Ford News
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Related to the Volkswagen ID.4, the electric Explorer revealed on Tuesday isn’t due to ever be sold in the U.S.
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Ford recalls 18 F-150 Lightnings for battery fire concern
Ford's issuing a recall for 18 2023 F-150 Lighting electric trucks to replace their high-voltage battery packs due to a fire concern.
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Frozen: Sorting F-150 Lightning cold-weather fact from fiction
Are EVs useless in the extreme cold? I took on subzero Minnesota weather in a Ford F-150 Lightning to separate fact from fiction.
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USPS buys 9,250 Ford E-Transit vans, with custom EVs years away
The USPS is buying off-the-shelf Ford E-Transit electric vans, because electric versions of the custom-designed delivery vehicles awarded the government contract remain years from delivery.
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Study: Heated surfaces could help boost range in some EVs
Engineers found that heating surfaces rather than air reduced energy consumption by 13% in delivery vans, equating to a 5% increase in range based on real-world charging patterns.
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Ford dual-charge-port solution could connect multiple EVs in series
The charging solution would allow vehicles to take in power through one charge port and send it to another vehicle through a second port.
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Shipments also on hold while Ford investigates an undisclosed issue, but sales continue.
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Ford patents solid-axle hub-motor combo with EV off-roading in mind
The combination that Ford said wasn't durable enough for the F-150 Lightning is nevertheless being patented for potential use in an SUV, van, or other electric truck.
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What are LFP batteries and why will some Ford EVs soon have them?
In Mustang Mach-E models later this year and some F-150 Lightning versions next year, Ford will shift to prismatic LFP cells that may be a better fit for customers' daily use.
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Battery plant key to Ford EV affordability set for Michigan
The project with China's CATL may create roughly 2,500 jobs and draw at least a $2.5 billion investment
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Ford CEO: Future EVs will be “radically simplified,” use smaller batteries
Ford is working on next-generation EVs with a focus on simplicity, leaner manufacturing, and producing them in the millions.
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Ford undoes some of its price hike on the 2023 Mustang Mach-E
As before, none of the Mustang Mach-E models with the Extended Range battery pack will qualify for the revamped federal EV tax credit.
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In a proposed and patented charging connector, Ford would use a magnetic system to help align physical charge pins precisely.
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Virtual power plants of GM, Ford EVs could cut "peaker" pollution
Vast pools of EVs could help smooth the grid during peak times, reducing the need to ramp up dirtier generation sources.
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Ford F-150 Lightning: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023
The Ford F-150 Lightning looks much like the gasoline F-150, but it drives better in almost every respect.
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F-150 Lightning was first electric pickup open to federal agencies
While the Ford F-150 Lightning was briefly on the official GSA list of available vehicles, it's not available for order right now.
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DHL gets 2,000 Ford electric vans, software to manage them
The deal for E-Transit vans includes the full Ford Pro suite of software products for fleet management.
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Ford has made 150,000 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs
In roughly two years, Ford accelerated production to meet demand and has already made as many Mach-Es as it originally planned over five years.
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Hybrids carry an average price premium of $1,700 over non-hybrid internal-combustion vehicles, but that's offset in fuel savings after about four years.
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2023 Ford Escape Hybrid gets sporty ST-Line, PHEV doesn’t
Ford is giving its Escape lineup a sporty design treatment and more tech features, but it doesn't see that selling more high-mpg hybrids.
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2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro costs $12,100 more than 2022
The base 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro now costs nearly 30% more than it did just over a year ago; Ford says that it's supply-chain related.
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Ford aims to make EV markups and haggling history with dealership rules starting in 2024
Non-negotiable pricing will be a core tenet of new dealer agreements permitting the sale of the company's EVs.
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Ford Mach-E EV, Lincoln Corsair plug-in hybrid among first to get automated lane-change feature
An updated version of Ford's Bluecruise—and by extension, Lincoln's Activeglide—allows drivers to initiate lane changes with the turn-signal stalk.
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2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E gets price increase of up to $8,300, range boost for some versions
Models with the larger 91-kwh pack and all-wheel drive gain 13 miles of range, to 290 miles of EPA-estimated range, according to Ford.
Bengt Halvorson