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FEATURE ARTICLE
Ford Europe goes all-In for EV production
more investment to come. " E-Transit is part of more than a $11.5
billion global investment in electrification through 2022.
" Ford's strategy is different - we are delivering affordable, capable
electric vehicles in the heart of the retail and commercial
market rather than six-figure status vehicles, " Galhotra said.
" With the stunning Mustang Mach-E SUV, an all-electric F-150
and the new E-Transit, our first wave of EVs in North America will
introduce a whole new generation to EVs. "
Ford Europe to spend $1 billion to transform Cologne plant to Electrification
Center
Ford of Europe has recently committed to go all-in on its electric
passenger vehicles and to substantially grow and electrify its
leading commercial vehicle business. By mid-2026, 100 percent
of Ford's passenger vehicle range in Europe will be either
all-electric or plug-in hybrid, and it will be completely all-electric
by 2030. Similarly, its entire commercial vehicle range will be
all-electric or plug-in hybrid by 2024, with two-thirds of its commercial
vehicle sales expected to be all-electric or plug-in hybrid
by 2030.
Spearheading its advance into an all-electric future is a new
$1 billion investment to modernize its vehicle assembly facility
in Cologne, Germany, one of its largest manufacturing centers
in Europe and the home of Ford Europe. The investment will
transform the existing vehicle assembly operations into the Ford
Cologne Electrification Center for the manufacture of electric
vehicles, becoming the company's first such facility on the continent.
Plans call for its first European-built, volume all-electric
passenger vehicle for European customers will be produced at
the facility from 2023, with the potential for a second all-electric
vehicle built there under consideration.
It is part of a massive global iniative for Ford, spreading across
North America, as well. In November the company announced
that its Kansas City Assembly Plant will build the all-new ETransit
van, part of a more than $3.2 billion investment in Ford's
North American manufacturing facilities to produce a series of
new electric vehicles for commercial and retail customers.
The new E-Transit will join the all-electric F-150 announced in
September and the all-electric Mustang Mach-E, which begins
arriving in dealers' showrooms next month. The new entries support
Ford's plan to electrify its iconic and most popular vehicles,
including its commercial vehicles. The all-electric F-150, which
will be assembled at the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in
Dearborn, Mich., arrives in mid-2022. The E-Transit arrives in
late 2021.
" We're taking our most iconic vehicles and using fully electric
technology to deliver even more performance, productivity and
capability for customers, " said Kumar Galhotra, president, Americas
and International Markets Group. " We are building out the
North American manufacturing footprint to support this growth.
This is just the first chapter with more new electric vehicles and
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Ford is also investing approximately $150 million in Van Dyke
Transmission Plant in southeastern Michigan to build e-motors
and e-transaxles beginning in 2021. Plants in Canada and Mexico
are also being transformed or modified for EV production. " We
are investing heavily in our vehicle programs as well as building
out our manufacturing capabilities, " said Hau Thai-Tang, chief
product platform and operations officer. " This will allow us to
scale quickly as customer interest in these new products grows. "
Jaguar Land Rover & Tata Motors
Assembling new hybrid model at Jaguar Land Rover plant
In the UK, luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has announced
plans to electrify its range of vehicles, converting to an all-electric
brand from 2025 with all models built exclusively on a pure electric
architecture. Over the next five years, JLR will also introduce
six pure electric variants under the Land Rover brand, adding its
first model by 2024.
Both Jaguar and Land Rover
will offer pure electric power
by 2030. By this time, in addition
to 100% of Jaguar sales,
it is anticipated that around
60% of Land Rovers sold
will be fully electric. As part
of its plan to become carbon
neutral, the company is also
preparing for the expected
adoption of clean fuel-cell
power. Development is
reported to be already unPermanent
magnet AC motor from
Tata in India
derway, with prototypes arriving on UK roads within the next 12
months as part of its long-term investment program.
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