2023-05-24 03:34:36
At Capital Markets Day, Ford offered more details on its EV plans, including a new three-row electric SUV that will debut in 2025. Despite some confusion during the presentation, the new SUV is the Explorer BEV that Ford intends to start to manufacture at its factory in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
With ambitious EV plans, Ford aims to out-market Tesla in some markets. The Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning provided Ford with a springboard to achieve that goal, but they weren’t designed for the long haul. The brand loses a lot of money for every EV it sells, so it needs more efficient production techniques and new electric models to become profitable. That’s why the F-150 Lightning will be replaced in 2025 by another full-size electric truck built for efficiency on a new dedicated platform.
Changes brought about by Explorer BEV:
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The Mustang Mach-E continues until 2026, when it too will be replaced by a better version. It will use an evolution of the current GE1 platform, called GE2.1, but it will not be the first model to use the new architecture. Instead, Ford will launch electric versions of the Explorer and Lincoln Aviator in the GE2.1 in 2025. Both models will be built in Oakville, although initial rumors indicated they would roll off the production line at Ford’s factory in Cuautitlan, North America. Mexico. It looks like the Mustang Mach-E will need all of its production capacity in Mexico, especially since Ford is also planning a coupe-SUV version of the second-generation model.
During the Capital Markets Day event, Doug Field, director of electric vehicles and digital systems at Ford, confused attendees by comparing the upcoming three-row family SUV to an expedition. Still, it was clear that the new model is the Explorer BEV that Ford plans to produce in Canada from 2025. Ford has not confirmed that it will be called Explorer and is very likely to choose another name. After all, the Explorer EV Ford launched in Europe is much smaller, sharing the MEB architecture with the Volkswagen ID.4. Unless Ford has no plans to sell the MEB-based Explorer EV in North America, it would be confusing to use the same name for its three-row SUV.
Autonomy for the model:
Like the current Explorer, the next EV in the family will play in the mid-size SUV segment. Ford promises a spacious cabin and up to 560 km of range, or 480 km when running at 120 km/h. Ford aims for extreme efficiency thanks to better aerodynamics, reduced tire rolling resistance and improved drivetrains.
The automaker also revealed that the battery capacity would be slightly larger than that of the Mustang Mach-E, which means it could have around 100 kWh. Although no technical specifications were revealed, the new SUV will offer a fast charging option. Field mentioned that the upcoming three-line EV would be able to recover 240 km of range in less than 10 minutes.
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