Electrified Ford F-150 hybrid truck
From the 2015 Ford F-150’s aluminum siding to the Ford SYNC App making its debut this spring, Ford is always pushing to make its vehicles better. Which may mean that an electrified Ford F-150 hybrid truck may be coming at some point in our future.
The Ford Motor Company has long been pushing the envelope on new technology to make its vehicles both more competitive and more practical and effective for Ford owners. The company is radically expanding research and development on electrified vehicles across the world and increasing communications between all branch so that communication can more easily lead to new developments.
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In a recent interview with NPR, Ford CEO Mark Fields said that Ford is both working on creating an electrified version of the F-series truck, and also that the company is planning to have a hybrid truck by the end of the decade. Given that we enter 2016 in a few days, that’s not nearly as far away as it sounds. Read the rest of that interview here.
Improved EV batteries in Ford Vehicles
One of the main focuses is on the push to improve battery technology. Lighter, longer lasting, and less breakable batteries for electric vehicles can mean longer ranges, less weight (for better performance), and fewer repair requirements: all a necessity if Ford is going to produce the iconic F-150 truck with an electric or even partially electric option.
“Batteries are the life force of any EV, and we have been committed to growing our leadership in battery research and development for more than 15 years,” said Kevin Layden, director, Ford Electrification Programs in a Ford press release this month. “Battery technology has evolved rapidly since we launched our first volume electrified product, the Ford Escape Hybrid, in 2004, and we look forward to developing even better vehicle battery technology for our customers.”
Ford has long been a leader in producing electric and hybrid vehicles, and we are hoping that an F-150 may be around the corner. It being Ford, you can bet that the truck would have the same tough capability while being better for the environment (and maybe the gas costs).
