Yahoo Autos Ford's VW-based electric SUV spied for the first time
Ford teased a new electric crossover based on Volkswagen’s MEB platform a month ago, and now we have the first spy shots of said vehicle testing.
In case you missed it a few years ago, Ford and VW inked a deal to cooperate on a number of things, including the joint development of some electric products. One of the reported line items in the deal is that Ford would license Volkswagen’s MEB electric car platform for use in cars with the Ford badge on them. The electric SUV you’re looking at here is the first product from this partnership, and it’s the best look we’ve had beyond the previously released shadowy teaser.
Its proportions suggest this SUV will be most similar in size to, and use the platform of, the VW ID.4. That’d put it in the same category as the Mustang Mach-E, so Ford will find itself with a couple compact electric SUVs in Europe soon. And yes, this SUV appears to be bound for Europe at this time, not the U.S. The spy shots taken here are from Ford’s European development grounds, and all communications from the company about the electric SUV so far have come from Ford of Europe.
