Ford Abruptly Updates F-150 Lightning
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Ford says it is "following the customer" in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid.
Ford cuts F-150 Lightning production as CEO Jim Farley shifts strategic focus to hybrids and affordable EVs, taking massive $19.5 billion charge.
Ford's next-generation F-150 Lightning ditches a pure EV format in favor of a gasoline-backed extended-range electric truck that promises massive range and towing capability.
Ford has an answer to the F-150 Lightning's woes: turn it into a 700-mile extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) for the next generation.
Four years after Ford bravely electrified its best-selling vehicle, the F-150 Lightning pickup, it seemed ready to drop the model owing to slowing demand. Now, it turns out the company's got other plans.
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