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Ford CEO Jim Farley's EU Roadtrip Sparks Call For Better EV Charging Infrastructure In US, Says He Was 'Excited' By Charging Options Available
Friday, September 27, 2024 - 4:58am | 564Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) CEO Jim Farley drove through Europe in an electric vehicle in August and came back with several realizations including the need for a better charging infrastructure if EV adoption is to pick up pace in the U.S. What Happened: Farley drove from Germany to Italy to meet with...
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Ford's E-Transit Van Could Be Its Golden Goose Near Term As Blue Oval Pushes Back New EV Launch To 2026
Friday, August 23, 2024 - 7:50am | 651Ford Motor Co‘s (NYSE:F) E-Transit van is one of the only three EV offerings from the Michigan-based automaker in the U.S. and it has been driving the automaker’s EV sales significantly. E-Transit Sales And Popularity: August marks the 59th anniversary of Ford’s Transit vans....
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Mustang Mach-E Drives Ford's Q2 EV Sales Ahead Of GM But It's Still Just A Fraction Of Elon Musk's Tesla
Thursday, July 4, 2024 - 3:25am | 575Dearborn-based automaker Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) sold 23,957 EVs in the second quarter in the U.S., trumping rival General Motors Co‘s (NYSE:GM) EV sales but lagging behind EV giant Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). What Happened: Ford sold a total of 23,957 EVs from April to June, marking a 61.4%...
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PepsiCo Doubles Down On Electric As 75 Ford E-Transits Join Tesla Semi Trucks In Fleet
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 2:14am | 608Beverage giant PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) announced on Tuesday it’s adding 75 Ford Motor Co.‘s (NYSE:F) E-Transit electric vans to its fleet, alongside additional Tesla, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Semi trucks. What Happened: PepsiCo said it will deploy...
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Ford Unveils All-Electric School Bus Modeled On E-Transit Cargo Van
Friday, March 10, 2023 - 4:59am | 531Automaker Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) unveiled electric school buses based on its E-Transit all-electric commercial van. What Happened: Ford Pro global chief marketing and experience officer Wanda Young tweeted a photo of the school bus, based on the E-Transit van, which has been displayed at Work...
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US Postal Service Looks Electric: Here's The Latest Winners In New Round Of Truck Contracts
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - 3:47pm | 765The United States Postal Service (USPS) is looking to improve its fleet of vehicles. A contract in 2022 was met with backlash as it focused less on electric vehicles than expected, something it is looking to improve going forward. USPS recently awarded a number of postal truck contracts, some...
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Ford Begins Production For E-Transit, Deliveries To Begin In Coming Weeks
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - 2:47am | 320Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) has started production of its electric E-Transit cargo vans in Kansas City, Missouri, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday, citing a company executive. What Happened: Deliveries for the electric E-Transit in the U.S. will begin in the coming weeks. Ford had previously opened...
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EXCLUSIVE: Ford Says Fleet Demand For E-Transit, F-150 Lightning Pro Is High, Expects Them To Be Quickly Sold Out
Wednesday, December 22, 2021 - 3:00am | 527Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) told Benzinga on Tuesday it is seeing high fleet demand for its commercial electric vehicles E-Transit and the F-150 Lightning Pro and expects the models to sell out quickly. What Happened: The electric variant of Ford’s commercial van Transit is expected to go on...