At the Solar Citizens Election sausage sizzle, I managed to catch up with Jake Whitehead. Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney, Whitehead is CEO of ODIN and chief scientist at the Electric Vehicle Council. He is the proud owner of a Ford F-150 Lightning. He was kind enough to answer some questions for us … Continue reading “Ford F-150 Lightning Owner Review”
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Earlier Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks may charge at a faster rate at DC fast chargers thanks to an over-the-air (OTA) update. News of the update, available for 2022 and 2023 models, was first reported by InsideEVs Thursday and confirmed to Green Car Reports by Ford spokesperson Sam Schembari, who explained that the update … Continue reading “2022-2023 Ford F-150 Lightning may charge quicker after software update”
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Is Ford’s electric pickup in trouble? Sales have been down for months, and February showed no relief. What’s going on with the Ford F-150 Lightning? Ford F-150 Lightning sales drop again in February 2025 Ford’s US sales dropped by 9% last month. Although electrified vehicles, including EVs and hybrids, both notched double-digit growth, sales of … Continue reading “Ford F-150 Lightning sales have been falling for months: What’s going on with the EV pickup?”
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Global mining and metals company Fortescue is driving the technology behind massive, all electric heavy equipment solutions with an all-new 6 MW DC fast charger that can charge this massive haul truck’s 1,900 kWh battery in less than thirty minutes. (!) Jointly developed by Fortescue and heavy equipment giants Liebherr, the 6 MW (6000 kW) … Continue reading “Lightning fast charger: Fortescue 6 MW DCFC for electric heavy equipment”
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Sunrun, which offers a “clean energy as a subscription” service, is piloting a vehicle-to-home power plant using a small group of customer-owned bidirectional EVs, in partnership with Baltimore Gas and Electric. The project uses Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks to deliver power to owners’ homes during peak demand times to support Maryland’s power grid. The … Continue reading “Sunrun launches V2H pilot in Maryland using Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks”
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Is an electric Hyundai or Kia pickup on the way? Ford’s F-150 Lightning was recently spotted with Korean test plates near Hyundai’s facility, fueling speculation that an EV pickup may be closer than expected. Ford’s F-150 Lightning caught testing near Hyundai plant Kia has already announced plans to launch an electric pickup. In 2022, Kia … Continue reading “Hyundai caught benchmarking Ford’s F-150 Lightning: Is an electric Kia pickup on the way?”