Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

Automakers have figured this out (some a bit later than others), and are adjusting their strategies to bring more low-priced EVs to market. In February, Ford CEO Jim Farley announced that his company has been quietly working on a low-cost platform for smaller EVs for the last two years.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Ford is moving inventory after slashing prices by up to $8,100 on its best-selling electric SUV, the Mustang Mach-E , last month. Good news: Ford Mustang Mach-E price cuts are working Ford cut Mustang Mach-E prices by up to $8,100 in February with new finance and lease incentives. Ford’s Model e electric vehicle unit lost $4.7

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

Is Ford finally going to launch an electric Explorer in the US? Ford’s CEO John Lawler said at the BofA Auto Summit Tuesday an Escape-sized electric SUV can offer the same interior space as its best-selling Explorer on its new EV platform. Lawler said Ford is working to match EV capacity with demand.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Is Ford shifting its electric vehicle efforts away from large EVs like the F-150 Lightning , and focusing on translating the ethos of the Model T into the EV era? Taken at face value, remarks from Ford CEO Jim Farley made Tuesday suggest that may be the case.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

Ford electric Explorer SUV (Source: Ford) After EV sales picked up in the first quarter, Ford is scaling back as it delays plans to launch its new three-row electric SUV. Ford is pushing back EV production at its Oakville, Ontario, plant as it shifts to expand its hybrid lineup.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In New York yesterday, Ford Motor Company provided a strategic update to investors; the presentation follows a four-month deep dive into Ford’s strategy and business operations led by President and CEO Jim Hackett and Ford’s senior leadership team. By 2019, 100% of Ford’s new US vehicles will be built with connectivity.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

Audi is joining the race as automakers gear up to introduce new, lower-cost EV models. Audi plots a new lower-cost EV, an electric A3 or Q3 After unveiling the new Q6 e-tron this week, its next-gen premium mid-size electric SUV, Audi, is planning a smaller, lower-cost EV. Kia is also planning a series of low-cost models.

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Baua Electric

MAY 22, 2023

DETROIT — Ford Motor expects gross sales and benefit margins from its inner combustion engine automobiles to develop for a minimum of the later two years ahead of the industrywide transition to electrical automobiles begins to reduce that industry. “Trucks, off-road and performance segments have a long runway,” Galhotra stated.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2016

Ford Motor Company is the first automaker to formulate and test new foam and plastic components using carbon dioxide as feedstock. Researchers expect to see the new biomaterials in Ford production vehicles within five years. Low Catalyst Cost. Low Finished Polymer Cost. Among these companies is Novomer.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Ford has big plans for its next-gen EVs. Amid intensifying competition, Ford’s CEO Jim Farley said a “seismic change” has shaken the EV market following the automaker’s Q4 earnings results. Source: USPTO) Ford details an 800V fast charging system for EVs that uses a multi-voltage charging circuit.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2016

Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Jose Cuervo to explore the use of the tequila producer’s blue agave plant fiber byproduct to develop more sustainable bioplastics to employ in Ford vehicles. Ford is using about 20% fiber to reinforce its plastics. Ford most recently introduced REPREVE in F-150.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

After Ford announced a surprising shift to more affordable EVs, its luxury Lincoln brand is putting electric on the back burner. Lincoln backtracks on EVs as Ford shifts to affordable In an interview (via Detroit News ), Lincoln President Dianne Craig said that the company is “listening to what customers really need.”

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Aluminum companies are in an “ ebullient mood ”, WSD says, due in part to the aluminum-bodied 2015 Ford F-150 ( earlier post ) and an Aluminum Association report, authored by the Ducker Worldwide consulting group, forecasting that by 2025 three-in-four pickup trucks will have an all-aluminum body. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

The race for lower-cost electric cars Automakers are rushing to introduce new low-cost EVs. Ford is shifting from large EVs, like the F-150 Lightning, to smaller, more affordable models. According to a new Bloomberg Businessweek report, Ford plans to launch a new low-cost EV platform.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

Although BYD is best known for its low-cost EVs, the Chinese automaker is expanding into luxury and mid-size SUVs to take on new segments. Ford’s CEO Jim Farley called BYD’s Seagull a “pretty damn good” EV while warning other automakers. BYD’s success is being watched closely by American automakers.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 24, 2024

The IONIQ 5 was the sixth best-selling EV in the US last year, topping the Rivian R1S and Ford F-150 Lightning. 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 5 (Source: Hyundai) Despite rivals like Ford and GM pulling back on EV plans, Hyundai and Kia remain focused on closing the gap with Tesla. The EV4 is expected to start at around $35,000.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Ford Mustang Mach-E 15,938. Ford Mustang Mach-E (& F-150 Lightning & E-Transit). Ford has had little to show in the EV market some some time. First volley–a recasting of the iconic Ford Mustang as an electric crossover– the Mach-E. Tesla Model 3 80,681. Chevrolet Bolt 22,799.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 4, 2024

Ford’s EV sales climbed 80% year-over-year (YOY) in February following aggressive price cuts last month. Ford EV sales climb in February following price cuts After EV sales slipped 11% last month in EV sales last month, Ford saw a big improvement in February with 6,368 all-electric vehicles handed over, up 80.8% over last year.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Tesla's goals include boosting driving range by more than 50 percent —16 percent of that due to the 4680's newfound punch—while halving battery costs and bringing a $25,000 Tesla to showrooms. And you have to get to high volume to bring those costs down, and that's not easy to do."

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 22, 2022

Ford is still catching up with orders for its Mustang Mach-E crossover , last year’s number-three seller, which adding performance models. The first half of the year should see introductions of three key products—two compact SUVs, the Kia EV6 and Nissan Ariya , and Ford F-150 Lightning Pro pickup. Story by Michael Coates.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 23, 2021

The BEVs also lower the system costs of a fully renewable system if the moment of charging is optimally chosen especially when combined with bidirectional charging. In recent years, the low cost of lithium has discouraged the miners from increasing production capacity which has now resulted in a lack of demand accelerates.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform.

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