Ford's CEO had a charging 'reality check' on his electric F-150 Lightning road trip

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Ford CEO Jim Farley poses with a blue F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck
Ford CEO Jim Farley said he set out on an electric-truck road trip to learn what he couldn't from a presentation or briefing.

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Cybertruck fans are nitpicking Elon Musk's final design as Tesla gets ready to deliver the long-awaited truck

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The Tesla Cybertruck undergoes testing in water.
The Tesla Cybertruck undergoes testing in water.

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A Tesla owner took his Model S camping on a 19-day road trip and slept in it nearly every night

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A Tesla owner said he camps in his Model S on long road trips.
A Tesla owner said he camps in his Model S on long road trips.

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Cybertruck superfans waited years for the launch. Now Elon Musk has to deliver.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures toward a Cybertruck
Tesla's Cybertruck has a high bar as it enters a crowded market.

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California Lets Self-Driving Taxis Loose In San Francisco All Day and Night

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Nascent robotaxi services Waymo and Cruise are going to be out in force on the Streets of San Francisco like rambunctious, autonomous, teenaged hooligans after a state public utilities body granted the companies license to drive out at all hours of the day and night, even without a safety driver behind the wheel.

Electric roads and battery-swapping stations mean you may never need to plug in your EV again

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One of Ample's white battery-swapping stations sits in a warehouse with a small black car parked inside.
San Francisco-based Ample is working on battery-swapping stations that drop refueling times to just five minutes.

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EV startup Lucid is losing over $500,000 for every car it sells

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A silver Lucid Air electric car photographed from above, sitting on a gravel driveway.
The Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance.

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I took 2 500-mile drives in electric SUVs and experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly of EV road tripping

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A white Genesis GV60 electric SUV charging at an EVgo station, with trees and sky in the background.
I took two vastly different road trips in the Genesis GV60 and Toyota BZ4X. One was way more enjoyable.

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EV startup Fisker revealed plans for a four-door convertible supercar with a Tesla-crushing 600 miles of range

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The Fisker Rōnin electric supercar on stage at an event.
Fisker revealed the Rōnin along with two other brand-new vehicles on Thursday.

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Fisker's new electric pickup is one of the coolest Cybertruck and F-150 Lightning rivals yet

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The orange Fisker Alaska electric pickup truck, on stage at an event.
The Fisker Alaska electric pickup truck.

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