Ford could pull the plug on the F-150 Lightning, the Wall Street Journal reported last week. It’d be a big blow to the Blue Oval’s first-generation EV efforts, for sure.
But it also teaches a valuable—or in Mack Hogan’s words, terrifying—lesson about where the EV market finds itself.
Ford’s electric truck consistently ranks in the top three most-considered EVs, J.D. Power says. Its potential demise proves that just getting people interested isn’t enough.
What else is happening today?
Tesla, the original no-CarPlay automaker, could bring the phone-mirroring feature to cars within months, Bloomberg reports.
Chinese regulators are cracking down on EV acceleration, which, let’s be honest, is out of hand.
And a thermal-management device called the Hydrohertz Dectravalve promises to boost EV range and slash charging times. You’ll have to check out Iulian Dnistran’s story below to learn more.
—Tim Levin, Senior Editor
The Ford F-150 Lightning's Struggles Are A Terrifying Lesson For The EV World
Shoppers are clearly interested in the Lightning. But Ford hasn't been able to get them to buy, for one major reason.
Tesla May Settle The Apple CarPlay Debate—By Finally Adding It To Cars
Teslas don't have Apple CarPlay right now. But they could gain the feature in the coming months according to a new report.
Proposed legislation would lock the default 0-62 mph times behind an artificial 5-second wall.
Breakthrough Device Promises To Cut Charging Times And Boost EV Range
In independent testing, the Dectravalve showed it can slash the charging time from 30 minutes to roughly 10 minutes.