Ford announced to NBC News exclusively that it’s going all-in on electric vehicles, pledging that within nine years, 40 percent of its fleet will be battery powered. The company will spend $11 billion to build new plants in Tennessee and Kentucky and hire 11,000 new workers. Chairman Bill Ford Jr. says that Ford is “on the cusp of a revolution.â€ÂÂ
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Better late than never!
Look at chinas charging stations! US is joke in comparison!
Ev Tech is not ready for mass public use, Buy my Chevy bolt back gm before if burns my house down.
And only the dealership will be able to service them, of course manufacturers are "pledging" to be more "green" (more green backs)
Who can afford new cars any way I wait on a used one and how much to fix them is the government giving them money to do this
Tesla making legacy automakers see the writing on the wall. Most of their EV tech and software is 3-5 years behind Tesla though. Audi can't even get their battery pack past 225 miles over three+ years while the Model S has a 405 range. Smh
Ford turned to crap anyway
Awesome!!
9 years ?
Tesla is going to eat Ford for breakfast in that time.
The real question is: are they also investing in charging stations & Mini stations?
Why does no one talk about the fact that to produce batteries and electric motors for all these new electric vehicles takes a considerable amount of copper and lead. Those metals have to be mined which has a horrific impact on the environment. Not to mention what happens to these vehicles when they get old and obsolete. This may reduce emissions but it will create a whole new environmental crisis.
You mean Ford is going to borrow another 11 billion, because they already owe like 200B that they can never repay. Same with GM. It turns out it is hard to make money selling cars when you have to keep recalling them because they are defective.
How many nuclear power plants will be needed to charge billions of batteries .When battery replacements are needed you will have to take out a loan. Barrysayit
Dream world, this is NOT smart; Ford will put themselves out of business. Just watch……
Good luck with that I work at Dana Corp that supplies parts to Ford and other manufacturers. The work force today sucks you’re dealing with the entitlement baby’s that want you to pay them but they don’t even show up to work ! I see a lot of problems getting 11,000 people to work. Besides we have a plant outside of Memphis where everyone walked out of. Good luck
I want an electric Model T. ðŸ‘ÂÂðŸÂ»ðŸ˜ÂÂ
There are 5000 less moving parts in an electric car. It’s cheaper for them to build and that’s all it is!!ðŸ¤â€ÂðŸ¤â€ÂðŸ¤â€ÂðŸ¤â€ÂðŸ¤â€ÂðŸ¤â€ÂðŸ¤â€Â
See, these are the people that can change the world. Major corporations making decisions that will affect the planet.
I'll wait for Ram. Ford always has problems.
That is the future of cars
Fords about to take a huge hit to their bottom line with this toy truck and so is GM. I’ll wait for their stock to tank then buy as much as I can. With little EV infrastructure or universal charging it won’t work here in the US. Europe is another story.
This is a pathetic goal. Tesla is 100% electric now and its Cybertruck has over 1 million reservations. (Where's the news story about that, NBC?) Ford is trying to play catch up and their goal is painfully slow.
I love this truck
They never have any EV's on the lot. They are already sold!
I want one now!
Nice ðŸ‘ÂÂðŸÂ»