The winter blast that more or less crippled the state is leading to a very unlikely hero. A truck. Not just any truck. It's the new Ford F-150 hybrid truck with Pro Power Onboard.
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Randy Jones of Katy, Texas, has lost track of how many reporters have called to hear his personal story about powering his home with his pickup truck during the Texas blackout. I saw myself on Fox News this morning, he said Friday. It has created a lot of interest. Amazing. All I wanted was a little comfort.
As Texans finished up a week of struggling with undependable power supplies, frigid temperatures and uncertainty about clean water as frozen pipes burst, Jones wasn t the only one who sees truck ownership as essential during uncertain times.
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Ford Urges Texas Dealers to Loan Out F-150s with Pro Power Onboard
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As thousands of Texas struggle with the fallout of this week’s winter storm, Ford Motor Company is stepping up and doing its part to help rather than, say, fly to Cancun for a vacation. The automaker is working with its expansive Lone Star State dealer network to roll out 2021 Ford F-150 PowerBoost Hybrids equipped with Pro Power Onboard generators.
“When an unprecedented disaster strikes, Ford answers the call,” said Andrew Frick, Ford vice president of sales for U.S. and Canada. “Texans have long been passionate advocates for Ford and our Built Ford Tough pickups; now it’s our turn to honor some of that devotion by mobilizing our inventory of generator-equipped F-150 Hybrids to help those in need of power.”