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Ford teases sportier F-150 Lightning concept

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 working on in its design studio. It appears to be a lowered, likely lighter and more aerodynamic version of the ongoing EV truck.

Ford recently struck a historic deal with Red Bull, marking the automaker's return to Formula 1 for 2026, after nearly 20 years. The collaboration includes co-developing a 350kW electric motor that would fit in F1's new regulations. Another part is Ford evolving its EV technology.

Farley's a true believer in improving EV aerodynamics to make the most of their range and efficiency. Where better to do such work than in the epicenter of automotive aerodynamics, F1?

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Ford teases sportier F-150 Lightning concept

Ford has created some special EV performance demonstrators.
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Ford to double production of Mustang Mach-E and triple production of F-150 Lightning

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 customers. Many of them prefer to fill the pockets of competition rather than wait for months on end.

This is about to change, Ford announced it will increase production of many of its models but the important news is that it will manufacture way more of Ford Mustang Mach-E and Ford F-150 Lightning.

President of Ford, Kumar Galhotra, made quite an obvious statement earlier on when he said that increased production will benefit both the waiting customers and the company. That one was kinda obvious but we’re glad Ford realized that - as they say, better late than never.

Following the recent changes at its Mexican factory, Ford is doubling the hourly production rate of the Mustang Mach-E. This will bring the production target to 210,000 vehicles this year which is sure to make a lot of customers happy.

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Ford to double production of Mustang Mach-E and triple production of F-150 Lightning

Ford confirmed it is stepping up the production of its electric vehicles to try and meet the growing demand.
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The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Is a Shockingly Good Electric Pickup Truck

Detractors might say it's not a real F-150 because it's electric, but they're wrong. The battery-powered pickup has great range and real truck capabilities.

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The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Is a Shockingly Good Electric Pickup Truck

Detractors might say it's not a real F-150 because it's electric, but they're wrong. The battery-powered pickup has great range and real truck capabilities.
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Production of Ford F-150 Lightning resumed

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 and launched a full investigation.

The investigation found that the reason behind the fire, which affected a fully assembled F-150 during a quality inspection and while it was being charged, was a faulty battery cell. The SK On, which supplies Ford with the batteries, altered the production process as the result of the fire.

Neither Ford or SK On revealed what exactly went wrong with the battery cell but thankfully it appears to have been a minor issue. The production has been stopped for just over 4 weeks after initially ford indicated only a 2-week stoppage. The investigation found that 18 vehicles were possibly affected with the fault and Ford recalled all of them for a free battery replacement.

Thankfully there were no injuries or serious damage caused to the production facility. The affected 18 trucks are apparently safe to drive and charge as normal but are recommended to have the battery swapped just in case.

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Production of Ford F-150 Lightning resumed

After delays due to a battery fire at the Rouge factory and the subsequent investigation, the production of the F-150 Lightning has been restarted.
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Ford Project T3 hints at F-150 Lightning successor

"Second-generation" electric pick-up will “revolutionise America’s truck," according to an official statement

Ford has indicated that a successor to its electric F-150 Lightning pick-up will arrive in 2025 as the production version of the newly announced Project T3.

“Project T3 is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revolutionise America’s truck,” Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a statement announcing its development.

The F-series pick-ups are widely acknowledged to be "America’s truck", given the F-150 has topped the US’s new car sales chart for more than four decades.

Farley also detailed how the T3 will major on practicality. He said: “[Satirist] PJ O’Rourke once described American pickups as ‘a back porch with an engine attached’. Well, this new truck is going to be like the Millennium Falcon [from Star Wars] – with a back porch attached.”

It will be built at Ford’s Blueoval City facility – planned to open in 2025 – which is currently being constructed in collaboration with South Korean battery firm SK On.

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"Second-generation" electric pick-up will “revolutionise America’s truck," according to an official statement
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Ford will build its electric truck T3 in Tennessee

Ford’s latest factory in West Tennessee is taking shape. The BlueOval City will be more than just a manufacturing site, though. It will employ 6,000 workers, it will produce 500,000 electric trucks a year and it will provide post-secondary education and technical training.

