All-electric Explorer crossover is built in Cologne but uses VW underpinnings
It’s great kudos to the engineers behind the MEB that so many of the current crop of EVs on our roads are running on their powertrain.Outside, there’s little to give away that the electric Explorer shares the same hardpoints as an ID.4, other than a general similarity in bluff uprightness. At the front, there’s a big flat panel where normally a grille would sit, which Ford calls a ‘shield’ and which is there to emphasise the car’s electric nature.
Ford previously talking of a 500km range on one charge, which suggests that the electric Explorer will carry-over VW’s 77kWh battery pack, and it’s 135kW fast charging ability — although officially for now the range is ‘not confirmed.’ Specs and prices are yet to be set, but Ford will be trying to closely match the €50,000 price tag of a big-battery ID.4. Standard specification includes heated front seats and steering wheel, a massaging driver’s seat and dual-zone climate control. For the first time in any Ford model, the electric Explorer will come with fully-automated lane-change assistant, as well as a blind spot monitor that checks behind you for cyclists and warns you not to open a door into their path.
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