Ford News
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Reasons for pulling AM radio have included a supposed loss of interest in the band by owners, interference from EV powertrains, and the lack of the band in Europe.
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Ford CEO: We’re not going to go to 600-mile range on EVs
Ford is instead simply trying to make the smallest possible battery for competitive range.
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Ford 3-row EV SUV due in 2025 with 350 miles of range
Efficiency and minimizing the battery is a top priority in engineering Ford’s second-gen EVs—which is why they won’t look like gasoline models.
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Ford E-Tourneo Courier shows how versatile small EVs can be
While Ford sends signals it's going big with upcoming EVs for the U.S., it revealed a very intriguing small EV for Europe.
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Ford revives hydrogen interest with E-Transit fuel-cell trial
The three-year trial project, based in the UK, will look at whether it can deliver “enhanced zero-emission-driving range for E-Transit customers with energy-intensive use cases.”
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Ford aims to capture more EV newbies with three-row electric SUV
A future three-row EV could follow the market buzz of F-150 Lightning, helping bring new customers to Ford and keep them, suggested the company’s CEO.
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Lower-cost LFP cells are coming first to the Mustang Mach-E in calendar year 2023 and then to the F-150 Lightning in 2024.
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F-150 Lightning tax credit will remain $7,500 after April 18, Ford says
The Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring PHEV will also remain at $7,500, while amounts on the Ford Mustang Mach-E and E-Transit EVs, among others, will be cut in half.
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Base Ford F-150 Lightning price hiked again, now above $60,000
The latest adjustment adds $4,000 to the base version of the fully electric F-150—meaning it now adds up to $61,869 with destination.
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Ford CEO teases 2025 electric pickup as Millennium Falcon of trucks
The company is promising dramatically simplified manufacturing, with the software and hardware complexity to allow constant improvement.
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Europe gets an all-electric Ford Explorer, with VW's assist
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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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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Battery issue halts Ford F-150 Lightning production
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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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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Ford patents magnetic charging connector: MagSafe for EVs?
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.
Stephen Edelstein