Ford CEO Jim Farley on Ford Mustang GTD, Adopting Tesla's Charging Standard, & Splitting the Company

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Ford CEO Jim Farley! The guys discuss the all-new Ford Mustang GTD supercar, Ford adopting Tesla's Charging Standard, the decision behind splitting into "Ford Blue" & "Ford Model e", making EVs vs ICE vehicles, what he learned on his road trip in a Ford Lightning, battery production, the future of SDVs, autonomy with BlueCruise, the EV price war with China, and more! Get the full story HERE ➡️https://bit.ly/3RkrkKw

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0:45 - Guest introduction & more about the day of recording.
4:52 - Ford Mustang GTD!
10:38 - Prototype Inboard Suspension & DRS System.
15:02 - The wing!
17:57 - Decision behind the name "Mustang GTD".
19:43 - Adopting Tesla's Charging Standard.
27:01 - Decision behind the split into "Ford Blue" & "Ford Model e".
29:21 - Making EVs vs ICE vehicles.
34:22 - Jim's road trip in the Ford Lightning.
35:40 - Tripling Ford Lightning Production.
38:02 - Other lessons he learned on the road trip.
43:18 - The future of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs).
44:22 - Predictive Failure Components using AI.
44:55 - Autonomy with BlueCruise.
45:31 - Subscription vs Usage cost for BlueCruise.
47:51 - Software subscriptions.
49:51 - Selling the customer on SDVs.
55:23 - How is mass adoption of EVs going?
01:03:04 - EV price war with China.
01:04:30 - Predictable cycle in technology change.
01:05:51 - Predicting the Gas-powered car ban in 2035.

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