Enlarge / At first glance, this could be any other Ford F-150 pickup, but the aerodynamic wheels and nose treatment mark it out as the all-electric F-150 Lightning. This is the top-spec Platinum trim. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Ford provided a night in a hotel and a flight to San Antonio so we could drive the […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Last February, Ford announced that it was partnering with Google for its infotainment operating system. The automaker had used Blackberry QNX as the underlying OS for Sync 4, but like many other OEMs, it has found Android Automotive to be a compelling alternative. Unfortunately for Ford, that migration is not going very smoothly. […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) Earth Day is April 22nd, and its usual message—take care of our planet—has been given added urgency by the challenges highlighted in the latest IPCC report. This year, Ars is taking a look at the technologies we normally cover, from cars to chipmaking, and finding out how we […]
Enlarge / A VW employee assembles an ID. 3 electric vehicle at the VW factory in Dresden in 2021. (credit: Volkswagen) Any hopes that the auto industry’s supply chain shortages were easing up appear to be comprehensively dashed this week. In Europe, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused BMW and Volkswagen to halt production at […]
Enlarge / A Ford Explorer sports utility vehicle (SUV) sits for a final inspection at the Ford Motor Co. Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago on Monday, June 24, 2019. (credit: Daniel Acker / Bloomberg) Ford’s new Explorer has had a rocky few years. Its rushed initial launch was marred by production problems that resulted in […]
Enlarge / If you’re going to charge your car at home, why not also use it as a storage battery when it’s just parked there? (credit: Monty Rakusen/Getty Images) Disaster preparedness is becoming a bit more mainstream as the effects of climate change and the fallibility of human institutions become more clear. The auto industry […]
Enlarge / Ford Mustang Mach-E GT. (credit: Ford) Ford announced today that it will be splitting its electric and fossil fuel vehicle business into two separate divisions. The announcement has investors rallying to the stock but leaves plenty of questions unanswered about the future of the 118-year-old company. The reorganization caps weeks of speculation that […]
Enlarge / So far, this is as much detail about its first battery EV as Lincoln has teased us with. (credit: Lincoln) Lincoln has been Ford’s luxury brand for almost exactly a century now—the Blue Oval bought the Lincoln Motor Company from Henry Leland on February 4, 1922. Now the brand is getting ready for […]
Enlarge / A trio of E-Transits in high and low roof configurations. (credit: Ford ) Ford provided two nights in a hotel and a flight from Washington DC to San Francisco so we could drive the new E-Transit. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. SONOMA, Calif. —The US commercial pickup market is often dominated […]
Enlarge / No matter if you call it Rapid Red, candy-apple red, or cherry red, it looks gorgeous on the Mach-E. (credit: Eric Bangeman) Last February, we had a chance to spend a couple of days with the Ford Mustang Mach-E. Automotive Editor Jonathan Gitlin’s take on the Mach-E was largely positive, but the short […]