The BlueOval City in Stanton, Tennessee is a result of a partnership between Ford and SK On. The two companies are putting down $5.6 billion toward the construction of the entire project. Ford has already begun the training program which prepares future BlueOval City workers for their jobs.

The giant complex will be Ford’s first to be fully carbon-neutral and it will act as a blueprint for all other Ford facilities. The company is promising to be carbon neutral by 2035 with all of its sites being powered by renewable sources by then.

Ford will build its next electric truck at the new facility and the company aims to revolutionize not only the truck segment but the production itself as well. The F-150 Lightning became a runaway success, despite essentially being an adaptation of the existing vehicle. Yes, the entire truck has been redesigned, but in essence, it is still a body-on-frame truck visually identical to its gasoline-powered counterparts.

While that isn’t necessarily a bad thing, Ford understands that electric car manufacturing comes with its own downsides as well as upsides. The company learned a lot from the F-150 manufacturing and wants to simplify the process. The T3 electric truck will feature vastly improved aerodynamics, it will be a world-class platform of capability and innovation, according to the company.

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The Ford F-150 Lighting Now Starts At $61,869 After Another Price Increase

This time around, only three trims of the Lightning will get more expensive. Everything else will stay the same, for now.

After a recall that affected just 18 F-150 Lightnings halted production, Ford is starting its lines up again for its popular electric pickup. This coincides with order banks for ‘23 models opening back up. And, unfortunately, it means another price increase as well.

If you’re keeping track, this is the fourth price hike the Lightning has had since 2022, when Ford increased prices three times in four months. This time prices are going up on the base Pro, Lariat, and top-line Platinum trim. We reached out to Ford for more information and the company confirmed the price increases are due to rising costs of materials, along with continuing supply chain issues as well as market factors.

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The Ford F-150 Lighting Now Starts At $61,869 After Another Price Increase

This time around, only three trims of the Lightning will get more expensive. Everything else will stay the same, for now.
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Ford F-150 Lightning: 563bhp EV pick-up to go on sale in Norway

The electric version of US's best-selling vehicle is heading to Norway in limited numbers

The Ford F150 Lightning will go on sale in Europe later this year, with Norway becoming the first country outside of North America to receive the firm’s all-electric pick-up truck.

Ford says a limited number of special launch edition models will be available to order in the Scandinavian country, which has the highest uptake of electric cars in the world and is looking to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2025.

The decision to expand sales outside of North America comes after what Ford describes as “impassioned consumer demand” for the model, which received 200,000 customer reservations before it launched back in May last year.

A spokesperson for Ford Europe said that no other markets in Europe were currently planned, emphasising the importance of Norway’s spacious roads and the ever-increasing number of EVs on its roads. Norway alone accounted for 22% of all Ford Mustang Mach-E sales in Europe in 2022.

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The electric version of US's best-selling vehicle is heading to Norway in limited numbers
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Ford F-150 Lightning is coming to Europe

The demand for the Ford F-150 Lightning outside of the US market is so overwhelming apparently, that Ford decided it is time for the rest of the world to try the electric pickup truck. Starting with Europe, and specifically with Norway, the all-electric F-150 will be available in limited numbers to the most hard-core pickup truck enthusiasts.

Ford F-150 Lightning is one heck of a truck. First of all - it doesn’t look weird or futuristic, it looks just as a Ford F-150 buyer would want it to look. Big, square, and big again. And with plenty of power of course - for pulling stuff and smoking other cars from traffic lights. Without actual smoke, we are after all trying to save our little planet.

There are two F-150 Lightning models and both have plenty of power - you get a choice of 426 hp or, if 5 seconds from 0 to 60 mph is not fast enough, you can opt for the 563 hp version. It cuts the most essential performance figure for every farmer out there down to 4.4 seconds. Knowing that you can get to your sheep or horses in just mere seconds and without suffocating them with diesel fumes - it’s a winner for us.

Now Norwegian folks will have the chance to experience the mighty speed of Ford’s best-selling truck in the last 50 years. The company is struggling to keep up with the orders flowing in and is tripling the production of the F-150 Lightning. With the Norse Vikings now joining the ranks of owners, the demand is only to go up.

