Tag: F-150

Feb 17, 2023 - 11:00 am

Ford to use LFP cells in Mustang Mach-E this year already

Ford will offer its Mustang Mach-E electric model in Europe with LFP battery cells before the end of 2023. Detailed technical aspects and prices for the electric SUV with the new battery variant have yet to be made available. But the manufacturer surprises with a statement on charging performance.

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Feb 16, 2023 - 04:16 pm

Magna to build battery casing plant in Canada

The automotive supplier Magna International is investing more than 470 million US dollars in six locations in the Canadian province of Ontario. The most capital-intensive of these six projects is the construction of a new battery casing plant at the Brampton site.

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Jul 14, 2022 - 02:37 pm

Ford plans electric pickups Maverick and Ranger

After the F-150 Lightning, Ford is also planning electric variants for its smaller pickup trucks Maverick and Ranger – also in Europe. Ford has registered the model names “Maverick Lightning” and “Ranger Lightning” with the European Trademark Office.

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Mar 12, 2022 - 10:01 am

PG&E & Ford testing vehicle-to-grid tech with F-150

In California, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and Ford have announced a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) collaboration. In the pilot project, PG&E and Ford will test the F-150 Lightning and its Intelligent Backup Power bidirectional charging capabilities in powering customer’s homes in PG&E’s service area.

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Feb 2, 2022 - 12:00 pm

Ford plans to make additional e-mobility investments

Ford wants to increase its investments in electromobility again in order to convert more plants for the production of electric vehicles. In addition, Ford is reportedly considering spinning off part of its EV business into a separate company.

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Jan 4, 2022 - 02:49 pm

Ford raises F-150 Lightning production targets again

Ford has again increased the production target for the all-electric F-150 Lightning. At the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, production of the electric vehicle is to be nearly doubled to 150,000 units annually in order to meet the high demand.

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Dec 13, 2021 - 12:09 pm

Ford to triple Mustang Mach-E production capacities

Ford has announced a significant increase in production for its all-electric Mustang Mach-E. By 2023, Ford wants to achieve an annual output of more than 200,000 units of the electric car. That would be three times as many as were produced in 2021.

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Dec 9, 2021 - 11:52 am

Ford stops accepting F-150 reservations to begin with orders

Ford is no longer accepting reservations for the all-electric F-150 Lightning and will instead convert existing reservations into firm orders from January 2022. Most recently, Ford CEO Jim Farley had mentioned that the number of pre-orders was approaching the 200,000 mark.

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Aug 24, 2021 - 12:13 pm

Ford doubles F-150 Lightning production numbers

Ford is to have doubled production targets for the electric version of its F-150 pickup truck ahead of the market launch in spring 2022. According to a news report, the second-largest US carmaker is now aiming for annual production of more than 80,000 vehicles in 2024.

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Nov 11, 2020 - 04:27 pm

Ford builds out US plants for production of EVs

Ford has announced a number of investments to build out several US plants to produce electric models and components. The Van Dyke transmission plant will also build electric motors in future and in Kansas City, Ford will invest 100 million dollars in manufacturing capabilities for the e-transit.

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Sep 19, 2020 - 09:58 am

Ford lays founding stone to produce the F-150

Ford has now officially laid the foundation stone for a new facility next to its truck plant in Dearborn, Michigan, to produce the electric version of the F-150 pickup truck from mid-2022. A hybrid version of the pickup truck will also be produced there.

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Jun 29, 2020 - 02:52 pm

Ford presents F-150 with a hybrid drive

Ford presented the new edition of its US customer F-150, which is now being offered with a full hybrid drive for the first time. For the promised fully-electric version of the pickup, interested parties may have to wait for up to two years.

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Dec 18, 2019 - 10:40 am

Ford is gearing up Dearborn for electric pickup

Ford has announced investments of around 700 million US dollars in their Dearborn plant. The factory in the US state of Michigan is to prepare production for the electrified variants of the F-150 pickup, among other things.

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Nov 27, 2019 - 11:53 am

Bring it on!

Part of the Tesla Cybertruck presentation was a video featuring the electric pickup in a tug of war against Ford’s popular F-150. Ford lost, but manager Sunny Madra found the conditions unfair, and challenged Musk to a rematch.

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Nov 5, 2019 - 12:09 pm

Where Ford electric car models are to be made

Ford renegotiated its union contract last week in the USA, and the key points have just been leaked. These concern planned investments in individual plants as well as decisions on which models to electrify.

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Mar 16, 2018 - 07:14 pm

Ford announces new plans for American market

Ford has released their new plans for the future direction in the North American market: five new hybrid SUVs and one electric SUV are included in the 8 announced vehicles. The first fully battery electric Ford is expected in 2020.

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Found on electrive.com
https://www.electrive.com/2023/02/17/ford-to-use-lfp-cells-in-mustang-mach-e-this-year-already/
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