Ford will launch an all-electric version
of the Transit in Canada and the United States in 2021 as a 2022 model year
vehicle. The Ford Transit is the world’s best-selling cargo van and, as the
market for electric delivery vehicles rapidly expands, Ford has decided it is
time for an electric Transit. The automaker first announced an electric Transit
for the European market in 2019 and that vehicle will become available in 2021
in both Europe and North America.
Ford says its U.S. truck and van fleet
sales have grown 33 per cent since 2015 and has confirmed that the electric
Transit will be built locally as part of the carmaker’s more than $11.5 billion
investment in electrification through to 2022.
Ford has yet to offer specifics about the
electric Transit’s powertrain. However, it says the van will feature FordPass
Connect with a 4G LTE WiFi hotspot and access to Ford Data Services that
includes live map GPS tracking, geofencing, and vehicle diagnostics. In
addition, the electric Transit will arrive as standard with Pre-Collision
Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking plus Pedestrian Detection, Forward
Collision Warning, Post-Collision Braking, Lane-Keeping System, and auto
high-beam headlights.
The electric Ford Transit will be offered
in cargo van, cutaway, and chassis cab guises, with three available roof
heights and three body lengths.
