Ford has acknowledged that it is working towards a range that consists solely of electric vehicles.
Hot on the heels of unveiling the F-150 Lightning, Ford’s president of the Americas and international markets group, Kumar Galhotra, confirmed the plans.
“I can easily see a point where we’d say, ‘Here’s the date where we’d be all-electric,’” he told Auto News. “We’re certainly working towards it.” Cross-town rival GM has announced plans to be all-electric by 2035 but evidently, Ford isn’t yet ready to announce a date.
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It is understood that the car manufacturer’s electric vehicle plans will largely rely on customer acceptance of the F-150 Lightning. Auto News notes that with the electric F-150, the Mustang Mach-E, and the E-Transit, Ford will hope to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles.
Galhotra added that the environment of various markets around the world also remains undecided, hence why Ford can’t yet commit to a firm date to be only selling EVs, pointing out the differences between Europe and the U.S.
“The two markets are in a very different place,” he said. “As that market was maturing and moving in Europe, it was clear at what point we’d be all-electric. I suspect the same thing is happening here; we’re just not at that point.”
Under former chief executive Jim Hackett, Ford was happy to source batteries from various overseas suppliers but with Jim Farley in charge, the company recently announced a joint venture with SK Innovation to build its own batteries in a move that mimics what General Motors is also planning.
