Is there any mention of the price range and range of the electric F-150?
On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 5:14 PM brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > https://electrek.co/2019/11/04/ford-union-plans-electric-f-150-built-in-dearborn/ > Ford union deal confirms EV plans, electric F-150 will be built in Dearborn > Nov. 4th 2019 Jameson Dow > > [image > https://i2.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/01/2015-ford-f-150-svt-rapto-7_1600x0w-e1483460229929.jpg > f-150 > > > shares > https://twitter.com/MikeMartinez_AN/status/1190363088610103299 > Michael Martinez @MikeMartinez_AN > Unlike with the GM deal, the union provided a breakdown of plant investments > for the Ford tentative deal: > View image on Twitter > 2:20 PM - Nov 1, 2019 > > > https://twitter.com/MikeMartinez_AN/status/1190370609886314496 > ] > > Ford renegotiated its union contract last week, coming to a relatively > speedy agreement between the automaker and its workers. The agreement > includes a detailed breakdown of plant investments, including which cars > will be made where. > > Of particular note, the list of cars includes two full electric vehicles > (F-150 and Transit), two plug-in hybrids (Escape and Lincon Corsair), and > multiple other conventional hybrids. The electric F-150 will be built > alongside the standard F-150 in Ford’s main truck plant in Dearborn, > Michigan, where Ford also plans to produce batteries for the electric F-150. > While the Mach E is not specifically mentioned, “Mustang derivatives” are, > and it looks like that car will be built in Flat Rock, Michigan. > > This swift negotiation comes a few weeks after the resolution of a strike at > competitor General Motors, which lasted more than a month and cost the > company billions of dollars. > > Worker negotiations have included discussions over advanced powertrain > strategy in recent years, with some union leaders wanting to secure > long-term viability for jobs in the face of massive change in the auto > industry. > > GM’s negotiation involved GM dangling the prospect of electric truck > production as a way to get workers back to work. And Audi’s worker union > made similar demands for EV production not too long ago. > > Ford’s deal details investments and vehicle lines for each Ford plant in the > US. Most plants look like they will see a continuation of current vehicle > lines, with PHEVs and BEVs being added at three plants: > > Dearborn gets the electric F-150 and will build batteries onsite, while > Kansas City will build an all-new Transit BEV, and Louisville will produce > Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair PHEVs. > > Ford has many PHEV models (branded “energi”), but most of them have small > batteries, and we generally have not covered them at Electrek. While we > don’t know the specs of the Escape and Corsair yet, it’s suspected that they > will have relatively small 20-mile-ish batteries, similar to many of Ford’s > other PHEV offerings. > > The Ford plan also details powertrain investments, with a couple mentions of > electric powertrains: > > EVs will get a new BEV transmission line at Ford’s Livonia, Michigan, > transmission plant. The Van Dyke plant in Sterling Heights will build > electric motors and transaxles. The Rawsonville plant in Ypsilanti will > build batteries, but those will be for Ford’s conventional hybrids. > > We have no details yet on the Transit BEV, but considering that the Transit > is primarily for the European market, it may not come to the US. Ford does > sell the smaller Transit Connect in the US, and previously has produced some > electric versions of this van through a partnership with Azure Dynamics, but > only a couple thousand were built before production stopped in 2012. > > It also looks like Ford’s upcoming “Mustang-inspired” Mach E electric > crossover will be built in Flat Rock. That entry mentions “all new Mustang, > including derivates.” We can find no other mention of the Mach E, so suspect > that it will fall under this umbrella. > > In other Mach E news, Ford announced today that it’s teaming up with Idris > Elba to promote the car, in advance of its unveiling on November 17. > > While Ford doesn’t make any EVs at the moment (they stopped building the > Ford Focus electric, which was only a retrofit anyway, last year), they’re > among the automakers who are talking the biggest talk about their future in > electric vehicles. > > The company claimed last year that it’s going “all-in” on EVs after a change > in company leadership, and the new CEO Jim Hackett formed a new internal > team, called “Team Edison,” to oversee electric car programs. Last month > they announced big EV charging plans in partnership with Greenlots and > Amazon, and earlier this year Ford invested $500 million into Rivian after > the startup electric truck stole last year’s LA Auto Show. > > They’ve also moved some combustion engine investment into electric cars, > though their investments are still majority-combustion. So they’re not quite > “all in” yet, at least not as far as, say, Daimler, who recently announced > that they would stop developing internal combustion entirely. > > Ford also agreed with California (along with BMW, Honda, and VW) earlier > this year to voluntarily meet higher emissions standards in the face of > federal efficiency rollbacks. Much of the rest of the industry, including > GM, FCA, and Toyota, recently came down on the side of more pollution. > > And the F-150 is the best-selling vehicle in America, which means an > electric version is a big deal toward EV sales and public perception of > electric vehicles. > [© electrek.co] > > > https://www.foxnews.com/auto/ford-changing-electric-car-plans-uaw > Ford changing electric car plans, new UAW agreement suggests > Ford may be shifting its electric car strategy. The terms of the new > agreement, released by the UAW, say that the plant will ... > Electric Ford F-150's shocking secret revealed > Ford is working on an electric F-150 pickup that will be going on sale in a > couple of years, but its powertrain isn't the only thing that makes it > special. A prototype spotted on public roads reveals it may also have a > fully-independent suspension ... > https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2019/11/ev1.jpg > > > + > https://www.gapurabali.com/news/2019/10/30/bali-counting-down-era-electric-vehicles/1572386766 > Bali counting down to an era of electric vehicles > 2019/10/30 ... Bali Gov., Wayan Koster, led a convoy of 35+ electric: > motorcycles, cars, Bajas and bicycles around Denpasar last Sunday to welcome > an 'era of electric vehicles.' ... Koster hopes exposing electric vehicles > at this car-free time will help people to understand they are safe and > environmentally friendly ... (zoe EVs shown) > https://www.gapurabali.com/sites/default/files/styles/article-full/public/image_courtesy_of_pxhere.jpg?itok=KMhp6lCj > ... > http://www.balipost.com/news/2019/03/28/71809/Program-Nangun-Sat-Kerthi-Loka...html > Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali > 2019/03/28 ... concept focused around balance between the physical and the > spiritual in nature, the community and in Balinese culture ... > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
