Tag: electric F-150

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Rare Antique Grader Found on eBay; Discussing the Future of Equipment; Ford Video Teases Electric F-150; 2020 Excavator Buyer’s Guide; LiuGong Intros 909ECR Excavator

The weekly Equipment Roundup collects all the top construction equipment news in an easy-to-digest link list.

September 28, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Bobcat unveils new skid steers, CTLs; Kobelco intros SK140SRLC-7 long-reach excavator; New Xtreme C-class rough-terrain telehandlers; Dynapac SD2500CS paver reduces need for rollers; Ford to launch electric F-150 by 2022

Ford plans to launch electric F-150 by 2022 The chief operating officer of Ford says the automaker will bring its highly anticipated electric F-150 to market “in the next 24 months.” Ford’s Jim Farley made the announcement during an interview with CNBC. It’s the first time since Ford’s confirmation that a battery-powered F-150 was, in […]

June 15, 2020

Pickups

Ford plans to launch electric F-150 by 2022

The chief operating officer of Ford says the automaker will bring its highly anticipated electric F-150 to market “in the next 24 months.” Ford’s Jim Farley made the announcement during an interview with CNBC. It’s the first time since Ford’s confirmation that a battery-powered F-150 was, in fact, in the works that the automaker has […]

June 12, 2020

Construction Equipment

Ford previews electric F-150 by towing 1 million lbs.

Eager to remind everyone that it is serious about electrification, Ford recently orchestrated quite the PR stunt with a prototype F-150 the company says is 100 percent battery-powered. Though the truck in the video below looks like a current-generation F-150, the truck sits atop a fully-electrified platform that is still in the prototype stage. For […]

July 25, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat improves design on latest backhoes; Volvo intros new excavators; Tiltrotator demand on the increase; Takeuchi intros new excavator; Ford to build electric trucks

Equipment World brings you the latest industry news from top brands like Ford, Takeuchi, Volvo, and Caterpillar in this week's Equipment Roundup.

January 28, 2019

Pickups

Ford throws water on all-electric F-150 prospects

Until batteries shed some pounds, don’t expect to see Ford producing an electric F-150 anytime soon. While the automaker announced plans for a hybrid F-150 by 2020 and an all-electric crossover SUV (CUV), an all-electric F-150 is not a priority—and for good reason. “In a CUV, you aren’t too worried about payload or towing, but […]

June 13, 2017

Pickups

Ford to build a hybrid F-150 with integrated generator for jobsites

As part of a $4.5 billion investment in the production of electric vehicles by 2020, Ford on Tuesday announced that it will introduce a hybrid drivetrain option for its F-150 pickup truck. Though rumors have been swirling the last couple of years around the possibility of a diesel-powered F-150, Ford has repeatedly said it would instead focus its […]

January 3, 2017

Construction Equipment

Tesla VP denies, laughs at question regarding company’s plans for an electric pickup

In an about-face for the company, at the Detroit Auto Show last week Tesla’s VP of Sales and Service laughed when he was asked about the company’s previously announced plans to build an electric pickup truck. Tesla CEO Elon Musk made the announcement during a Q&A at Business Insider’s Ignition event in November. Musk said […]

January 19, 2014