Ford F-150 Lightning in the news

Ford has finally unveiled its first - of two - VW MEB-based electric SUV designed for Europe. While the technical details are still being kept away, the all-new and all-electric Ford Explorer is a really interesting vehicle. For starters, it shows...

Last February Ford factory in Rouge, responsible for manufacturing of the F-150 Lightning, ground to a halt. The reason was a battery fire on the production line - there was no damage to the factory, but the company decided on a cautious approach...

Ford has a couple of decent electric cars in production - Mustang Mach-E has proven to be very popular and the F-150 Lightning is simply a runaway success. But having good electric cars means nothing when you cannot deliver them fast enough to...

Ford announced it is investing $3.5 billion into its new factory in Michigan, which will focus on manufacturing lithium-iron-phosphate batteries, making future electric Fords more affordable. Ford, with a little help from CATL, will focus on the...

Two things are happening here at once - first is the already much talked-about Ram’s advertising campaign under the banner of “Premature Electrification, and then is the subject of the campaign - the all-electric 1500 REV. Apart from unveiling...

Ford CEO Jim Farley gave a sneak peek (literally) to Red Bull F1 reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo of what looks like a track-ready F-150 Lightning. The concept car is part of a series of special performance demonstrator EVs that Ford has been...

Ford struck a deal with VW to use its MEB EV platform 3 years ago. The company made that decision to speed up development of its European electric car fleet. Now Ford is rethinking its approach and according to the latest report from Financial...

General Manager of Ford Europe, Martin Sander, just teased the upcoming electric crossover that is planned to replace the outgoing Fiesta early next year. The company is completely refreshing its European portfolio with EVs taking over from its...

Back in March, the Ford F-150 Lightning was priced starting at $39,974 for the base variant. Today, the same model can be yours for no less than $55,974. That's a $16,000 price hike in nine months, and it came in three stages. First, in August...

Crowdsourced reservation tracker for Tesla Cybertruck counted over 1.5 million orders. There is no other vehicle in the history of the automotive industry that garnered so much interest with people willing to put money down without actually knowing...

Stellantis believes the tide is turning in North America and the customers do want a smaller car, especially an electric one. The company believes it can succeed where Smart failed miserably. Maybe Smart was just a tad too much - or rather, too...

The work on the re-imagined Scout EV icon is progressing rather fast judging by the first photo released by the company. Although it is just a silhouette, it is enough to realize this isn’t going to be a dress-up party, this is going to be a real...

The importance of SEMA wasn’t lost on EV manufacturers, although the European team hasn’t really brought its strongest game. It is the Americans who understand that a show like SEMA can mean extra sales for years to come if the customers like what...

Ford is once again raising the prices of the F-150 Lightning pickup. The hike affects the entry-level Ford F-150 Lightning Pro and it's exactly $5,000, making the new starting price $51,974. Ford has cited "ongoing supply chain constraints,...

Geely is aiming its Radar Auto brand at people with outdoors lifestyles and its first electric pickup truck is meant to reflect that. The company announced it is starting pre-sales of the RD6 today with first vehicles already leaving the factory in...

Ford is putting a lot of effort into the EV market and it is clearly paying off. August saw a huge jump in sales numbers placing the company as second best selling EV manufacturer in the US. The F-150 Lightning had a great month, despite...

Electric car pricing is increasingly becoming a cat and mouse game. The prices just keep on climbing, as soon as the governments try to counteract and either introduce or renew EV incentives - manufacturers put the prices up. Inflation and supply...

The times are changing and police departments across the US have no choice but to start replacing their EcoBoost powered Explorer Interceptors and V8 Chargers with electric vehicles. Some forces already use Chevy Bolts and the NYPD has been testing...

Ford is struggling to keep up with the demand for its first electric cars - the Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning and its commercial electric cars are proving to be very popular as well. The supply chain delays and geopolitical issues surrounding...

Ford is recalling more than 48,000 Mustang Mach-E vehicles due to a battery safety concern. The problem is with the high voltage battery main contractors, which could overheat, resulting in the car losing power and being unable to start...