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Ford shifting focus to smaller cheaper EVs (www.reuters.com)

submitted 3 days ago by SteveInVentura@lemmy.today to c/electriccars@lemmy.ca

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Ford seems to be refocusing it’s #EV efforts towards smaller, less expensive EVs with cheaper battery technology in an effort to stay relavent given the low cost EVs coming out of China. This is in contrast with GMs efforts which seem to lean towards larger SUVs and trucks.

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[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The maverick is built on the same platform as the ford focus.

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

And the Mach E is derived from that platform too. They're building a BEV Maverick for sure.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah but that's going the other direction, like how the Honda Ridgeline is based on the pilot. And it makes the truck worse for the same reason cars with truck chassis are worse.

Now if people would be willing to buy passenger cars and let trucks be trucks we wouldn't have this problem.

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well they are more a class of UTE, its just americans think anything with a bed is a 'truck'. Personally wish el caminos style would make a come back.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I'd love me a ute but Americans don't buy trucks for utility, they buy it because they've been taught to hate station wagons and minivans