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Next year will be the year of the revolution in mobility: what’s new from Ford
Electric cars are coming: 2020 is the year in which, according to many analysts, we will witness the beginning of the revolution in mobility, with EVs (electric vehicles) that will start to really nibble away at market share from the old thermal, gasoline and diesel engines.
Many manufacturers are about to launch new models, which will be positioned in different market segments. At the same time, even in the commercial vehicle sector, from next year we will see more and more 100% electric vehicles circulating on the streets of our cities.
The peculiarity of this model is the battery: we don’t have official data yet, but Ford announces that its electric SUV will be able to travel up to 600 kilometers (calculated with the new WLTP cycle) on a single charge. Ciò vuol dire addio ansia da ricarica, perché 600 chilometri di autonomia permettono di effettuare anche viaggi lunghi e di guidare per ore prima di dover ricaricare. Tra l’altro, il SUV Ford sarà compatibile con la ricarica rapida, quindi per fare il pieno alle batterie non servirà più una notte intera, ma potremmo cavarcela anche con una manciata di minuti.
Spostarsi ad emissioni zero, senza far rumore e senza inquinare l’atmosfera sarà quindi possibile sia per brevi tratti che per lunghi viaggi in autostrada. Ma non solo: se si sceglierà di ricaricare l’auto dalla wall box casalinga si abbatteranno i costi sostenuti e percorrere 1 chilometro con auto elettrica sarà più conveniente rispetto alle auto con motore termico. Electric cars, in fact, are already more efficient than those with diesel or gasoline engines and if the kWh costs little (as in the case of home recharges) the difference in cost per kilometer compared to diesel or gasoline engines is significant.
Finally, driving an electric car allows you to get around most of the traffic blocks in Italian cities, which are increasingly struggling with the problems caused by smog. And it’s also comfortable, because an EV doesn’t make noise, doesn’t vibrate and is stress-free to drive since it doesn’t have a gearbox. The great torque of the electric motor, then, allows you to make overtaking in fluency.
All these advantages will soon be available to the general public. In the meantime, however, manufacturers are bringing to market a hybrid range that will bridge the gap between the old heat engine and the new electric motor. By coupling a diesel or petrol engine with an electric one, in fact, it is possible to significantly reduce emissions, save on fuel consumption and, with some hybrid technologies, travel tens of kilometers in 100% electric mode.
Ford, from this point of view, has one of the most complete strategies: 17 hybrid models, equipped with all three available hybrid technologies. That is, the mild hybrid (also called “light hybrid” and which Ford will sell under the name EcoBoost Hybrid and EcoBlue Hybrid), classic hybrid and plug-in hybrid on tap. From 2020, then, mobility will begin to become truly more sustainable.