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Ford Ends Lightning, Plans Affordable Electric Pickups
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— Sep 10, 2026
Chevrolet will keep the Silverado EV around for 2027 with a modest price increase and trims consolidation, maintaining an affordable option in the full-size electric truck segment even as rivals trim back. Ford has discontinued the F-150 Lightning and is transitioning to a new generation of EVs, including the $28,350 Fathom and an EREV, built on the Universal Electric Vehicle platform and due to go on sale in early 2027, with production at the Louisville plant and features like Apple Maps integration and a claimed 700+ miles of combined range.
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Electric Vehicle Owner Reveals the High Cost of Replacing a Tail Light
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— Oct 26, 2022
The owner of a Hummer electric vehicle revealed how much it cost to replace a tail light. According to The Washington Examiner, the owner wrote in a private Facebook group, “Had a shocker today.” The owner continued, “A…
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Ford Electric Truck Owner Hears ‘Loud Pop’ at Charging Station – Then His Worst Nightmare Happens
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— Nov 29, 2022
An electric Ford F-150 Lighting owner who describes himself as “Into Electric Vehicles” had to get out of his electric vehicle when it stopped working after a public charger “fried” the vehicle, he said Sunday…
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Maxwell's Equations, Written by a Man of Prayer
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The physicist Einstein ranked with Newton unified electricity, magnetism, and light — and left prayers in the margins of his working notes.
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School District Says It Passed Audit With ‘Flying Colors.’ The Actual Report Tells A Different Story
Paris Apodaca · 4 min · 2h
Not a Joke!: Joe Biden Says Electric Cars Can Light Your Home – Video Viewed 500K Times
Opinion
— Nov 4, 2022
Speaking at an event to recognize training for future infrastructure jobs, President Joe Biden made the odd claim that if the power goes out in your house, you can run your home by plugging it into your electric car. In…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Orient Electric Q1 profit up 80%
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— Jul 22, 2026
Orient Electric reported a robust Q1 FY27 performance with standalone net profit of ₹31.49 crore on revenue ₹949.76 crore, marking a significant year‑on‑year rise in profit and revenue alongside a margin around 7%. The stock pared gains, with shares sliding up to about 5–6% intraday following the results as investors weighed elevated input costs against growth in Electrical Consumer Durables and Lighting & Switchgear segments.
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Elon Musk Calls Out Joe Biden for State of the Union Slight
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— Mar 2, 2022
Never one to suffer slights lightly, business magnate Elon Musk lit up President Joe Biden on Tuesday after Biden praised Ford and GM for their efforts to build electric vehicles but neglected to mention Tesla, Musk’s…
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Supreme Court’s Embrace of This Legal Theory Means Biden’s Sweeping Electric Vehicle Plans Could Be Unconstitutional
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— Jul 12, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced historically strict vehicle tailpipe emissions limits in April, which the agency projects will contribute to approximately two-thirds of all light-duty vehicles going…
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Ford Lays Off Hundreds of Workers Who Were Building Electric F-150
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— Oct 17, 2023
There is more bad news for the electric vehicle industry. CNN reported Monday that automobile giant Ford will lay off about 700 employees responsible for assembling the F-150 Lightning, the electric version of its…
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After taming famine and war, humanity aims to become gods
Harari argues that AI and biotech will treat humans as algorithms and may replace the humanist faith behind modern rights and democracy.
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Ford Stops Building, Delivering Its Electric Truck for Potential Battery Issue – But It Won’t Disclose the Issue
Opinion
— Feb 16, 2023
Want to buy Motor Trend’s 2023 Truck of the Year? You’ll have to wait. That’s because its production has been suspended. Ford says it has stopped building and shipping its electric F-150 Lightning because of a battery…
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Major Automaker Pumps Brakes On Production Of Electric Pickup Biden Once Drove
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— Oct 31, 2024
Ford Motor Company is temporarily pausing production of its F-150 Lightning electric truck model due to lower-than-anticipated demand, according to Automotive News. The pause in manufacturing will last from mid-November…
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Quentin Tarantino vs Martin Scorsese
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The video store savant versus the film-school don — two visions of American violence, guilt, and cool.
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Ford CEO Received ‘Reality Check’ After Taking Electric F-150 Lightning on Road Trip
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— Aug 16, 2023
Ford CEO Jim Farley acknowledged the challenges his customers face when charging electric vehicles after he embarked on a trip across Route 66 out west this past week. On social media, Farley said he spent the week…
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Huge Drawback of Electric Trucks Revealed as Ford Lightning Loses 25% of Range with Full Payload
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— Jul 5, 2023
The Ford F-150 Lightning, the electric counterpart to America’s best-selling truck, saw its driving range drop by almost one-quarter when it was fully loaded with cargo, according to a recent test by AAA. The…
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STEVE MILLOY: Ford’s EV Pickup Never Made Sense
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— Nov 10, 2025
Ford Motor Co. announced this week that it is considering scrapping production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck. The failed product is a small part of a much larger “green” disaster. When the Lightning was…
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Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional And Scientific Review
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Lightning Strikes Causes Transformer To Burst Into Flames In South Carolina
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— Aug 12, 2025
A sudden flash lit up the sky over Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, on Monday morning as a lightning bolt struck with such force it exploded an electrical transformer along Highway 17. The strike happened during a band…
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The grammar gatekeeper test
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Twelve spelling and grammar traps that catch almost everyone. Pass, and the AI knights you. Fail, and it's gentle about it. Mostly.
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Journalists Plug Ford Electric Truck in at Campground, Find Out It Will Take 5 Days to Fully Charge
Opinion
— Oct 6, 2022
Two journalists with TFLEV decided to drive the Ford 150 Lightning EV truck from the lower 48 states to Alaska and learned some of the recharging challenges they would face. Having made that drive from Pennsylvania to…
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Ford Raises Price of Electric F-150 Significantly, Citing 'Significant Material Cost Increases'
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— Aug 10, 2022
Ford Motor Company announced on Tuesday, that it is raising the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the F-150 Lightning pickup truck, citing “significant material cost increases and other factors.” The auto…
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Reviewer Exposes EV Truck’s ‘Kryptonite’ After Trip Takes 3 Hours Longer Than It Should’ve
Opinion
— Nov 1, 2022
Auto reporter Henry Payne is only the latest person to discover that electric vehicles are simply not ready to replace gas-powered cars, especially for long-distance driving, when his Ford F-150 Lightning got only just…
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Family Towed Camper with EV Truck – It Died and Had to Be Towed to New Charger by Fuel-Powered Tow Truck
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— Sep 13, 2022
A family who attempted to take their Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck on a 500-mile road trip learned the hard way that the infrastructure in some parts of America is not yet ready to support a full switch to…
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Stop chasing yes and start listening for fear
Deals stick when the other side feels safe and understood, not when you land on a fair split.
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