Due to potential battery issues, Ford has paused production and shipment of its F-150 Lightning EV pickup. The company did not disclose details of the issue, so we can only guess it is not a safety issue but a quality issue. The spokesperson said they are working to fix it and will do right by affected customers before resuming production and shipments.
The European Union has voted on emission reduction targets that will effectively ban new ICE vehicles by 2035. The Parliamentary vote in favor of the ban still has to be approved by the EC Council, as well as be published in the EU Journal, but experts expect these stages to be completed by March.
Electric boat company, Voltari, has set another high bar for its industry. Their Voltari 260 completed a 91-mile journey from Key Largo, Florida to Bimini, Bahamas on a single battery charge. The average speed of the trip was just 5 mph to showcase the range, but a previous display of the boat's power showed off its top speed of 108 mph.