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Ford Scrapped Early Electric SUV Designs after CEO Jim Farley Saw It: 'It Looks Like a Prius. That's a Joke.'

22 Jun 2022 | Abstracted from Yahoo News

"Eager to make a splash with Ford's first modern electric car, Farley and other Ford executives decided to scrap the initial design and come up with something more exciting...back to the drawing board postponed the Mach-E's debut by several months..

"Farley pushed hard to make Ford's first electric SUV a Mustang, a controversial decision that has paid off...The Detroit automaker sold out of 2022 Mach-Es in April."

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