Ford F-150 Lightning

Google Google is bringing a great combination of features to Android Auto and cars with Google built-in, particularly for those who drive an EV. Google Maps is adding more EV-centric features for those who use Android Auto from their connected phone. Starting with the Ford F-150 Lightning and Mach-E, you’ll now see information on expected state of charge on arrival to your destination, as well as charging station locations and expected charging times for longer trips. This is a feature that’s been available for EVs…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk behind the wheel of a Cybertruck. Tesla The Tesla Cybertruck is finally rolling out, and while not all that many are being shipped just yet, it’s expected production will radically increase over the next year or so. At the time of this writing, if you ordered the all-wheel drive or “Cyberbeast” variant of the truck, you’d get it in 2024, according to Tesla. But should you? The electric truck market isn’t yet crowded, but there are other options out there. Now that Tesla is finally delivering…

Ford will cut production of its all-electric pickup truck in 2024 in an effort to match consumer demand. Ford executives signaled in October during its third-quarter earnings call plans to “adjust” production of its all-electric vehicles and delay about $12 billion in investments due to softening demand for higher-priced premium electric vehicles. The automaker didn’t explicitly refer to the Lightning during the earnings call, instead pointing to other examples such as the reduction in Mustang…

The factories which process our food and beverages (newsflash: no, it doesn’t come straight from a farm) have to be kept very clean, or we’d all get very ill, to be blunt. That usually entails deploying all sorts of petri-dish-based microbiological monitoring, hardware and waiting for tests to return from labs. Until now. Because, as with everything else these days, Generative AI is about to affect how we keep these factories clean. I mean, who wants Listeria on their deli meats, amiright? Spore.Bio is a French…

On Monday, a jury sided with Epic Games over Google in an antitrust case that could reshape how app marketplaces like Google Play are allowed to operate. The unanimous verdict wraps up a three-year-long legal battle between the companies. Epic, creator of the popular online multiplayer game Fortnite, first filed its lawsuit against Google in 2020 alleging that the tech giant’s app store practices violated federal and California state antitrust laws. The lawsuit against Google was just one piece of Epic’s flashy…

Ford Motor Co halted production and shipment of its F-150 Lightning electric truck following a potential battery issue, CNBC reported on Tuesday. The report said the automaker was investigating the issue after a potential problem was detected in a vehicle during its pre-delivery quality inspections. Shares of Ford reversed course to trade down about 1.5% in afternoon trade after the report. Ford did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for a comment. Ford Motor Co halted production and…

Some electric cars can power devices and even homes during blackouts and other extreme weather events. The morning after Hurricane Ian knocked out power at Westley and Sarah Ferguson's home in Haines City, Florida, a suburb southwest of Orlando, Westley ran two extension cords into their house from the outlets on the couple's Ford F-150 Lightning. He plugged the refrigerator into one and a power strip into the second, which was soon powering lamps, fans and a television. The Fergusons' setup was more rudimentary…

Ford has announced fresh multi-billion-dollar capital projects in Midwestern factories near its Detroit home, as the auto giant spreads new investments throughout the United States. The 119-year-old carmaker plans to spend $3.7 billion to add manufacturing capacity for a mix of electric vehicles (EVs) and conventional gasoline-powered autos in the states of Michigan, Ohio and Missouri, much of it at existing plants that have been in the company’s portfolio for years. The move follows an announcement last September of an…

Transforming a Ford F-150 Lightning into a backup generator means you can keep the lights on during blackouts. Here’s the extra equipment you’ll need to use the EV battery to power a home. Spend an afternoon driving the Ford F-150 Lightning around the vineyards and redwood-shaded back roads of California wine country and the pickup’s considerable power is apparent. What makes the electric version of America’s best-selling vehicle a potential game-changer,…