Why Is Ford Playing Around With E-Bikes? Maybe It Isn’t Just Playing!

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:41:45 +0000

Ford is slapping its iconic Mustang and Bronco brands on powerful new e-bikes engineered by the premium bike maker N+

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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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The Week The Global Auto Market Went Over A Cliff

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:00:40 +0000

Many auto companies reported 2nd quarter earnings this week and for the most part, most of the news was dismal with one notable exception.

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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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Long-Distance Volkswagen ID.7, Japan Post Orders 3,000 (More) Minicab Electric Vehicles — Cleantech News Roundup

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 00:38:29 +0000

Japan Post is not a newcomer to the notion of using electric vehicles (EVs) to save money as well as the environment. Mitsubishi supplied the Japan Post with electric vehicles (EVs) roughly 11 years ago — 5,000 Minicab-MiEVs, the Minicab EV’s precursor. Now, a fresh Mitsubishi Motors order has been … [continued]

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Is This Series Of Problems Going To Lead To US Automakers Going Bust?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:01:11 +0000

I wrote an article a few days ago about Ford’s soaring EV sales, and how that growth is, in a somewhat bewildering way, following statements from Ford CEO Jim Farley at the end of 2023 and beginning of 2024 that EV sales are not as good as they’d hoped. Ford … [continued]

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