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While larger vehicles tend to fare better in collisions with smaller vehicles, they still have a lot of room for improvement when it comes to protecting their occupants. As we reported last year, a third of midsize SUVs failed the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new side crash test, …

Ford has announced an investment of $3.5 billion USD (approx. $4.7 billion CAD) to build a new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant for electric vehicles in Marshall, Michigan. The facility is expected to be fully operational in 2026 with an annual capacity of about 35 GWh initially—enough to power …

With its new EV supply chain coming online, Ford today announced it will “significantly” increase production of the Mustang Mach-E this year to help reduce customer wait times. After nearly 78,000 in 2022, it now expects to build around 130,000 Mach-Es globally this year. Under its Ford+ Plan, the automaker …

Ford quality is on the rise and now ranks above the industry average according to J.D. Power’s latest Initial Quality Study. However, for many, it’s not enough. Various design flaws and other issues have marred the launch of key products like the Mustang Mach-E (battery, displays), Bronco (roof) and next-generation …

Electric vehicles are still a fairly new technology. Manufacturers with the most experience in that field are also those that build the most reliable models according to Consumer Reports . Based on its extensive databases and surveys among tens of thousands of vehicle owners, the trusted publication is able to …

It’s official: Ford will let go 3,000 salaried and contract employees—or about 1.6 percent of its global workforce—in order to reduce costs and have more money to spend on the development of electric vehicles. The job cuts are effective September 1. Most will be in the U.S., Canada and India …

The usual Ford Taurus and Dodge Chargers that generally populate police force fleets across North America are much different from electric cars. They consume more fuel than the average, are big in size and have an audacious design that screams law enforcement. Today, a growing number of Canadian police forces …

Battery deterioration and range loss in the winter are two primary concerns of potential EV buyers in Canada. Driving and charging habits are just not the same as in the summer. Of course, not all EVs are created equal. Some do a better job than others of withstanding temperature drops.

The addition of the Ice White Edition is not the only highlight of the 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E . The company has indeed made a few other changes to its electric crossover such as increasing the range. The big star is the California Route 1 model with rear-wheel drive, which …