Ford scraps fully-electric F-150 Lightning

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Ford takes $19.5 billion hit as it pulls back on electric vehicle plans, halts F-150 Lightning production
Ford on Monday said it is pulling back on its electric vehicle plans, a move that will result in a $19.5 billion charge against its earnings to be taken mostly in the current quarter.

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Ford pulls the plug on the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck
Ford cuts electric F-150 Lightning production, takes $19.5B charge in strategic shift
Ford retreats from EVs, takes $19.5 billion charge as Trump policies grip industry
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Ford Motor (F.N) said on Monday it will take a $19.5 billion writedown and is killing several electric-vehicle models, in the most dramatic example yet of the auto industry's retrea...

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Ford To Take $19.5 Billion Profit Hit As It Scales Back Electric Vehicle Plans
Ford’s big bet on EVs didn’t pan out — now it’s pivoting to hybrids and energy storage
Ford is scrapping the all-electric F-150 Lightning and other big EVs amid a scramble to find a winning electric formula that will cost $19.5 billion
The company will also scrap production of certain larger EVs—including the F-150 Lightning, which it will retool as an electric vehicle with a gas-powered generator—as well as redouble development of ...

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Ford Takes $19.5 Billion Hit as It Pivots to Hybrids, Trucks, and Energy Storage
Ford’s next F-150 Lightning will have a gas generator as it pivots away from large EVs

Ford Kills the All-Electric F-150 as It Rethinks Its EV Ambitions

The move comes as a response to the Trump administration’s waning support for electrification and a weakening consumer market.

Ford takes $20bn hit to reverse course on electric cars

Ford will take a $19.5bn (£14.5bn) hit after cutting back electric vehicle (EV) production because of a slump in demand from drivers.

Ford Effectively Kills the Biden-Era Dream of All-Electric Trucks

The end of the best-selling electric pickup truck is here: Ford is pulling the plug on the F-150 Lightning by the end of the year. It’s not dead dead, but the next version of the Lightning will be an extended range electric vehicle, known as an EREV. Ford is positioning it as the “next-generation.”

The Next Ford F-150 Lightning Will Get A Gas Engine

Ford has an answer to the F-150 Lightning's woes: turn it into a 700-mile extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) for the next generation.

Ford Scraps F150 Lightning as Mounting Losses and Falling Consumer Interest Hits EV Plans

Ford Motor Co. is pivoting away from its once-ambitious electric vehicle plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles