Ford Lightning News

Magna’s the lightweight aluminum enclosure helps minimize added mass from the truck’s battery. The F-150 Lightning battery enclosures will be the first built by Magna for Ford in the North American market. For the battery enclosure aluminum extrusions and stampings are assembled using a combination of laser hybrid and cold metal transfer (CMT) welding for robustness. Magna is leveraging its body and chassis expertise, which leads the industry in vehicle structures, to provide a comprehensive range of capabilities and engineering solutions to global customers. Battery enclosures can be developed in steel, aluminum, and multi-material configurations, including lightweight composites, to meet the individual needs of each customer...

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 10, 2021 – Ford and Purdue University researchers have taken an important early step to make recharging EVs simple and time saving. Through a research alliance, researchers from both groups are working to develop a new, patent-pending charging station cable that could combine with in-development vehicle charging technology, making it even easier for people to transition to EVs with seamless re-charging. “Today, chargers are limited in how quickly they can charge an EV’s battery due to the danger of overheating. Charging faster requires more current to travel through the charging cable,” said Michael Degner, senior technical leader, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering.1 “The higher the current, the greater the...

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 9, 2021 – The F-150 Lightning™ is the truck of the future and now you can bring the F-150 Lightning™ truck to life anywhere – right from the palm of your hand. In collaboration with Google, Ford is launching the “F-150 Lightning™: Strike Anywhere” visual experience for reservation holders, enthusiasts and vehicle shoppers who are excited to understand all of the benefits of an all-electric Built Ford Tough pickup. As the electric revolution accelerates across the industry, Ford is taking a proactive approach to helping inform shoppers as they embark on the journey to purchase their first battery-electric vehicle. A recent survey of F-150 Lightning retail reservation holders indicates nearly 80% have never owned a...

Ford Motor Company confirmed that reservations for the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck have surpassed 160,000, less than six months after its debut. The U.S. automaker has been accepting $100 refundable reservations for the vehicle since its unveiling. Ford has seen a high level of consumer interest, bagging 20,000 reservations on the first day, 44,000 by the end of the second day and 120,000 by the end of June. In a second-quarter earnings call in June, CEO Jim Farley said that nearly 75% of those customers were new to Ford. He added that around 40% of people were planning on trading in an internal combustion engine truck, which “it indicates a move a little bit faster to full-size truck [battery electric vehicles] than maybe...

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 2, 2021 – Ford today previews the future of electrified custom vehicles with the reveal of the all-electric F-100 Eluminator concept – a zero-tailpipe-emissions** demonstration truck powered by the all-new Ford Performance Parts Eluminator electric crate motor that customers can now buy online. Based on a heritage 1978 F-100 pickup, the F-100 Eluminator concept features all-wheel drive via two powerful electric motors shared with the 2021 Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition. Two electric traction motors drive the front and rear wheels, packing a powerful 480 horsepower and 634 lb.-ft. of torque. Eluminator, the first e-crate motor from Ford Performance Parts, is based on the Mustang Mach-E GT’s traction motor. “Ford...

Ford Motor Co. stock rose more than 9% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the auto maker reported mixed third-quarter results but raised guidance for this year, resumed its dividend and said chip shortages are easing. Ford (F) said it earned $1.8 billion, or 45 cents a share, in the third quarter, compared with $2.4 billion, or 60 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted for one-time items, the company earned 51 cents a share. Revenue fell 5% to $35.7 billion from $37.5 billion a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet expected the auto maker to report adjusted earnings of 27 cents a share on sales of $38.2 billion. "We are creating a spring-loaded future as we emerge from the chip shortages and COVID constraints," Chief...

Electrify America, the nation’s largest open ultra-fast DC charging network for electric vehicles (EV), today announced the construction groundbreaking of charging stations in two new states: South Dakota and Wyoming. These new charging locations build on Electrify America’s more than 670 charging stations in the U.S. and represent the company’s continued rapid expansion, bringing its presence to 47 states and the District of Columbia. “More people are choosing electric vehicles for their daily transportation needs. At the same time, we are accelerating plans to more than double our current EV charging network by the end of 2025,” said Anthony Lambkin, Senior Director, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Operations, Electrify America. “The...

DALLAS and DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company and AT&T are enhancing the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on Ford's historic Dearborn Rouge site -- the future of EV production -- by outfitting it with highly secure, next-generation 5G cellular connectivity to help build the new all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup. Ford's private 5G network based on AT&T 5G with AT&T's Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) technology will support production of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning, the first all-electric version of America's best-selling F-Series truck. "With this collaboration, we'll help Ford unlock the potential of 5G helping to build the truck of the future," said Rasesh Patel, Chief Product & Platform Officer...

The Ford F-150 Lightning order books were expected to open on October 26, however that appears to have been pushed back by more than a month. According to several Facebook & Forum posts from multiple customers / reservation holders posted screenshots of emails from their local dealers with info about the delay. The first possibility to order the Ford F-150 Lightning is now expected in December, while the market launch is scheduled for Spring 2022. Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fordlightning &. Source: insideevs.com