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Ford’s “Go Electric” event in Amsterdam today revealed the automaker’s electrified vehicle lineup in Europe, but all of the new production models introduced at the event were hybrid variants.

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Ford has announced today new investments in its US facilities for future production of next-generation electric vehicles as well as Ford’s first autonomous vehicles.
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Ford is preparing to launch its first electric vehicle built to be electric from the ground up: a Mustang-inspired all-electric crossover, and now, the automaker is teasing it as a Tesla Model Y competitor.
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In order to bring its own electric pickup trucks to market, Rivian has installed its electric powertrain inside several undercover F-150 electric pickup trucks driving around as test mules in its development program.
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Ford is trying to hype up its upcoming first electric vehicle built to be electric from the ground up: a Mustang-inspired all-electric crossover.

Executive Chairman Bill Ford says the vehicle will ‘go like hell’ – a reference to what his uncle, then-President Henry Ford II said when the automaker was trying to beat Ferrari at Le Mans.
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Volkswagen will invest around $1.7 billion in Ford’s self-driving subsidiary Argo, according to a new report.

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Ford might not be doomed after all. The American automaker has now finally announced that it is going to launch an all-electric version of its most important vehicle program: the F-Series pickup trucks.
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Today, Ford and Volkswagen announced that they partnered together in a “global alliance” and it includes a deal to explore partnering on electric vehicles.
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Ford released this week its new strategy in Europe and it came with bad news for employees as many jobs will be lost, but the American automaker also sneaked in some electric vehicle news and said that they will introduce electric versions of all passenger vehicles in Europe.
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[Update: Axios has updated its report with more sources saying the deal could see Ford spending close to $100M to buy Spin, while another report from the NYT says Ford will invest another $100M into the company. Ford has also issued an official statement on the buyout.]

This week we heard that Lime is reportedly moving beyond electric scooters and may want to offer small electric car rentals. Now, a major auto manufacturer is jumping into the electric scooter share market. Ford has reportedly signed a deal to buy the scooter startup, Spin for a paltry sum…

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DHL, one of the largest logistics companies in the world, started its StreetScooter subsidiary to build electric vehicles for its own fleet, but it is now emerging as an important electric vehicle manufacturer.

Now they are expanding in even larger vehicles with the help of Ford, which has now started production of its all-electric Streetscooter WORK XL delivery vehicles.
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Ford’s Turkish truck subsidiary has unveiled a new electric and autonomous truck concept, F-Vision, at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 show in Hannover, Germany today.
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Ford is currently working on its first all-electric vehicle built to be electric from the ground up.

The American automaker has now released the first image of the vehicle, which it describes as a ‘Mustang-inspired fully-electric performance utility’ vehicle.
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Ford confirms that its next-gen electric crossover, its first all-electric vehicle built to be electric from the ground up, will be inspired by the company’s iconic muscle car: the Ford Mustang.
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Ford has announced a significant recall for the charging cables that it delivered with 50,000 of its electric vehicles sold between 2011 and 2015.

The automaker says that there’s an overheating risk that could lead to a fire.
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Tesla’s latest production milestone has been surprisingly controversial. Tesla employees and enthusiasts have been celebrating it while Wall Street is doubting the significance of it.

Ford is adding itself to the conversation by somewhat mocking Tesla’s Model 3 production achievement by comparing it with its own manufacturing capacity.

Are they looking at it the right way?
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China is getting all the good stuff when it comes to all-electric vehicles these days.

Now, Ford is setting up a new joint-venture to sell all-electric vehicles for ride-hailing services in the country.
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Ford doesn’t have much to show for when it comes to all-electric vehicles aside for the Focus Electric, a compliance car converted from the gas-powered version, as it has mainly been focusing hybrids.

Now the Dearborn company is more aggressively phasing out its passenger cars as it focuses on trucks and electric vehicles.
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The Tesla Model 3 is captivating the entire auto industry from the close to 500,000 people who reserved the vehicle to other automakers who want to learn from it.

Now, a Model 3 was spotted being tested on Ford’s campus.
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Ford doesn’t have much to show for when it comes to all-electric vehicles aside for the Focus Electric, a compliance car converted from the gas-powered version, and a lot of press releases, but the automaker now teases a series of new electric vehicles and its strategy to convince customers to go electric.
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Ford has been lagging behind in all-electric vehicle programs since its first vehicle designed to be electric from the ground up is only planned for 2020.

Now the American automaker wants to accelerate its electric vehicle effort with several more vehicles in their lineup over the next 4 years.
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