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Ford and Metromile partner on usage-based insurance

Green Car Congress

Insurance carrier Metromile and Ford Motor are teaming up to provide Ford connected vehicle owners with personalized car insurance to be more affordable and fairer. The agreement with Ford is Metromile’s first with a major manufacturer; Ford’s models are the most popular domestic make among Metromile customers.

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Ford scraps its three-row electric SUV, opening the door for these rivals to dominate

Baua Electric

While Ford is canceling plans to launch its three-row electric SUV, overseas brands like Kia, Hyundai, and Volvo are looking to take advantage. By scrapping its larger SUV, Ford opened the door for rivals to take control of the segment. The reality is that the market changed,” Marin Gjaja, Ford’s COO, told Reuters on Thursday.

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Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

Ford Mustang Mach-E EV – 5,807. Nissan and Ford are expected to follow shortly. Yes, but I’m someone who is quite committed to the EV pathway, and able to afford the slightly higher ticket that most EVs carry. Interest appears to be peaking and prices are holding steady or dropping for all but the outrageous luxury models.

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Feature: Bridging the EV Affordability Gap

Clean Fleet Report

The number of plug-in electric cars nearly doubled from 40 to more than 70 vehicles this year, including attractive SUV crossovers in the $40,000 range like the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the Volkswagen ID4. Particularly with inflation and higher gas prices, it’s critical that we make financing EVs cheaper than gas cars today.

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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

Green Car Congress

A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. Together, the two datasets encompass millions of trips made by drivers all around the country. Chang & Jessika E.

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QOTD: Is a McLaren SUV Blasphemy?

The Truth About Cars

Personally, I think that if an exotic brand like McLaren decides to build an SUV, it doesn't mean that the brand is no longer pure. If you have the money to afford a McLaren and you want to own a GTS, why should you care if the brand also sells an SUV? That's likely true.

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Ford and Pivotal collaborate on software platform for FordPass

Green Car Congress

Ford is working with platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider Pivotal to build a software platform supporting FordPass, announced at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) ( earlier post ), that will enable the company to innovate rapidly and to iterate on new applications and mobility solutions for consumers.

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