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Ford has doubled down on its EV investment to bring battery-electric vehicles to scale with two new facilities aimed at developing the next-generation vehicles for both brands under its umbrella. Together with its partner, South Korea’s SK Innovation, the Blue Oval will spend another $11.4 billion to create 11,000 new jobs in Tennessee and Kentucky […]

While we were in town for the news that Ford was investing an additional $250 million into electric vehicle manufacturing in Michigan, Ford provided us with an opportunity to get up close and personal to the equipment and people building the all new 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning. While we’re there, we talk to some key […]

The first Ford F-150 Lightning prototype has rolled out of the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan as demand for the battery-electric truck continues to soar. To boost production, the Blue Oval has announced that it will invest another $250 million, resulting in the addition of 450 new jobs. They will be split between the […]

The Ford Mustang Mach-E has been submitted to the Michigan State Police for testing and evaluation. This is part of Ford’s $30 billion in electrification through 2025 and is exploring the possibility of building all-electric, purpose-built law enforcement EVs. To demonstrate its capabilities, Ford submitted an all-electric pilot vehicle based on the 2021 Mustang Mach-E […]

During our first look at the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning, we were impressed at how it’s built. It fulfills the needs of truck buyers yet somehow manages to also be appealing to tech-focused consumers. This pickup blends utility and technology so well, it may just change the way the average person looks at trucks. However, […]

The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning is the new hotness in the truck segment, the first all-electric pickup. Think of this as the industry mic drop that will change things quickly. If your truck lineup doesn’t offer any electrified options, you’re not in the conversation anymore. You get two of them in the F-150 lineup, the […]

I know we’re just under three weeks into 2021, but this year feels like a really important one for electric propulsion. For at least the last five years I’ve been repeating this mantra over and over every January, but I swear there’s real change in the air right now. It’s not just hopeful optimism. There […]

Using a Tesla Supercharger is a seamless process. Simply connect the car to the charging cable, and as long as there is a credit card associated with the owner’s Tesla account, the car will start charging and the card will be billed appropriately. Up until now, Tesla was the only one who could provide that […]

Strong demand for the F-150 Lightning ahead of its launch next year has prompted Ford to increase the all-electric truck’s production output. Sources familiar with the matter revealed to Automotive News that the Blue Oval plans to spend another $850 million to increase production to more than 80,000 units in 2024. That’s double what was […]

At 101 years old, Harold Baggott has seen a lot during his life. He was born in 1920, around the same time as the automobile started to gain prominence. The first time he drove a car was when he was 10 in his family farm’s milkman delivery float using a Ford Model T. Baggott eventually […]