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Ford F-150 Lightning is coming to Europe

According to Ford, European customers won’t stop begging Ford dealers to bring the F-150 Lightning to Europe and Ford, being as good as it is, finally decided to give in.
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Ford starts taking F-150 Lightning orders again, lowers price for one version

For a very long time after its official introduction, Ford's F-150 Lightning kept getting more expensive. The truck has so far undergone no less than five price hikes since 2021, but today the trend finally reverses. For the first time, the F-150 Lightning got cheaper. In just one iteration, but still. It's also up for order again, although not all versions can be ordered.

The F-150 Lightning XLT with Extended Range battery has gotten $2,100 cheaper, now starting at $78,874 so that it can become eligible for up to $7,500 in federal tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act.

The F-150 Lightning XLT Standard Range has become $1,000 more expensive, now starting at $64,474, and this one is also eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit, as is the $76,974 F-150 Lightning Lariat with Standard Range battery (also $1,000 more expensive).

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Ford starts taking F-150 Lightning orders again, lowers price for one version

It's the first price cut following no less than five hikes since the original announcement.
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Ford F-150 Flash to be the electric Raptor of the pickup world

Ford filed a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office last week for the name Ford F-150 Flash. On its own it would be nothing unusual, automotive companies file for trademarks all the time while they develop new vehicle models. But there’s so much more behind this trademark, that points to a high-performance version of the F-150 Lightning.

We already know that Ford enlisted help from Red Bull Racing to develop a new, fast electric vehicle. Ford Performance division shared its plans for the EV sector recently as well, its 2,000-hp electric SuperVan is about to take on the Pikes Peak this weekend. The 1,800 hp Mustang Cobra Jet is a dragstrip bullet from the Blue Oval and clearly, what’s missing is a ridiculously fast electric F-150.

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Ford F-150 Flash to be the electric Raptor of the pickup world

A high-performance electric pickup truck from Ford is seemingly in development. The company trademarked the Flash name already.
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Ford F-150 Lightning gets significantly cheaper thanks to increased production capacity

The volatility of EV prices shows no signs of abating anytime soon. We've seen plenty of price hikes, indeed they are still the most prevalent, but also some price cuts here and there, and today is just one of those days. A good one for consumers, that is.

Ford has decided to significantly slash the previous prices for its F-150 Lightning truck in the US, saying the new numbers are in line with its recently increased production capacity, as well as improved efficiency in the production process. And so, it's decided to pass the savings on to its customers, which is very nice and a pretty rare occurrence, if we're being honest (Tesla having been another example at times).

So, the entry-level F-150 Lightning in the Pro trim now starts at €46,588, down from €55,887. That's the greatest price reduction of the bunch, with €9,299 saved. The next model up the price ladder, the XLT 311A, gets the second biggest price drop - from €60,080 to €51,247 (down €8,833).

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Ford F-150 Lightning gets significantly cheaper thanks to increased production capacity

The brand is passing on the savings to its customers.
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Ford F-150 Lightning production restarts with tripled capacity

We recently reported on Ford's price cuts for the F-150 Lightning, which were going to be enabled by the company's tripling of production capacity at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center. This was shutdown for six weeks in order to expand and retool the production line for the newly targeted capacity.

Today, the plant is open again, with all the upgrades in place. Thus, production of the F-150 Lightning has officially resumed. As expected, the facility is now on track to triple its production capacity to a targeted annual run of 150,000 units by this fall.

There are many layout improvements as well as new tooling at the plant designed to boost efficiency and bolster quality too. With the increased production, the Lightning Pro units are now available for retail customers in limited quantities, while new and exciting trim levels are expected to be unveiled in the near future.

The Rouge EV Center will deliver more than 70,000 F-150 Lightning trucks this calendar year. The plant now has equipment that automatically measures and validates exterior body fit for margin and "flushness" precision, and this is the first time any of Ford's North American production facilities have had this.

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Ford F-150 Lightning production restarts with tripled capacity

The newly targeted annual run is 150,000 units, and this enables the price cuts that we reported on recently.
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