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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Ford CEO Jim Farley threw the gauntlet at Tesla and its Full Self-Driving autonomous driving system. Farley is confident that Ford Pro is the future. “If Look at Ford Pro. Ford Pro is the legacy automaker’s business unit for commercial customers, including fleet operators and government agencies.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Ford in Europe announced next steps in the transformation of its business. The actions are intended to align Ford’s product development organization and administrative functions in Europe with a smaller, more focused, and increasingly electric product portfolio.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The Ford F-150 Lightning Flash might sound like a special version of the electric pickup that accelerates quicker or charges faster. The 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning Flash is pitched by Ford as a “tech-focused” proposition for shoppers, and positioned between the XLT and.

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Teslarati

MARCH 19, 2024

Ford is planning to delay some electric vehicle plans in favor of a lineup of small, compact $25,000 EVs that could launch shortly after Tesla launches a car at the same price point, a new report says. Ford EV “skunkworks” team is led by a Tesla alumni CEO Jim Farley said, “We’re going to spend less capital on larger EVs.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 25, 2024

Ford hasn’t had the best luck with profitability on its electric vehicle business, but the automaker is not shying away from aiming at the cheaper end of the EV spectrum. At the same time, it’s unclear how Ford plans to reach profitability with cheaper vehicles, as it’s slowed investments in new factories and other related areas.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2012

The Ford Focus Electric. Ford has begun the consumer roll-out of the Focus Electric, the battery-electric version of its new Focus; production of the vehicles began in December 2011 at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) The Leaf uses a 24 kWh pack.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

The Ford Focus Electric. Ford Motor Company officially unveiled the Focus Electric—the company’s first all-electric passenger car. The five-door electric hatchback leverages Ford’s global C-car platform shared by the gasoline and diesel-powered Focus models. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Ford is a long history in rallying with cars like the Escort, Focus, and RS200, and now it's applying that to the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV. Unveiled Thursday, the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally is a new performance model designed for dirt-road driving.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Ford has begun deliveries of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck in Europe, with the first of the units going to a couple located in Norway. “Exciting to see our Ford customers in Norway begin receiving their F-150 Lightning deliveries,” wrote Farley in the post. “Congrats to Dag and Angela.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Ford in Europe has chosen its plant in Valencia, Spain, as the preferred site to assemble vehicles based on a next-generation electric vehicle architecture. Pending product approval, the Valencia plant could produce the electric and connected vehicles beginning later this decade.

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Teslarati

APRIL 10, 2024

Ford has reportedly implemented a round of price cuts to several trims of the 2024 F-150 Lightning. The recent price adjustments were focused primarily on the all-electric pickup truck’s mid-level variants. The Ford F-150 Lightning XLT Standard Range, however, saw a price reduction of $2,000 to $62,995.

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Teslarati

APRIL 5, 2024

Ford postponed the launch of at least two electric vehicles (EVs) to focus on hybrid production. The legacy automaker is delaying the launch of a three-row EV and its next-generation pure-electric pickup truck. This isn’t the first time Ford has postponed EV plans. The Ford Maverick was America’s No.1

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ford is laying off some 3,500 workers in Germany as the automaker ends the production of the Focus – the once crazily popular car that never managed to get off the ground with its electric version – in 2025.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Portland, Ore.;

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APRIL 12, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has noted that an ill-fated Ford Mustang Mach-E that was involved in a fatal crash with a Honda CR-V in San Antonio, Texas, on February 24, 2024, had its BlueCruise active driving assistance system engaged. The incident resulted in the death of the CR-V’s driver.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2023

Ford Motor Company has resumed production of the F-150 Lightning following a six-week shutdown to expand and retool the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center plant to triple manufacturing capacity of the electric truck. It’s the first time such tools have been deployed in Ford’s North American plants.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Ford and Purdue University researchers are working to develop a new, patent-pending charging station cable that could combine with in-development vehicle charging technology, making it even easier for people to transition to EVs with seamless re-charging. —Michael Degner, senior technical leader, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2012

Ford reported selling 89 Focus Electric vehicles in the US in June, bringing the total sold year-to-date to 97 (6 in May and 2 in January). The company also reported that it has produced 763 units of the battery-electric vehicle Jan-Jun 2012.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

BMW, Ford, and Honda on Tuesday announced a new company focusing on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) EV charging, which the partners claim will benefit both EV owners and electric utilities. Its main focus will be connecting EV owners in the U.S. Called ChargeScape, the company aims to start operations in 2024, pending regulatory approval.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2012

