Ford can beat its own forecast
Ford no longer wants to offer conventional cars in Europe by 2030, but rather has made the switch to electric cars. Ford’s European boss is now declaring that it can happen even sooner. This is mainly due to the customer.
Ford wants to switch to electric cars as early as possible: the 2030 target is shaking
It was only a few weeks ago that Ford announced at the end of February that it would no longer manufacture cars with internal combustion engines from 2030. By then, they want to have made the exit and switched the entire product range to electric drive. A goal that other manufacturers have set themselves in a similar way. But now Ford sharpens, albeit without naming a specific, earlier target date.
At the “Future of the Car” summit by the Financial Times, Ford’s head of Europe, Stuart Rowley, stated that the situation is being constantly reassessed. Every time you look at the data, Ford pushes the forecast, Rowley said loudly Ecomento. Be it it is quite possible that “we will proceed faster”the portal quotes him. That is mainly due to the customer. The Demand for electric cars in Europe is stronger than expected. In view of ongoing funding and the previous expansion of the charging infrastructure, it is likely to increase in the foreseeable future.
Fords that don’t drive electric by 2030 will be discontinued
Ford is preparing for this with new electric models: above all the Mach-E, which will soon also be delivered in Europe. Another new electric car from Ford will be due in 2023. It is to be based on the modular electrical construction kit (MEB) from Volkswagen, to which Ford is the first competitor to have access to the Wolfsburg-based company. In addition, the US group wants to rely more on paid software updates based on Tesla’s model.
When exactly Ford will stop producing combustion engines in Europe – should it be before 2030 as expected – Rowley has not announced. “There will be models that are not fully electric by then, but then maybe we won’t serve these segments“, Said the European boss. In order to focus even more on SUVs, other models should be dropped. For example, the Ford Mondeo will be phased out in the coming year, Ecomento continues.
