25-04-2025
- Automotive
- Washington Post
China speeds ahead on electric vehicles as Trump locks in defeat
Michael Bickford was excited to get behind the wheel of a Ford F-150 Lightning pickup, but after experiencing the dismal state of the U.S. charging network on a recent road trip, the Portland, Maine retiree reconsidered.
'I had planned to go fully electric, but I gave up on that when the realities of how difficult that would be here set in,' said Bickford, who is sticking with his hybrid. After pulling his name off the waitlist for an F-150 plug-in, he's waiting for the day the United States catches up to China. He's in for a long wait.
