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Ford's CEO On Large EVs: Problems are 'Unresolvable'
14 Feb 2025 | Abstracted from Autoblog
"For larger retail, electric utilities, the economics are unresolvable...These vehicles have worse aerodynamics, and they're very heavy, which means very large and expensive batteries.
"Measuring the efficiency of an EV is based on what’s known as miles per kilowatt-hour of electricity. Near 4 miles per kWh is pretty good...a giant Hummer EV... drops to a mere 1.5 miles per kilowatt-hour of electricity.
"Ford now wants to build a midsize
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