Ford launches electric-Mustang – with a side-swipe at Tesla

Ford is relying on the appeal of its sports brand Mustang car to break into the business with electric cars, on foot. However, the new Mustang is not a Coupé: T

Ford launches electric-Mustang – with a side-swipe at Tesla

Ford is relying on the appeal of its sports brand Mustang car to break into the business with electric cars, on foot. However, the new Mustang is not a Coupé: The all-electric model to play as a 5-door hatchback in the category of sport all-terrain vehicle (SUV).

On the market, the Mustang comes do E in about a year. The range should be with Standard battery up to 450 kilometers, and up to 600 kilometers in the extended Version.

With close to 44 000 $ in the USA (46 900 Euro) is the Mach-E in the price segment of Tesla's upcoming Compact SUV Model Y. In Tesla reminds us of the large touch-sensitive screen with a diagonal of 15.5 inches in the middle of the cockpit. An unusual solution at the lower end of the display built-in physical volume Knob is. Tesla, the glove compartment must be opened under which the waiver of buttons so that when the Model 3 on the touch screen.

Mustang Mach-E Mach earn money

The Mustang-E will earn from the first vehicle money, said Ford CEO Jim Hackett the TV station Bloomberg TV on Monday. You can also cut off the page on Tesla understand where the difficult start-up of Production led to high losses.

Ford is in the home market prior to the attack, the Tesla on its core business: Tesla wants to introduce in the night of Friday, an electrical Pick-up. Especially in this class of vehicle, Ford earned with models such as the bestselling F-150 will be money. Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised already, "cyber truck" will have a futuristic Design and unusual features. A 240-Volt could include a socket and a built-in compressor for operation of pneumatic tools.

congratulations from Musk via Twitter

Musk congratulated Ford on Monday via Twitter for the new Mustang. The model will also encourage other manufacturers to build electric cars.

Shortly after Ford's announcement, BMW has announced new Details of his model i4, which is likely to play in a similar class. So, the car should also come in a range of up to 600 kilometers. BMW plans a production by 2021.

The Mustang sports car since 1965, Ford had built over the years, several generations, which leaned more or less to the Original. When Ford in the last year car in the US on business with Pick-ups and off-road focused, stayed for the Mustangs as the only smaller model range left. (Dec/sda)

Created: 18.11.2019, 11:59 PM

Date Of Update: 23 December 2019, 10:39