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2021 Ford F-150’s 5 best new innovations and features include a generator and a folding shifter – Roadshow [CNET]
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The 2021 F-150 aims to go green(er).
FordPowerBoost V6 hybrid powertrain
Ford’s been pretty good with naming more efficient technologies something to indicate they actually make more power while keeping things green. The “PowerBoost” V6 hybrid powertrain is the latest example. Ford engineers took the twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 engine and married it to a 35-kilowatt electric motor tucked into the 10-speed automatic transmission. A 1.5 kilowatt-hour battery provides the juice and sits underneath the truck to make sure cabin and cargo space are nearly identical to other F-150 models.
We don’t have a final horsepower figure for the twin-turbo V6 plus the added oomph from the hybrid system, but the e-motor will add 47 horsepower. Ford also said the F-150 PowerBoost should go 700 miles on a single tank of gas.
For the lower outputs, owners can access plugs inside the F-150, or there are up to four 120-volt outlets in the truck’s bed. For the 7.20kW output, Ford will actually install a 240-volt outlet in the bed, too.
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Perhaps Ford will do more things with the Zone Lighting via OTA updates.
FordOver-the-air updates
The 2021 F-150 will pack Ford’s lastest Sync 4 infotainment system, which houses the ability for over-the-air updates. That makes the pickup a super connected machine, and the F-150 is the first pickup to provide the ability standard. Ford underscored this will let the company push meaningful updates to drivers seamlessly and said it could involve anything, bumper-to-bumper. Tesla’s best known for using OTA updates often to provide totally new features, and Ford could do the same with the F-150. We don’t think Ford will push karaoke to the truck, but the possibilities are totally open.
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