it is also considering building an electric version of its Sierra pickup, though the company did not confirm its plans. DON'T...
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How soon do you expect an electric Ford F-150 to arrive? Take our Twitter Poll
Last week, at a conference following the Detroit auto show, a Ford executive confirmed that the company is working on building an all-electric Ford F-Series truck. "We're going to be electrifying the F-Series—battery electric and hybrid," said the company's VP for marketing and sales, Jim...
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Electric Ford F-Series, Lincoln crossover, Tesla charger, Chinese minivan: Today's Car News
Ford plans to build an all-electric F-series truck. Lincoln's making electric "elegant." Tesla has released a new portable Level 2 home charger. And Chinese automaker GAC showed a U.S.-designed concept at the Detroit auto show. All this and more on Green Car Reports. At a meeting with investors...
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2018 Ford F-150 Power Stroke first drive: diesel, the not-so-efficient way
Ford has a gem of a diesel engine under the hood of the 2018 F-150 Power Stroke—as long as drivers aren’t enamored with good fuel economy. Wait, what? After a day of driving F-150 diesels in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains near Boulder, Colorado, unladen, with beds loaded up with...
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Ford releases fuel economy figures for new F-150 diesel
A full-sized pickup that can get 30 mpg sounds impressive, and it is. Ford has released the fuel economy ratings for the new F150 Powerstroke diesel, and that's the highway rating for the two-wheel drive model. In the city it's rated to get 22 mpg from its turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 engine, and gets...
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XL Hybrids adds Ford F-250 hybrid to F-150 plug-in hybrid pickups; production to start in March
The idea of a Ford F-Series hybrid pickup truck has now been around since August 2011, but its maker now expects to launch such a truck sometime during 2020. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Boston-based XL Hybrids unveiled both a Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup fitted with its XLH hybrid system and an F-150...
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One year ago at the Detroit auto show, a company called Achates Power unveiled models of a new kind of internal-combustion engine. With opposed pistons in the middle and crankshafts at either end, it was sufficiently different to startle most visitors who paid attention. That engine came with some audacious claims, too: How about an EPA combined fuel-economy rating of 37 mpg when fitted in a full-size Ford F-150 pickup truck? DON'T MISS: Full-size pickup truck that gets 37 mpg? Achates says yes One year later, at this week's 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Achates...
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Ford F-150 pickup to get V-6 diesel engine in spring 2018 (updated)
Formerly the domain of heavy-duty pickups, diesel engines are slowly creeping into smaller trucks. Ram arguably started the most recent trend with the 1500's 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V6. General Motors sells diesel-powered Chevrolet Colorados and GMC Canyons. Now, the Ford F-150 is getting in on the...
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Ford plans 300-mile electric SUV, hybrid F-150 and Mustang, more U.S. production
Ford released plans today for its future portfolio of electified vehicles, including an all-electric SUV with 300 miles of range Perhaps more remarkable, it will offer hybrid versions of both the F-150 pickup truck—previously discussed for 2019 or so—and the Mustang sport coupe. It will...
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2017 Ford F-150 pickup gas mileage rises to 21 mpg combined
The 2017 Ford F-150 pickup truck gets a new 10-speed automatic transmission and upgraded 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V-6.
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2017 Ford F-150 with 10-speed automatic to arrive at dealers next month
The 2017 Ford F-150 gets a new 10-speed automatic transmission and upgraded 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6.
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2017 Ford F-150: new 10-speed automatic transmission, 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6
The 2017 Ford F-150 gets a second-generation 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 and new 10-speed automatic transmission.
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