chief executive Alan Mulally indicated that battery packs for the company's Focus electric car cost between $12,000 and $15,000 during remarks made at the "Fortune" magazine Brainstorm Green conference in California in April 2012.Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition...
Nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) cells are usually used in BEVs to provide greater range than alternative chemistries. However, the cost of NMC is higher than other conventional chemistries and cathode metals can account for up to 60% of overall battery cost. To control costs, NMC can be used ...
Fordhad one of the earliest production EVs on offer, launched just less than a year after the Tesla Model S. It was not a rival for theTesla, though, being aimed more at theNissanLeafwhich had somewhat similar specs. But theFocus Electric, which was discontinued in 2018, was a very poo...
Ford said today that it has selected Compact Power, Inc. (CPI), as its supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for its Electric Ford Focus for the U.S. market. TheFord Focus Electricbattery packs will leverage CPI and parent company LG Chem’s deep expertise in advanced flat format lithium-...
But like most EVs on the market, Ford’s battery-powered Focus will cost a pretty penny when it rolls out later this spring. Sticker price for the Focus Electric starts at $39,000 and offers an average range of 76 miles. By contrast, Nissan’s all-electric Leaf...
Future owners of the Focus Electric will likely recharge the car’s advanced, Ford-engineered lithium-ion battery pack at home on a daily basis, using the recommended 240-volt wall-mounted charge station that will be sold separately or the 120-volt convenience cord that comes with the vehicle...
When I did get behind the wheel, it was a little shocking how much the Focus Electric drives like a regular Focus. The suspension was a little tight, probably something to do with all the extra weight in those batteries, and it's not the roomiest compact around, but it sure had more...
The company also says it won’t build fully electric three-row SUVs due to high battery costs, but instead will focus on making those vehicles as gas-electric hybrids. Advertisement The other new pickup will be mid-sized, based on new underpinnings developed by a small...
Ford will provide funding and effort, while CATL will provide technology and services, and the two parties will cooperate to produce lithium iron phosphate batteries. For the car giant, Ford has introduced CATL's battery technology in an almost "humble" way, which is also based on cost control...
Thenew architecture will use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which many automakers are considering for affordable EVs. “You’re taking $20-$30 per kilowatt hour out of the battery; BYD has been able to get more. With a 100kWh battery, that’s a lot [of cost out]. But if yo...