Chad Kirchner

If you follow our coverage, you know that early on after Ford started shipping the F-150 Hybrid with Pro Power Onboard we attempted to charge up our long-term Tesla Model 3 using the generator and the Tesla mobile charging adapter. It worked flawlessly. For reference, the F-150 Hybrid’s 7.2 kW onboard generator can output 3,600 […]

For what seemed like the longest time, Ford employed Denis Leary to provide the voice-over for its commercials. Some of them were quite memorable, and his name became synonymous with Ford F-Series and work. Today, the F-Series looks a bit different. Especially with the F-150, which now comes in an all electric version called Lightning. […]

If you’re reading this story on Monday, April 25, you’ll know that tomorrow Ford will be officially announcing production of the F-150 Lightning. So that means there are automakers who want to get out ahead of the news, since the news cycle will be dominated by Ford news for a hot minute. Ram wants to […]

It should come as no surprise that the entire lineup at General Motors is going to be electrified, and then ultimately all electric. But that doesn’t make the news any less exciting that the Corvette is going to be both of those things, with an electrified version coming as early as next year. In a […]

When you think of the Jeep brand, your mind likely goes to the lovable, and serious, off-road Wrangler. It’s the quintessential Jeep that has rolled off the assembly line in Toledo since 1941. But it’s not the most popular Jeep. The Jeep sales leader is the Grand Cherokee, and it’s new this year and quite […]

What do you think of when you think about the brand Toyota? Maybe you think about reliability, which the company has long been known for? Maybe you think about how they have some fun cars, like the upcoming GR Corolla, the Toyota Supra, or the GR86? Maybe you think about some its hybrids, like the […]

What should a car sound like? Prior to the adoption of electric vehicles, cars sounded like their motors. Maybe there was a tuned exhaust? Maybe they had a backfire brap when the driver downshifted? Either way, cars typically sound like combustion. There’s no combustion in electric vehicles, at least not on purpose, and there’s a […]

On April 20 of this month, Lincoln is going to show the world what it’s been working on in terms of electrification. A fully-electric concept will be born into this world showing the brand’s direction toward the future. Obviously the concept is a crossover, based on the teasers that debuted on Lincoln’s social media channels […]

This year’s Easter Jeep Safari is almost here. As it often does, Jeep assembled a few concepts to take along wheeling in Moab. Of the 7 total concepts debuting this year, 4 of them are electrified. Magneto 2.0 Let’s start with the all-electric Magneto 2.0. Last year we saw the concept Magneto 1.0 debut, but […]

DC fast charging needs to improve. There’s enough articles on the internet and enough experiences from people who drive EVs to know that it needs to be better. But we also shouldn’t lose sight of the forest for the trees. Electrify America is working on improving its charging experience. That is all well and good, […]