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NewsThe Best Electric Pickups in 2025
Looking at all the electric pickups on the market, the team at The Car Guide has identified the three models that represent the best buys for 2025 . The GMC Hummer EV that started the trend is far from the only option available in 2025. In fact, General Motors has …
ElectricNew Canadian Winter Tests Reveal Fastest-Charging EVs
Earlier this month, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) hosted a special EV drive event with a number of staff members and auto journalists—including The Car Guide ’s Julien Amado—testing over a dozen different electric vehicles until their batteries ran out of power in order to find out which ones perform …
ElectricFord, GM Join Others in Making Up for Lost Federal ZEV Rebate
Following Hyundai, Volkswagen and Nissan , which earlier this week said they would make up for the abrupt suspension of the Canadian government’s Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) program, Ford and General Motors have decided to do the same. The two are introducing a manufacturer incentive for eligible vehicles sold …
ElectricFord F-150 Lightning to Face 7-Week Production Halt
Following a 26-percent drop in net income during the third quarter of 2024, Ford has lowered its full-year earnings projection and now must adjust production to better align with demand. U.S. publication Automotive News reported on Thursday that F-150 Lightning output at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center near Detroit will …
ElectricFord to Offer Free Home Charger to EV Customers in U.S., Not Canada
While Ford has significantly scaled back its electric vehicle strategy in the face of cooling demand in North America, the company still wants to encourage more and more drivers to adopt them. In fact, it has come up with a new incentive: a complimentary home charger including installation. “Nearly 90 …
RacingBonkers Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck to Race at Pikes Peak
The 102nd running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this upcoming Sunday will feature several automakers including Ford, whose electric pickup has been transformed into a different kind of monster truck. The team at Ford Performance developed the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck by using inspiration from the equally radical and …
ElectricFord is Losing More and More Money With EV Business
Ford ’s 2024 Q1 results announced last week are pretty telling about the state of the electric vehicle market, especially in the U.S. While the automaker ended the quarter with a net income of $1.3 billion USD, mainly thanks to the success of its fleet vehicles, the EV-focused Model e …
NewsTwo Fatal Crashes Put Ford’s BlueCruise System Under Investigation
While Tesla ’s Autopilot and so-called Full Self-Driving capability keep making headlines mostly for the wrong reasons, Ford ’s own hands-free driving system—called BlueCruise—is far from perfect, either, and now has the attention of U.S. authorities. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened an investigation following two fatal crashes …
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