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Ford Promises the Mustang Sports Car Won’t Go Electric Anytime Soon
Ford promises it won't make an electric Mustang. Except for the electric crossover it made and defended as a Mustang model a few years ago. While CEO Jim Farley certainly meant there wouldn't be an electric Mustang sports car any time soon, it seems even the CEO got a little mixed up on what's already called what this week, when conveniently skipping over the Mustang Mach-E.
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The Mustang Sports Car Won't Be Going Electric
A new report from Automotive News indicates the Mustang won't be going electric any time soon. Instead, Ford has plans to keep the sports car gasoline-powered for at least the next five years. While Ford did at one point consider another electric Mustang, it appears that plan has been scrapped as sports car buyers show strong preference for gasoline-powered models.
Predictably, electric sports cars aren't hitting the mark. Enthusiasts feel more excited for Dodge's new inline-six-powered Charger than anyone did for the electrified version, and while the Ioniq 6 N is a phenomenal car, the Elantra N was the Hyundai performance car that set a sales record last year. The Miata is still the world's best-selling roadster. Enthusiasts want cheap sports cars, and an EV, at least now, isn't conducive to that. However, the Mustang's $32,000 MSRP certainly is. In 2024, CEO Jim Farley said, "One thing I can promise, however, is that we will never make an all-electric Mustang."
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Arguably more important is the survival of the Mustang's V8. The CEO previously said he'd want to keep the Mustang's most notable engine around for as long as the laws of God and Men allow, but an ever-changing regulatory landscape may alter that by the time the Mustang is due to be updated.
The current Mustang should stick around into the 2030s, but by then, a new administration, a new President, and a new cabinet will all be in office. The auto industry's long production cycles mean that Ford is already planning the newest Mustang, but we can't rule out a shift in the political climate in either direction now or ever. The Mustang's gasoline-powered survival hinges not on Ford, but on its ability to sell gasoline engines, and that could change any day.
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Ford promises it won't make an electric Mustang. Except for the electric crossover it made and defended as a Mustang model a few years ago. While CEO Jim Farley certainly meant there wouldn't be an electric Mustang sports car any time soon, it seems even the CEO got a little mixed up on what's already called what this week, when conveniently skipping over the Mustang Mach-E.
Ford
The Mustang Sports Car Won't Be Going Electric
A new report from Automotive News indicates the Mustang won't be going electric any time soon. Instead, Ford has plans to keep the sports car gasoline-powered for at least the next five years. While Ford did at one point consider another electric Mustang, it appears that plan has been scrapped as sports car buyers show strong preference for gasoline-powered models.
Predictably, electric sports cars aren't hitting the mark. Enthusiasts feel more excited for Dodge's new inline-six-powered Charger than anyone did for the electrified version, and while the Ioniq 6 N is a phenomenal car, the Elantra N was the Hyundai performance car that set a sales record last year. The Miata is still the world's best-selling roadster. Enthusiasts want cheap sports cars, and an EV, at least now, isn't conducive to that. However, the Mustang's $32,000 MSRP certainly is. In 2024, CEO Jim Farley said, "One thing I can promise, however, is that we will never make an all-electric Mustang."
"As Long As God And The Politicians Let Us"2025 Ford Mustang GTD
Ford
Arguably more important is the survival of the Mustang's V8. The CEO previously said he'd want to keep the Mustang's most notable engine around for as long as the laws of God and Men allow, but an ever-changing regulatory landscape may alter that by the time the Mustang is due to be updated.
The current Mustang should stick around into the 2030s, but by then, a new administration, a new President, and a new cabinet will all be in office. The auto industry's long production cycles mean that Ford is already planning the newest Mustang, but we can't rule out a shift in the political climate in either direction now or ever. The Mustang's gasoline-powered survival hinges not on Ford, but on its ability to sell gasoline engines, and that could change any day.