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A new Japanese all-electric EV pickup is set to hit global markets, and it’s a Toyota. Isuzu will unveil its first 100% electric pickup truck, the D-MAX BEV, later this month. The rugged-looking 4X4 EV will compete with Ford’s F-150 Lightning in overseas markets. A new Japanese EV pickup is launching After introducing its new D-Max truck in Bangkok last fall, Isuzu President Shinsuke Minami said the company is “actively taking efforts to realize a carbon-neutral society.” Going forward, “Isuzu…

After Ford announced a surprising shift to more affordable EVs, its luxury Lincoln brand is putting electric on the back burner. Lincoln backtracks on EVs as Ford shifts to affordable In an interview (via Detroit News), Lincoln President Dianne Craig said that the company is “listening to what customers really need.” According to Craig, since “Navigator customers tend to tow more,” electric vehicles don’t “make as much sense.” “That’s how we think about this transition — whether it’s…

Last May, Ford was the first automaker to announce its plans to adopt Tesla’s charge connector, now known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS). In addition to adding Tesla’s connector to its own EVs in 2025, Ford also said it would make a free adapter available to existing Ford EV owners. Starting today, Ford says that eligible Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning owners can request their free CCS to NACS adapter. The first deliveries are slated to begin shipping in March. Ford is also starting to…

Ford has big plans for its next-gen EVs. This may include an 800V fast charging architecture as it looks to keep pace with rivals like Hyundai, Porsche, and Kia. Amid intensifying competition, Ford’s CEO Jim Farley said a “seismic change” has shaken the EV market following the automaker’s Q4 earnings results. Farley cited two reasons behind the shift. The first is major price cuts from EV makers like Tesla. The second is a “tremendous amount” of capital and new capacity surging into the two-row…

Rumours of Ford Making comeback to Indian market has been a talking point on internet for the last couple of weeks. There are rumours the car would be American car manufacturer would be launching the Endeavour SUV in India. We now have another report that suggests that Ford is planning to launch more models including an SUV that would rival with the likes of Hyundai Creta, Maruti Grand Vitara in the segment. The car maker has now patented a new design and from the images it doesn’t look like any other product that…

A Star Wars script left in a London flat by Harrison Ford has been sold at an auction for £10,795.The fourth draft of the screenplay for the first Star Wars movie, originally titled The Adventures of Luke Starkiller, had an estimated selling price of £8,000-£12,000 and was bought on Saturday by an Austrian private collector.The script, dated 15 March 1976, was used by Ford and then left in a London flat that he was renting while he filmed at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.It is incomplete and unbound, with…

Ford’s EV sales fell 11% in January amid slower-than-expected demand. The Mustang Mach-E led the downfall, with sales slipping 50% year-over-year. Ford’s EV sales fell in January as hybrids carried growth Ford sold 4,674 electric vehicles last month, down 11% compared to January 2023. Meanwhile, Ford’s hybrids and ICE vehicle sales were up 42.7% and 2.6%, respectively. Mustang Mach-E sales fell 50.7% to 1,295 from 2,626 last year. Meanwhile, sales of Ford’s electric pickup, the F-150…

Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup production at Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan (Source: Ford) Ford has been looking to build the first LFP battery facility in the US, boosting domestic production. But it has been leaning on Chinese tech from CATL to make that happen, and Republican lawmakers have criticized the project. Now they’ve asked the Biden administration to investigate four Chinese companies involved in the plant. The chairs of two US House committees…

The F-150 Lightning is already the smartest truck Ford has ever built, but the company wants to make it even more functional. Ford’s latest idea for the Lightning frunk could make it the best work (or tailgating) truck, too. Check out Ford’s latest F-150 Lightning frunk idea Ford calls the F-150 Lightning its “smartest, most innovative” truck yet for a reason. The electric truck can do things the gas-powered version could only dream of. For example, store things in a massive 14.1 cubic…

Exploding consumer demand for Ford (F) hybrids last month is further evidence the automaker should pivot its production focus and scale back on electric vehicles. Hybrids "make a ton of money," Jim Cramer said Monday after Ford reported a 75% year-over-year surge in hybrid sales in November to roughly 12,100 vehicles. EV sales were also strong — rising 43% to nearly 9,000. "Ford should be spewing capital right now," because hybrid vehicles are more profitable than EVs, Jim added. He also suggested that given the new sales…