Ford Motor Company has certified the first 67 dealers in California, New York and New Jersey to sell the battery-electric 2012 Focus Electric. Those three states represent markets that account for a large percentage of electrified vehicle sales and will begin seeing the Focus Electric later this spring.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ford CEO Jim Farley noted during the automaker’s Q4 2023 earnings call that the company has a dedicated “skunkworks” team that has been developing a new electric vehicle platform focused on cost reduction. Clarke’s position in Ford’s EV skunkworks team was initially mentioned in a TechCrunch report.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Ford has updated its Tesla Supercharger deal by sweetening the entire situation, adding 3,000 additional locations to the BlueOval Network and giving more drivers access to the expansive charging network. Tesla to open 12,000 Superchargers to Ford across U.S. Tesla to open 12,000 Superchargers to Ford across U.S. and Canada.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 31, 2024

Ford has taken the first step toward offering Tesla Supercharger access to its electric vehicle owners by offering a complimentary charging adapter. Tesla to open 12,000 Superchargers to Ford across U.S. Tesla to open 12,000 Superchargers to Ford across U.S. Ford was set to gain access to 12,000 Supercharger locations.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 2, 2024

One factor that is coming into clear focus is pricing, as Ford recently found out with the Mustang Mach-E. In response to flagging demand, the automaker cut prices on the electric SUV and has seen an uptick in sales as a result, showing that cost remains a significant hurdle for many prospective buyers.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Ford has put a pause on sending out dealer shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, though the company also recently began delivering its 2024 gas versions of the truck. “We started shipping the first newly designed F-150 pickups to dealers this week,” Ford noted in a statement.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 19, 2024

A few weeks ago, Ford announced that it had created an internal skunkworks team to focus on affordable EVs and a new platform to underpin them. Ford is also expected to build an EV for ridesharing services, and Bloomberg reported that Ford has fewer than 100 people working on the project. All automakers in the U.S.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 18, 2024

Ford has launched a new look for the 2024 Mustang Mach-E all-electric vehicle, expanding customer cosmetic options with the new “Bronze Appearance Package.” The Mustang Mach-E GT AWD with Extended Range and the Bronze look is what Ford lists at this price. I’d love to hear from you!

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In a recent earnings call, Ford CEO Jim Farley revealed that over the past two years, a specialized EV team from the automaker has been developing a new, modular electric vehicle platform focused on cost reduction. Amidst this change, Ford will be stepping up with its Gen 2 electric vehicles. It was a startup.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Ford Motor Company has named the first markets that will sell the Focus Electric, Ford’s all-electric passenger car: Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh Durham, N.C.;

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Solid Power, a developer of all solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, announced a $130-million Series B investment round led by the BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and Volta Energy Technologies. BMW and Ford now share leading positions in the race for solid-state battery-powered electric vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 22, 2018

Ford announced a recall on Wednesday of the 120-volt charge cords supplied with nearly all of the plug-in hybrid and electric cars it built through 2015. The cars affected include the 2012 to 2015 Focus Electric, the 2013 to 2015 Ford C-Max Energi, and the 2013 to 2015 Ford Fusion Energi.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2022

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company have conducted a cradle-to-grave life cycle GHG assessment of model year 2020 ICEV, HEV, and BEV sedans, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), and pickup trucks in the United States. The lower and higher limits of each range are results for base and premium models, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2012

California buyers of the Ford Focus Electric will be able to receive up to $10,000 in tax credits ($2,500 state, $7,500 federal) and enjoy high-occupancy vehicle lane (HOV) access after the car was just approved for California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program ( CVRP ). 3 and 7, respectively, for the worst congestion in the US.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Rivian, the truck-focused EV startup, might not play as much of a role in the future of Ford’s electric-vehicle strategy as it had previously indicated. In an Automotive News interview cited by the publication Friday, Ford CEO Jim Farley confirmed that plans are off for the two companies to develop future EVs together.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2020

Ford Motor Company intends to achieve carbon neutrality globally by 2050, while setting interim targets to address climate change challenges more urgently. To achieve its goal, Ford will focus initially on three areas that account for approximately 95% of its CO 2 emissions: vehicle use, its supply base and the company’s facilities.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A new electric truck will make its debut in Ford’s portfolio next year: the F-150 Lightning Flash. The new all-electric truck features a tech-focused interior and long-range capabilities at what Ford calls “the correct value.”

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