A German regional newspaper reported that Ford's Explorer EV for Europe will now go on sale 'next summer.'
Ford has reportedly delayed the market launch of the all-electric Explorer SUV in Europe by about half a year. The two-row compact SUV was previously planned for introduction in early 2024., which is based on Volkswagen's MEB platform, was supposed to start this month after the plant summer holidays at the Electric Vehicle Center in Cologne, which Ford opened in June 2023, followed by a slow ramp-up for a start of sales in early 2024.
New global safety regulations for drivetrains are apparently to blame for the delay, according to Germany's. The regional daily publication based in Cologne claims that Ford informed the Cologne EV Center's workforce of the delay on August 10.has decided to postpone the electric Explorer by approximately six months to account for new worldwide safety regulations that will soon come into effect.
As a result of the delay, the Ford Explorer EV will only be available for purchase by customers"next summer," according to the. Ford had been taking non-binding pre-orders for the electric Explorer since the model's unveiling in March 2023. Ford hasn't revealed powertrain details yet so it remains unclear which individual components Ford is getting from Volkswagen and how the electric Explorer differs from otherThe automaker only said the Explorer EV offers"responsive and refined" rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive battery-electric powertrains that offer DC fast charging times from 10 percent to 80 percent as low as 25 minutes.
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