Ford of Europe is announcing it will launch seven new electric models by 2024, although that number is inflated when counting the two trucks as separate models with engine siblings and a coupe crossover variant.
Later this year, Ford will launch the first vehicle based on Volkswagen Group’s MEB all-electric architecture. Supposedly a “Mid-size diagonal”The new vehicle is believed to be closely related to Volkswagen ID.4 and will sit below Mustang Mach-E.
According to the company, the EV crossover will be capable of driving up to 500 km on a single charge. Media reports say the automaker will bring back one of the classic European nameplates for the car.
The unnamed vehicle will enter production from 2023 at the company’s renovated factory in Cologne, Germany.
Despite sharing a common platform with various Volkswagen Group vehicles, Ford promises the new crossover will be a distinct Ford vehicle in terms of design, feel and service.
It will be joined within a year by “Cross Sports” built at the same factory and presumably using the same platform.
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By 2024, the company’s line of passenger EVs will be powered by a electric version of Puma. The Puma EV will be built alongside petrol and diesel versions of the popular light crossover in Craiova, Poland.
It is expected that the introduction of the Puma EV will mean the end of production of the unloved EcoSport in Europe.
On the commercial vehicle front, all-electric versions of the Custom transit one-ton valve, as well as its Tourneo Custom people mover variant, will go into production in 2023.
These will be the EV variants of the next generation Fiesta-size Express delivery valve and Tourneo Courier mobilizer.
The Electronic transit The van has been announced and will go on sale in Europe from Q2 2022, with sales in Australia to begin around mid-year.
With these new vehicles, Ford is planning to sell more than 600,000 EVs in Europe by 2026. The company also expects its Cologne plant to produce 1.2 million EVs by 2029.
To help the company achieve its electric vehicle goals, the automaker is setting up a battery factory in Turkey with Korean battery company SK On and Turkish conglomerate Koç Holding.
In mid-2021, the European Commission says it plans to Ban on sales of new cars with internal combustion engines by 2035. This will force all automakers operating in the region to switch to an electric-only lineup.
