Lightning

A Ford F-150 Lightning on display at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022.Scott Mlyn | CNBCDETROIT – Ford Motor is set to be the first automaker to bring a mainstream, full-size electric pickup to the U.S. market, poised to capitalize on a first-mover advantage in what's expected to be a hotly contested segment in the years to come.Ford CEO Jim Farley said the company plans to scale production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup faster than its competitors, with plans to increase production of the Lightning at a…

Ford just started shipping its electric F-150 Lightning on April 26th, but it already has a surprise for soon-to-be owners: all versions of the truck will have higher horsepower than it originally announced, and the standard range model will have an even higher payload capacity, according to a press release from the company. While that’s good news for anyone who’s already got a pre-order, it could end up increasing the FOMO for those who don’t, and can’t get one — Ford stopped taking pre-orders for the truck in…

As first deliveries of Ford’s highly-anticipated F-150 Lightning begin this week, the American automaker has announced the all-electric pickup will arrive with more horsepower and higher payload capacity that originally promised. Furthermore, Ford announced new cloud software that more accurately estimates the F-150 Lightning’s range while towing in real-time. The more it’s used, the more precise it can become. If you’re reading this, there’s a very feasible chance you’ve heard of the Ford F-150 Lightning. Based…

The all-new smartphone features a 150W SUPERVOOC charger on the Endurance Edition, which is the fastest charging technology ever to be used on a OnePlus phone. Its battery, a 4,500mAh, can last for an entire day on a full charge, and for times when you need that extra boost of power, you can use its inbuilt Rapid Charging Mode to charge it from 1 to 70 per cent in a matter of all of 10 minutes. Let’s take a deeper look at what makes the battery of the OnePlus 10R 5G so special.…

Ford has confirmed the price of its ‘Home Integration System’, which enables the F-150 Lightning electric pickup to power your home in case of an outage. It will cost $3,895 before installation. When Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning, one of the features that created the most buzz was its support for bi-directional charging: Ford intelligent Backup Power. It means that the electric pickup truck can send power back to power a home, another vehicle, or virtually anything it can plug into. In March, Ford unveiled the…

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Elon Musk selling Tesla (TSLA) shares to buy Twitter, GM announcing an electric Corvette, Ford starting F-150 Lightning production, and more. Sponsored by Recurrent Auto: Check the battery before buying a used EV & monitor your battery performance with monthly insights using Recurrent’s free battery reports for EV owners. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on …

America's best-selling vehicle series has officially gone electric. Ford kicked off production of the F-150 Lightning today, becoming the second manufacturer to get an all-electric pickup truck onto American roads, following Rivian. With a starting price just under US$40,000, up to 320 miles (515 km)of range and a best-ever 775 lb-ft (1,051 Nm) of torque, the Lightning promises big things for the hundreds of thousands of eager buyers lined up to place their order, as well as the auto market at large. The Ford F-Series has…

iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max already have allegedly been leaked in design schematics, and now it has been suggested that the iPhone 14 Pro models will have upgraded Lightning connectors that can support USB 3.0 speed. This news, if accurate, might disappoint people hoping that Apple would move to the universal USB Type-C standard for future iPhones, as it has done with some high-end iPad models. Apple has also been widely rumoured to be planning to drop ports entirely and go all-wireless for future iPhone…