The UK’s efforts to become a global player in electric vehicles (EVs) are back in the spotlight with two government announcements: a £500 million loan guarantee for Ford and a £73 million package to support various smaller clean transport projects. The loan guarantee is enabling Ford to spend £230 million on its Halewood plant near Liverpool to nearly double
An investment of £380 million will see the Liverpool plant ramp up EV production to 420,000 units a year Ford has announced it will be investing heavily in its Halewood factory, creating Ford’s first European electric car component production facility. The transition from manufacturing internal combustion engine transmissions to electric power units will create 500 new jobs in
Ford believes the route to success is to make people want electric vehicles, not need them. The $28,040 Nissan Leaf is a great little electric car. Practical, affordable, and perfect for the daily commute. But it’s not exciting, is it? But before you run off and say no EV is exciting, allow us to point
(CNN Business)Ford is creating two new business units, one for electric vehicles and software and another for its traditional internal combustion vehicles. These companies will report their financial results separately from the rest of Ford but they will not be spun off as entirely separate companies. This new corporate structure will allow investors to more
When Henry Ford started to build his first car assembly line, horse dung was still littering the streets. What he invented in 1913 was not a new technology. Ford understood that mass production would mean the end of cars as a luxury item. 10 years on, motor cars had become accessible to most working people
Ford has said its entire range of passenger vehicles will be fully electric in the EU and UK by 2030. While the US automaker only began delivering its first purpose-built electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E (pictured), in late December, it says by mid-2026 it plans for all its vehicles to be “zero-emissions capable” which means
Recycling. It’s a word which most people know and understand. In a world faced with imminent climate change, recycling is a way for us to limit our own impact on the earth through reducing waste and turning what we’d usually throw away into something new. Manufacturers are just as aware of this too. In fact,
Sustainability pioneer Ecocabs, a taxi operator in Hexham in the North East of England, are proud to announce the arrival of the first Ford Tourneo Custom Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle (PHEV) to be operated anywhere in the UK. Technology is developing all the time, but currently all-electric vehicles cannot fulfil the operational demands of a rural
The Ford Mustang Mach-E has the longest range of any electric SUV and a high-tech interior. Here’s everything you need to know about it… When it comes to living up to a name, the new Ford Mustang Mach-E has one of the greatest. You see, the original Ford Mustang was such a hit that almost
Ford Mustang Mach-E sets world record for EV efficiency
Team completes 840-mile route in electric performance SUV, stopping for just 45 minutes to charge The new Ford Mustang Mach-E has set a Guinness World Record for efficiency in an electric car, averaging 6.54 miles per kWh on an 840-mile route between John o’ Groats and Land’s End. The electric performance SUV was driven by
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