Ford Motor Co is increasing its investments in electric vehicles to $11 billion by 2022. It also plans to have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles by 2022, according to Ford’s Chairman Bill Ford.
The investment figure is significantly more than the previous announced investments of $4.5 billion by 2020. According to Chief Executive Jim Hackett, Ford will cut up to $14 billion in costs over the next five years, and move its focus from sedans to more trucks and electric and hybrid vehicles.
“We’re all in on this and we’re taking our mainstream vehicles, our most iconic vehicles, and we’re electrifying them,” Ford told reporters. “If we want to be successful with electrification, we have to do it with vehicles that are already popular.”
Other carmakers like General Motors, Toyota and Volkswagen have already announced their huge investment plans to focus on electric vehicles. Ford’s latest shift to electric vehicles has been more than six month in the making after Hackett replaced former Chief Executive Mark Fields in May.
China, India, France and the UK have announced plans to phase out fuel-powered vehicles between 2030 to 2040.
フォードの発表から知る、電気自動車への意識の高さ
フォードの幹部は、投資額は“2020年までに45億ドル”という目標値を大幅に上回っていると発表。この中には、電気自動車専用の構造開発費が含まれているとのこと。フォードのエンジニアリング、研究、開発に対しての2016年の通年利用可能予算額は73億ドルであったことから、2015年の67億ドルから増加するかたちとなりました。フォード最高経営責任者（CEO）のジム・ハケット氏は、10月、投資家に対して、今後5年間に140億ドルのコストを削減し、セダンや内燃機関からの設備投資をトラックや電気・ハイブリッド車の開発に移すとコメントしています。さらにフォードは、2022年までに、世界向けに販売を計画している40台の電動車両のうち、16台が完全に電気で稼働し、残りはプラグインハイブリッドになると付け加えています。フォードは記者団に対し、「我々は一丸となってこれに着手しており、最も象徴的な車両や、中心的な車両を取り上げ、それの電気自動車化に向けて動いている。電気化を成功させるためには、すでに普及している車種にそれを施さなければならない」とコメント。ゼネラルモーターズ、トヨタ自動車、フォルクスワーゲン・アーゲーはすでに、電気自動車のラインナップを拡大し、贅沢な車種、パフォーマンス重視、またはSUVスタイル（もしくはこれら全ての一体型）を望む消費者をターゲットにした積極的な計画を発表しています。このように各社の電気自動車への取り組みが本格化してきた昨今、電気自動車を新しい車種として考えないことが当たり前になりつつあります。
福特计划于2022年前投资110亿美元， 拥有40种电动汽车车型
福特汽车公司星期天在底特律车展上表示，到2022年，福特汽车公司计划在电动汽车方面的投资将大大增加到110亿美元，并拥有40种混合动力和纯电动汽车车型。
福特公司的高管们表示，这一数字比之前宣布的45亿美元的目标大幅提高。 在这40款电动汽车中，16款将是纯电动汽车，其余的将是插电式混合动力汽车。
通用汽车去年也表示，到2023年，将为其全球汽车阵容增加20辆新电池和燃料电池汽车。大众汽车11月份也表示，到2022年底，将斥资400亿美元用于研发电动汽车。
去年10月，福特公司组建了一个加速推动电动汽车全球发展的团队，其使命是“大胆思考”和“更快做出决策”。
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