The Metro: Ford pivots on EVs as China becomes the world leader of electric car sales
Paul Eisenstein is a contributing editor for Headlight.News. He spoke with The Metro’s Robyn Vincent about the future of Ford and other automakers.
Ford is changing tactics again.
Last month, the company decided to pivot from its electric vehicle plans, and into hybrid cars and gas engines. The biggest signal was the phasing out of the all-electric F-150 Lightning.
That’s a big shift from four years ago when Ford said it wanted to make EVs account for 40% of their global sales by 2030.
Why are they pivoting again? And, what is the future for Ford and other automakers?
Paul Eisenstein is a contributing editor for Headlight.News and a contributor to dozens of media outlets, including Japan’s Nikkei. He spoke with The Metro‘s Robyn Vincent.
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