Ford F150 News

The very thought of an electric ute seemed laughable only a few years ago.

After investing $US500 million ($A744 million) in electric vehicle (EV) start-up Rivian last year, the first fruits of the tie-up will sprout in the form of an emissions-free crossover for luxury American brand Lincoln.Built on Rivian's bespoke electric c

The much-hyped towing test between Ford and Tesla likely won't happen, with Ford suggesting it's "apples for apple" Tweet was less a challenge, and more to point out the "absurdity" of Elon Musk. But first, let's recap.

Ford needs help. The Blue Oval, like most brands, is suffering a sales drop in 2019, but there doesn't seem to be anything truly exciting in the pipeline to arrest that decline.

Ram's strong 2019 has continued in August, with the American-born jumbo truck recording a huge boost in sales off the back of the 1500's success in Australia.The brand recorded a total 330 sales in August, up from 79 in the same month in 2018, and bo

Major car markets across the globe are grappling with slowing new-vehicle sales in 2019 as the automotive industry readies for the electrified future, but could the market downturn point to a new recession?

Ford's raised eyebrows when it invested some US$500m in startup EV firm Rivian, not least of which because the latter's core product - the all-electric R1T - will soon be a competitor for Ford's super popular F-150 pick-up truck.The investment led most to

Ford has shown off the future of electric utes - and it looks strong.The Blue Oval showed off a prototype of its forthcoming electric F-150 in a promotional video this week, towing more than 500,000kg. Linda Zhang, the F-150 chief engineer, hooked up a battery-powered F-150 to 10 double-decker cargo train carriages and pulled it more than 300-metres; the length of 42 F-150s (representing 42 years as America’s highest selling pick-up truck).Ford then loaded all 42 of those petrol-powered pick-ups onto the train, taking its weight beyond 566,900kg and had the electric F-150 prototype tow the train again. Don’t expect a 500,000kg towing capacity on the production version though, with a disclaimer in the video stating the “F-150 all-electric prototype is towing far beyond any production truck’s published capacity in a one-time short demonstration event”.Nevertheless, the publicity stunt appears designed to proactively establish the electric F-Series as just as tough and capable as its gas-guzzling siblings, well before it hits showrooms. Ford hasn’t even confirmed when the electric F-Series will go on sale, but it’s likely to be sometime before 2022, as that’s when the Blue Oval has promised to have 16 fully-electric vehicles added to its roster.Ford is getting serious about electric pick-ups, not only developing the new F-Series but also investing more than $700 million in start-up Rivian. The would-be Tesla rival has made a splash with the Rivian RT1 and RS1 electric ute and SUV prototypes, announcing plans to sell the two models globally, including Australia.Ford Australia has previously told CarsGuide that it is open to offering the F-150 locally, as long as it can be built in right-hand drive.

General Motors has confirmed it will sell an electric ute from 2024 which will compete with Tesla, start-up EV manufacturer Rivian and electric utes being planned by Ford.

The Ford F150 dream is anything but dead in Australia, with the Blue Oval's local arm telling CarsGuide it would "absolutely bring one in" to meet customer demand.