In a landscape marred by economic decline and political disregard, the resilient but beleaguered American working class faces the grim reality of plant closures and job losses, navigating a devalued currency and rising inflation, while contending with the insidious disparities fostered by a government and elite seemingly indifferent to their plight.
Dalbir Bala bought a new Ford F-150 Lightning in January. That's the all-electric version of the company's flagship pickup truck. And it wasn't cheap. Bala paid more than $85,000 for his truck.
The Ford EV 150s are still having problems selling. As a truck, it's lacking. One dealer in New Jersey said no one wants the EVs, and lots are filling up. In the following interview, an EV truck owner explains that he had to dump his $115,000 Ford truck on a road trip and called EVs the "B