00:00Per Insight EVs, Ford has pulled the wraps off the new Transit City electric vehicle for Europe,
00:05and it's being co-developed with its Chinese joint venture partner Yongling Motor Corporation,
00:09sharing its platform with the JMC Touring and built at JMC's plant in Nanchang, China.
00:15Pricing is expected to land around £27,000, or about $36,000, with deliveries starting later
00:21this year. This is a last-mile, city-focused van with a 56-kilowatt-hour lithium-iron phosphate
00:28battery and up to 160 miles of WLTP range. It uses a 110-kilowatt, 148-horsepower single motor.
00:37Fast charging peaks at 67 kilowatts, good for 10 to 80 percent in about 30 minutes,
00:43while AC charging is up to 11 kilowatts. Ford says fleets could see a 40 percent lower total cost
00:49of ownership versus a diesel van, plus an 8-year, 10,000-mile battery warranty. Three body styles are
00:56planned. Low roof, high roof, and chassis cab. You are listening to Yuan News.
