► All-electric range on sale by 2030Ford has confirmed a fully electric Puma will join the range alongside a pair of new crossover EVs by 2024, as it rolls out nine electric vehicles within two years.
The Ford-VW partnership is key to the company's electric plans. The European chief pledged that the Cologne factory – the heart of Ford's EV plans – will account for 1.2 million units over their lifecycle.Ford had already committed to a fully electric future for its European operation, with the promise to move to an all-EV line-up in Europe by 2030. It's a far-reaching move to electrifiction that will cost the company $22bn by 2025 – double its original EV spending plans.
Investment into the Cologne site will be used modernise its vehicle assembly facility and transform it into an electrification centre for the manufacture of electric vehicles. No new product announcements were confirmed at the briefing, but it was confirmed that its first European-built, big-volume, all-electric passenger vehicle for European customers will be produced there, and that Ford is committed to delivering affordable EVs to all of its existing customers.
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