In 2019, Ford will launch eight new energy models in Europe.
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On October 18th, Ford Motor announced a new round of electrification program for the global market, focusing on three markets in North America, Europe and China to accelerate the electrification layout.
In the North American market, Ford will offer a variety of home charging solutions, and consumers can choose to install a home Ford Smart Network charging station to charge the vehicle at an average speed of 50 kilometers per hour. At the same time, Ford will cooperate with American electric vehicle charging solution providers Greenlots and Electronify America to connect Ford’s one-stop mobile phone application “Ford” to more than 12,000 public charging stations in the United States, totaling more than 35,000 charging stations. gun.
According to Ford Motor Company officially, Ford will become the car company that connects to the largest number of charging piles in North America.
In Europe, the “Ford” app will connect 21 countries in Europe with a total of more than 125,000 public charging points. In addition, Ford established a new energy company IONITY in 2017 with Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz to provide technical support for European pure electric vehicles. Ford said it plans to build 400 high-voltage fast charging stations in major European markets by the end of 2020.
According to Ford officially, in China, the “Ford Pai” App has access to more than 150,000 public charging piles nationwide, covering more than 300 cities across the country.
The model will also accelerate the launch of new energy models. In the North American market, Ford Motor plans to launch a hybrid version of the new Ford Explorer and Ford Escape this year. In 2020, the new F-150 hybrid version and the new pure electric SUV will be launched, and the F-150 pure electric version will be launched in the future.
For the European market, by 2024, Ford will launch 17 new energy models in Europe, 8 of which will be launched in 2019. Officials predict that by the end of 2022, more than 50% of Ford’s sales in the European market will be passenger electric vehicles.
In the Chinese market, according to Ford’s planned model, Ford will launch more than 30 Ford and Lincoln brand new models in the Chinese market in the next three years, 10 of which are new energy models.
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