Ford E-Transit pushed back to 2023
Blue Oval brand’s first EV has been pushed back six months amid more supply hurdlesFord Australia’s first battery-electric vehicle, the 2022 Ford E-Transit, has had its local introduction pushed back until January next year – about six months later than first planned.
A reason for the delay is yet to be confirmed by Ford Australia – carsales has contacted the Blue Oval for comment – but the working theory is that the battery-electric delivery van has fallen victim to the various supply hurdles the brand is facing out of Europe – the same ones that recently saw off the Ford Focus ST and Ford Fiesta ST hot hatches for good.
The new launch timeframe was revealed via the battery-electric van’s local landing page on the Ford Australia website, with the detail quietly integrated into the page’s opening passage.
“The new, full-size, pure-electric E-Transit arrives from January 2023, featuring a 68kWh battery, a driving range of up to 317km, and fast-charging capability from 15 per cent to 80 per cent in around 34 minutes,” a passage reads.
“After half a century as the world’s best-selling van, Transit continues to lead the charge.”
Primed and ready to bolster Ford’s local electrification strategy, the E-Transit was originally meant to have already launched Down Under after a ‘mid-2022’ arrival was locked in at its market confirmation earlier this year.
Despite the delay though, the zero-emission commercial vehicle will still be the second electrified Ford product offered in Australia behind the Ford Escape PHEV, and will be followed in 2024 by the smaller Ford E-Transit Custom.
The Ford Mustang Mach-E will also be introduced by the end of 2024, leaving just one unidentified EV or hybrid model to come – odds are it will be a hybrid Ford Ranger or Escape.
For anyone who’s fallen off the pace with the ever-evolving situation, the E-Transit is powered by a 198kW/430Nm electric motor that draws current from a 64kWh lithium-ion battery.
The system will deliver a claimed driving range of up to 317km (ADR cycle) from a full charge with no carbon dioxide emissions.
Said battery is stashed under the floor of the vehicle and can be charged from 15 to 80 per cent in around 34 minutes when using a DC fast-charger, says Ford.
The underfloor packaging ensures 12.4 cubic metres of cargo space is on offer, along with a ‘targeted’ payload of 1616kg.
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