Ford just announced its new universal EV platform that is expected to rein in costs for the company’s money losing EV business. Chief among those cost savings will be a much, much smaller battery.
Ford said the new battery will be 15 percent smaller than that of a BYD Atto electric crossover. BYD uses the same lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry that Ford says it will use in its future EVs, starting with a four-door midsized pickup in 2027.
The BYD Atto 3 offers two battery options: a 49.92 kWh pack and a 60.48 kWh pack. That could mean Ford is looking at a battery with 51 kWh capacity, smaller than first-gen the Chevy Bolt’s 57 kWh p …
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