Ford Explorer

Ford announced plans Tuesday to build an electrified version of its iconic SUV for Europeans at the Ford Cologne EV Centre in Germany. The automaker touts the ...

Ford is focusing on ramping up F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E and Transit production in the U.S., Bergg said. Alford will lead a new round-the-world expedition beginning later this year. The vehicle will be sold as rear-wheel and all-wheel drive. Ford announced plans Tuesday to build an electrified version of its iconic SUV for Europeans at the Ford Cologne EV Centre in Germany. - What it's like inside: Fully-loaded infotainment system, a 15-inch movable screen, wireless phone chargers and advanced driver assistance plus a private locker for valuables and 4.5 gallon central console that may be used to stow larger items such as a laptop computer. More:

Other than the Explorer name and some design attributes, the new electric vehicle shares little to nothing with the gas-powered SUV in the U.S..

"Explorer is a trailblazer for a new breed of exciting Ford electric vehicles," Martin Sander, general manager of Ford's European EV business, said in a release. Ford said the Explorer EV will be offered in two trims: Explorer and Explorer Premium, with a starting price of less than 45,000 euros (about $48,250) when sales launch later this year. The naming is part of the company's strategy to leverage its "most iconic" brands for EVs, including It is one of two vehicles expected for Europe that leverages the Volkswagen Group's [Ford Motor](/quotes/F/) on Tuesday unveiled its first all-new electric vehicle exclusively for the European market and said it plans to leverage the well-known Explorer nameplate to gain traction. - Ford Motor on Tuesday unveiled its first all-new electric vehicle exclusively for the European market and said it plans to leverage the well-known Explorer nameplate to gain traction.

Related to the Volkswagen ID.4, the electric Explorer revealed on Tuesday isn't due to ever be sold in the U.S..

Of note on the technology side, the Explorer includes a new movable 15-inch touchscreen, branded Sync Move, that slides up and down to reveal a locker storage space just behind. In Europe, Ford says that this model will be offered in Explorer and Explorer Premium versions, with prices starting under 45,000 euros ($48,500). The ID.4 currently offers a range up to 280 EPA miles, but Europe goes by its own WLTP system that results in higher numbers. Ford has already confirmed a second VW-based EV for Europe—an [electric version of the sporty Puma crossover](https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1135310_ford-second-vw-based-ev-for-europe-electric-puma)—that will together help push Ford’s volume of VW-based models to 1.2 million units over six years. It’s designed on Volkswagen’s MEB platform, which was intended for millions of affordable EVs.

The Ford Explorer EV is one of two vehicles Ford is building using Volkswagen Group's all-electric "MEB" platform.

The influencer that holds the record of the youngest person to visit every country in the world will embark on her new Ford-backed trip later in 2023.

Ford will be updating us on the world travel adventures of the electric Explorer through its social media channels starting later this year. The detailed specifications of the electric SUV that debuted earlier today have yet to be announced. [Ford’s](https://www.carscoops.com/tag/ford/) latest EV offering, the goal of this project is to honor Aloha Wanderwell who was the first woman to drive around the world. Influencer Lexie Alford, who has the record for the youngest person to visit every country in the world, will sit behind the wheel of the SUV starting later this year. Back in 2019 and when she was 21 years old, she became the youngest person to visit all 197 countries of the world, something that has been verified by Guinness World Records. While details are limited at the moment, the official press release suggests that the influencer will “lead an expedition around the globe, overcoming challenges, meeting people from many cultures, and visiting places of outstanding beauty” in the zero-emission Explorer.

This is our best look yet at what Ford wants to be in its immediate and distant future – more American, less European; more Explorer, less Mondeo...

A huge risk for Ford, it is the first in a wave of EVs that it hopes will shore up its flagging European sales - and it's even being built in right-hand ...

Ford claims the Explorer will have 470 litres of luggage capacity - far more than the 385 litres Volkswagen offers in the ID.3. It’s a safe bet that the Explorer will run an MEB standard lithium-ion battery, though, with around the same 77kWh (net) that Volkswagen offers in the ID.3 and ID.4. To be built in Cologne, Germany, the Explorer will Explorer will charge from 10% to 80% in 25 minutes. The SUV will be sold in Explorer and Explorer Premium specification levels, starting from €45,000, in both rear- and all-wheel drive variants. Claimed to be an amalgam of European engineering and American style, the Explorer will have two rows of seating with five seats, and should be in European showrooms by late this year. Looking more coherent and composed than any production car Volkswagen has made off the MEB (Modular Electric Platform) base, the Explorer will be engineered and built in Germany.

Ford revealed a new all-electric crossover called the Explorer on Tuesday, built on Volkswagen architecture and designed for European buyers.

Like the bigger Mustang Mach-E, the Explorer EV will use a massive 14.9-inch portrait-style touchscreen to control most of the car's functions. It's smaller, uses its own design language, and is built on VW's MEB electric platform, according to [Automotive News](https://europe.autonews.com/cars-concepts/ford-explorer-ev-beats-key-rivals-key-segment). Battery sizing has not been released, though because the car uses the MEB platform, it's expected to use the same 52-kWh base battery, up to the 77-kWh battery pack for more powerful versions.