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With an assist from Tesla, Ford has just added fire to existing EV charging fragmentation and confusion. In a move that came from left field, Ford announced that its EVs would now be compatible with Tesla’s…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Ford shocked almost everyone in the automotive world when it announced that it would adopt Tesla’s NACS charging plug standard starting on 2025 EV models, an announcement made on Twitter jointly with Tesla CEO…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Automotive brand and model names often carry a great deal of expectation and heritage. So when names are given to models considered “non-traditional” for that name, controversy often erupts. One of the more recent…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
EV enthusiasts are used to having ICE loyalists lobbing insults their way via social media. EV lovers simply don’t get it, they say – electric vehicles are the obvious real gross polluters. It’s just another day…
BY PHIL ROYLE
EV blog InsideEVs.com posted the alleged price of the Ford F-150 Home Integration System enabling integrated home power backup…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In early March 2022, Ford Motor Company announced a significant reorganization to its business units under the umbrella term “Ford+.” Ford “Blue” will be focused on core competencies…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
While recently evaluating a Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition, I came across a rather peculiar omission in the vehicle’s charging software controls that has me scratching my head…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Once you’ve tasted the instantaneous response and torque of electric motors, it’s hard not to think about how to adapt modern EV power to vintage iron…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
While some cynics claimed Ford’s electrification efforts were mostly symbolic with the Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning, it appears the company is preparing for a future in which BEVs play a much larger role…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The revolution that needs to happen in EV charging is massive, nationwide proliferation of pull-through Level 3 DC fast chargers…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Last week, Ford unveiled its highly anticipated EV variant of its perennially popular F-150 pickup, the Lightning – to much fanfare. Undoubtedly, the Lightning packs a lot of innovative features…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Since the official reveal of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning last week, more details are slowly trickling out about various details, derivatives and trim levels. Today, we get a closer look at the “Pro” trim level…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The North American automotive market, where full-size trucks dominate the sales charts, watched the introduction of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV with keen interest…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week was the official debut of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV pickup, which may prove to be the most monumental EV model to date. That statement might sound hyperbolic…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Electrification is coming and the NHRA is beginning to acknowledge that reality. Earlier this week, the National Hot Rod Association put forth a statement where…
BY BRIAN STARK
This week’s news was largely dominated by a cold spell that swept the south, leaving millions of Texans freezing in their homes with no electricity…
BY PHIL ROYLE
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on the 2021 Tesla Model S and Model X yoke steering wheel. If you haven’t read it, you can find it here. After some research and digging…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
If you’ve followed me for a while on The Watt Car, you’ll know I’m one of the biggest cheerleaders for EVs out there. But I’m not so delusional as to think there will not be some speed bumps to large-scale EV adoption…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
As soon as we published last week’s electrification roundup, Ford CEO Jim Farley took to the airwaves to proclaim that Ford will not be left behind when it comes to electrification…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
You don’t have much time, so let’s dive in... Tesla unveiled its revamped Model S and X, which largely included interior tweaks like a horizontal center screen, no gear selector…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
