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Ford F-150 Lightning’s successor is in the works

After the F-150 Lightning, Ford is ready to produce a second all-electric truck.

The upcoming truck, codenamed Project T3, was revealed at Ford’s recent press conference held at its $5.6 billion ($7.7 billion CAD) BlueOval City EV mega-campus, where construction is on track to begin vehicle production in 2025.

The new electric truck comes on the heels of Ford’s successful introduction of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, which became the best-selling electric truck since its launch, with 15,617 units sold through December. The Mustang Mach-E also led Ford’s electric vehicle sales with nearly 40,000 units sold last year, making Ford the second-largest EV maker in the U.S., behind only Tesla.

The T3 in Project T3 stands for “Trust The Truck.” The truck is equipped with cutting-edge technology and can handle a wide range of tasks, including towing, hauling, generating power, and numerous other innovations.

“Project T3 is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revolutionize America’s truck. We are melding 100 years of Ford truck know-how with world-class electric vehicle, software and aerodynamics talent. It will be a platform for endless innovation and capability,” said Ford CEO, Jim Farley. He added that Project T3 is a platform for endless innovation and capability, like the Millennium Falcon with a back porch attached.

Ford’s BlueOval City is designed to be Ford’s first carbon-neutral campus, as the automaker aims to power all plants globally with renewable and carbon-free electricity by 2035. The BlueOval City mega-campus is expected to produce 500,000 electric trucks per year once fully operational.

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Via: Electrek

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Battery issue causes Ford to halt F-150 Lightning production

American automaker Ford has confirmed that it’s halting the production of its F-150 Lightning, the best-selling electric pickup truck in the United States, due to a possible battery problem.

In a statement given to CNN News, Ford spokesperson Emma Berg said that the company discovered the issue during pre-delivery vehicle inspections, and the production halt was ordered last week.

According to the report, the pause in production and delivery will not affect trucks already at dealerships or those already delivered to customers. Besides this, Ford did not provide any information about the nature of the battery-related problem, nor did it mention its severity of it. “The team is diligently working on the root cause analysis,” Berg said.

Production for the F-150 Lightning started in the spring of last year. Since then, the automotive company has sold 18,000 F-150 Lightning pickup trucks, making the vehicle the best-seller in its category. However, competition is on its way.

General Motors is expected to begin producing the Chevrolet Silverado EV later this year, which will be followed early next year by the GMC Sierra EV. Tesla’s Cybertruck is also expected to begin full production in 2024, and Stellantis will reportedly begin production of the Ram 1500 Rev next year.

While the current halt in production is due to a battery issue, Ford has made significant investments in battery production, including a recent $3.5 billion USD (about $4.6 billion CAD) in a new battery plant in Michigan that’s set to begin production in 2026. Additionally, the automaker is constructing production facilities in Kentucky and Tennessee to manufacture electric vehicle batteries and trucks.

Source: CNN News

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Ford reportedly has plans for another electric pickup truck

Production of the Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck is in full swing at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, but Ford seems to have its attention on a new electric truck.

Announced by Ford CEO Jim Farley earlier today at an event to celebrate the F-150 Lightning’s production, the new truck will be built at Ford’s new BlueOval City manufacturing complex in Stanton, Tennessee.

Not much else was revealed about the new truck.

Ford’s F-150 Lighting has been in development for the last four years and is the follow-up to the Mustang Mach-e revealed in 2019. The truck starts at $58,000 and offers a range of 370km. The more tricked-out ‘XLT’ version starts at $68,000 and can drive 483km per charge.

In other electric vehicle-related news, check out MobileSyrup staff reporter Bradley Bennett’s review of the new BMW iX.

Source: Ford Via: TechCrunch