Ford’s EV Sales Spiked 74% in Q1 Thanks to F-150 Hybrid, Mustang Mach-E
According to Ford's first-quarter sales report, 25,980 fully electric or hybrid vehicles were sold over the first three months of this year. Of those, 6,614 were Mach-Es while 7,176 were F-150 PowerBoost Hybrids. These numbers represent a 74.1 percent increase in the brand's electrified vehicle sales.
The Mustang Mach-E is Ford's first real crack at a fully electric mass-market SUV. Range estimates for the vehicle seem to be somewhat conservative, and the choice to call the vehicle a Mustang seems to be paying off from a marketing perspective.
The PowerBoost Hybrid F-150 has also been getting good press after it powered people's homes during the long blackouts in Texas over the winter, with Ford even instructing dealers to loan them out to people without power.
Read the article at The Drive.
Roundabouts
The modern roundabout is a circular intersection with design features that promote safe and efficient traffic flow. It was developed in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and now is widely used in many countries, including the United States, where its use is growing.
At traditional intersections with stop signs or traffic signals, some of the most common types of crashes are right-angle, left-turn, and head-on collisions. With roundabouts, these types of potentially serious crashes are essentially eliminated because vehicles travel in the same direction and at low speeds.
Several studies conducted by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and others have reported significant improvements in traffic flow following conversion of traditional intersections to roundabouts.
Read the article at IIHS.
Thoughts, Actions, Results: A Customer Driven Mindset
A Customer Driven Mindset takes you through thoughts and actions to results. You just need to embrace the opportunity to grow and to be a positive force.
Stellantis will Launch Three Hydrogen-Electric Commercial Vans in 2021
Stellantis will release a trio of hydrogen-electric commercial vans in select European markets before the end of 2021. Stellantis hasn't indicated whether one of its American brands (like Ram) will bring this technology to the United States.
It developed these cargo haulers to give buyers who live reasonably close to a hydrogen station a zero-local-emissions option without the long charging time and the relatively short driving range of an electric van.
Stellantis quotes 31 miles of range on electricity alone, and about 250 miles of range with a full charge and a full load of hydrogen. It pointed out refueling the van will take approximately three minutes. Buyers will have medium- and long-wheelbase models to choose from, and they'll be able to haul up to 2,400 pounds.
Read the article at Autoblog.
How ‘Zero Days to Sale’ Eliminates Remarketing Risk for Sellers
By Gary Mott, President, FLD Inc.
As a leader in vehicle remarketing for more than 40 years, FLD is proud of the many accomplishments that have helped us become a pioneer in the remarketing space.
From being an early proponent of auto auctions to remarket vehicles over three decades ago, to being the first fleet entity to offer an online vehicle condition report, there are a lot of reasons FLD is the logical choice for a remarketing partner.
Often people ask me: What are the single biggest reasons sellers should choose FLD to remarket their vehicles, and it’s not a hard question for me to answer. In fact, it’s a mantra we’ve been telling people for decades: Simply put, FLD completely eliminates remarketing risk by offering a “zero days to sale” guarantee. That means that the very same day sellers receive a quote, they can accept, and their vehicle is sold before the remarketing process even gets started.
