With Ford’s Electric F-150 Pickup, the EV Transition Shifts Into High Gear

An electric F-150 places the EV transition squarely in the hands of mass-market consumers

Tue, 07/13/2021 - 12:02

When President Joe Biden took Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning pickup for a test drive in Dearborn, Michigan, in May 2021, the event was more than a White House photo op. It marked a new phase in an accelerating shift from gas-powered cars and trucks to electric vehicles, or EVs.

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In recent months, global auto manufacturers have released plans to electrify their vehicle fleets by 2030 or 2035, setting up a race to see who can most quickly shift entirely away from producing vehicles powered by gasoline.

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Submitted by Steve65 on Tue, 07/13/2021 - 08:16

As one analyst put it, “If this truck is successful, it means you can sell an electric version of any vehicle. It could be the domino that tumbles over the rest of the market for EVs.”

We have yet to see what the market for EV's will be without huge subsidies from the US taxpayer. 

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