Ford postpones rollout of some new EVs as demand wanes
Ford Motor Co. is pumping the brakes on the production of two forthcoming electric vehicle models as demand for EVs continues to wane.
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Dad buys cancer-stricken son a Mustang, Ford CEO Jim Farley helps him live for today
This is one of those feel-good stories that's from the «Remember what you've got» and the «Wait, I think I have something in my eye» files. As told by the Detroit Free Press, Utah resident Joseph Tegardine has always been a Ford Mustang guy — and judging by the 1995 Bronco he used to own, maybe a FoMoCo guy. He told the Detroit Free Press, «I've just liked Mustangs for as long as I can remember. Six-year-old me liked it, the headlights looked cool, and I stuck with it.» About six years later, in the seventh grade, Joseph complained to his parents about knee pain. Doctors ran the tests and had to tell the family the football-playing kid had osteosarcoma, a cancer that starts in bones. The years since then have been filled with tests, cancer treatments, and surgeries, one of the procedures requiring doctors to remove his right leg below the knee.
Ford EVs Get Tesla Adapters, but Owners Must Hurry
Ford isn't the only automaker that has struck a deal with Tesla that will see the Supercharger network opened to non-Tesla EVs starting in 2024, but it is one that will deliver that capability soonest. «Starting today, Ford EV customers will have access to more than 15,000 Tesla Superchargers across the US and Canada, more than doubling fast charging options on the BlueOval Charge Network,» said Ford President and CEO Jim Farley. «This move will improve the public charging experience by giving our customers even more choice and is a vital part of our growth as an EV brand.» The automaker plans to begin installing NACS ports as a standard item in new electric vehicles in 2025. But before that changeover, existing owners and lessees of Ford EVs with
This Secret Ford F-150 Lightning Will Climb Pikes Peak
During Ford's big party in Charlotte to kick off the 2024 racing season, company CEO Jim Farley revealed a new "EV demonstrator" would tackle Pikes Peak. Details on that vehicle weren't mentioned, and for the most part, they still aren't mentioned. However, we at least know it will be an F-150 Lightning. But it won't anything you'll see at the local Ford dealership.
Ford F-150 Lightning And Mustang Mach-E Owners Can Now Use Tesla's Superchargers
Ford is giving customers the Fast Charging Adapter free of charge so they can start charging their EVs at Tesla's Supercharger network in North America.
Hybrids shine as electric car sales slump
The lumpy progress on the journey to electric cars is favouring hybrids as a transition technology, particularly when chasing private buyers.
Ford “almost pulled out of Australia” before Ranger, Everest success
Ford Authority [↗] reports Ford CEO Jim Farley said at a recent industry conference that the brand once considered leaving Australia – like once arch-rival Holden did in 2020 – following similar moves in Brazil and India.
Ford “almost pulled out of Australia” like Holden, says global boss
The global boss of Ford has revealed the US car giant was once close to exiting Australia at some point before or after the end of local manufacturing in 2016.