
Biden takes new electric F-150 for a test drive: 'This sucker's quick'
CNN
It's not every day an American president gets to speed down a driving course in an electric pick-up truck trailed by Secret Service. But on Tuesday, President Joe Biden did just that.
Biden made an unscheduled visit to a Ford driving course at which safety tests are normally conducted, and had the opportunity to test drive the new Ford F-150 Lightning -- the electric vehicle Ford is manufacturing at a plant in Dearborn, Michigan. "This sucker's quick," said Biden, donning aviator sunglasses, from the driver's seat after pulling the truck up to reporters and photographers.
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