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Ford dealers are slowing their embrace of electric vehicles (EVs), Wes Stenzel reported for The Cool Down (TCD).
Last year, Ford confirmed with the news outlet that 1,920 dealers would participate in the Model e Program for the 2024-2026 window. I Photo: UK Ford
The Detroit Free Press reported that about half of all Ford dealers in the US will sell the company’s EVs in 2024 — but the other half won’t, which is a significant decrease from the two-thirds of dealers that were reportedly EV-friendly in 2023.
“EV adoption rates vary across the country and we believe our dealers know their market best,” Ford spokesperson Marty Gunsberg told the Free Press.
“As Ford dealers have completed their own local market assessments, enrollments for 2024 are just over 50% of the network, placing 86% of the population within 20 miles of a Ford dealership that can sell and service a Ford EV.”
Last year, Ford confirmed with the news outlet that 1,920 dealers would participate in the Model e Program for the 2024-2026 window.
However, Gunsberg recently acknowledged that some dealers withdrew from that program. Per the Free Press, 1,550 Ford dealers will not sell fully electric vehicles in 2024 and will stick to hybrids or traditional gas-guzzling models instead.
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