DETROIT: Saying that it wants to control the key technology for electric vehicles, Ford plans to open a battery development center near Detroit by the end of next year. The company said the 200,000-square-foot facility will have equipment to design, test and even do small-scale manufacturing of battery cells and packs. The $185 million lab […]
Hino, Ree to jointly develop electric commercial vehicles
That market could be worth hundreds of billions of dollars over the next five years, analysts estimate, attracting the likes of General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co Toyota Motor Corp affiliate Hino Motors and Israeli startup Ree Automotive will jointly develop modular electric vehicles to transport people and goods, joining a growing number of […]
Harley-Davidson shifts focus to electric motorcycles, hires Ford CEO
Zeitz plans to invest more in Harley’s core heavyweight-bike segment — a category that has been shrinking across the industry — and set up a standalone electric-motorcycle division. Harley-Davidson Inc. nominated Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley to join its board, the latest move by CEO Jochen Zeitz as he seeks to revive […]
Ford’s Europe car lineup to be all-electric by 2030
LONDON: Ford Motor Co on Wednesday said its car lineup in Europe will be all-electric by 2030 as the U.S. automaker races to get ahead of CO2 emissions targets and looming bans in some countries on fossil fuel vehicles. The carmaker said it will invest $1 billion over the next 30 months to convert its […]
Ford, Mahindra to scrap previously announced automotive joint venture
New Delhi : US auto major Ford Motor Co on Friday said it and India”s Mahindra & Mahindra have decided to scrap their previously announced automotive joint venture and it will continue its independent operations in India as it is. The two companies determined that they will not complete a previously announced automotive joint venture […]
Ford Considers In-House Manufacturing to Overcome Limitations of Its EV Battery Supply
Supply and logistics are key in any battle. In the increasingly competitive market for electric vehicles (EV), securing a stable supply of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries has become critical for all participating car makers. According to the reporting from various media outlets, Ford is recently thinking about following EV leader Tesla in establishing in-house manufacturing for […]
How Electric Cars Take Over The US Market, With A Big Push From Tesla
I wrote this article before Maarten came out with an article on the same subject last week, but I came to the opposite conclusion. He sees progress faster than his expectations, I see progress slower than my expectations. I think that is because I live in the US and he lives in Europe. I’m as big […]
Apex Clean Energy Leads Market for 2019 Corporate Renewable Power Procurement
Apex Ranks First for Cumulative Wind Capacity Contracted to Commercial and Industrial Purchasers CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.: In a breakout year for commercial and industrial (C&I) renewable energy procurement, global energy research firm Wood Mackenzie has named Apex Clean Energy the top C&I wind power provider overall and the top corporate renewable provider in 2019. In 2019, […]
Ford built an electric Mustang with a manual transmission
Ford built an electric Mustang with a manual transmission. And we’re mad. Ford wants the world to take notice of its plans for electric vehicles. And what better way than to build an all-electric Mustang fastback with a six-speed manual transmission? And that has us angry over here because it’s a gigantic tease of a prototype […]
Ford Sticks With Hybrids as Other Automakers Rush to All-Electric Vehicles
DETROIT: While other automakers — notably crosstown rival General Motors and German giant Volkswagen — shift their focus to vehicles powered by electricity alone, Ford continues to develop and invest in hybrids, which combine gasoline engines with electric batteries. Hybrids play a key role in Ford’s touted $11 billion investment plan to reduce its vehicles’ […]