I Still Think Jim Farley Has Been An EV Leader At Ford — Here’s Why

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:08:09 +0000

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]

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Infotainment: VW Getting Video Games & Ford Getting Karaoke (At Last)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:35:39 +0000

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]

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Ford EV Owners Can Now Get Paid To Support Southern California Grid

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:26:32 +0000

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]

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The Cars Tesla Drivers Most Often Trade Teslas In For (At Auto Dealerships)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 00:38:29 +0000

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]

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Ford F-150 Lightning, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N — Stars of the Show at Noosa EV Exhibition

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:09:38 +0000

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]

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Ford F-150 Lightning Is A Rolling Energy Storage Beast, & Sunrun Is Here For It

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:35:12 +0000

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.

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Ford Decides To Build Super Duty Pickups, May Be Experimenting With In-Wheel Motors For F-150 Lightning

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:00:04 +0000

Ford says it is trimming its electric vehicle plans because customer interest in EVs is waning, but could something else be going on?

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Tesla’s Cybertruck Defies the Naysayers & Becomes Best-Selling Electric Truck

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:13:08 +0000

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]

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What the Heck is Going on with Ford Electric Car Demand & Forecasting?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 12:25:19 +0000

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]

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