Ford's Solution for EV Charging Range Limitations
It would include an EV traction battery pack, along with a backup battery assembly that could be mounted and removed.
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It would include an EV traction battery pack, along with a backup battery assembly that could be mounted and removed.
The Detroit-based carmaker just got a $9.2 billion DoE loan for the three EV battery plants
Ford’s electric vehicle (EV) business’ balance sheet is in dire need of balancing. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker is expecting to cut salaried jobs across its EV and gas-engine divisions, as well as its software unit, in the coming weeks, sources told the Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the new round of layoffs. The number of cuts is unknown. Quartz contacted Ford for comment.
The patent application says that the backup battery could be installed when preparing for a trip where charger availability is scarce and uninstalled after returning home.
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