Ford Open To The Idea Of An Electric Mustang Coupe

If you thought traditional Ford Mustang fans couldn’t get any more upset over the marque’s decision to launch the Mustang Mach-E crossover, it has emerged that this model could be followed up by an all-electric Mustang coupe.

Not long after the Mustang Mach-E premiered at the Los Angeles Auto Show last month, Ford’s president of automotive Joe Hinrichs spoke on CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ where he revealed that an electric Mustang coupe won’t happen “in the near future, but probably someday.”

In a similar vein, executive chairman Bill Ford, who himself was hesitant to use the Mustang name on the Mach-E, told reporters “never say never” when quizzed about an electric Mustang coupe at the LA Auto Show.

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The 900 hp electric Mustang Lithium was displayed at the 2019 SEMA Show

While it remains to be seen when, and if indeed an electric Mustang coupe will become a reality, we do know that work is underway on a hybrid version of the Mustang. Ford recently previewed the work it has done on this model at SEMA with the Mustang Lithium EV project car built in partnership with supplier Webasto and delivering in excess of 900 hp and 1000 lb-ft (1,356 Nm) of torque.

Discussing this car, Ford’s head of product development and purchasing, Hau Thai-Tang, told Auto News the Lithium is “a great opportunity for us, together with Webasto, to showcase to our customers what a new electrified powertrain can do for performance in a car they already know and love.” Asked if this concept made him excited for a potential electric Mustang coupe, he replied “Of course it does.”