Ford opens new Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre
13 Jun 2023|1,528 views
Ford has opened its new Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre, a production facility in Germany with an annual capacity of more than 250,000 electric vehicles. The new centre comes as part of a $2.7 billion (USD $2 billion) investment to transform its historic manufacturing site.
Enabling this production capacity is a new production line, battery assembly as well as state-of-the-art tooling and automation. The firm will utilise the facility to manufacture the new electric Explorer, although the site will also build another yet-to-be-unveiled electric sports crossover.
The new Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre will manufacture the Ford Explorer, alongside a yet-to-be-unveiled electric sports crossover The two models are being built as part of a collaboration with Volkswagen. Announced in March of 2022, the agreement will see Ford building a total of 1.2 million vehicles from Volkswagen's MEB platform.
The new centre is additionally 100% powered by renewable energy or biomethane, while the heat needed to warm the facility is said to be carbon neutral, generated by an external power plant and waste incineration plant, and provided through a dedicated steam network to Ford. Ford is additionally working with a local energy provided to offset emissions from the assembly plant.
The Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre opens a new chapter in Ford's history at the Cologne plant. Vehicles that have been built at the location include the Ford Model A, the Capri, the Granada and the Fiesta since it was founded in 1930. The site is said to have produced over 18 million cars to date.
Enabling this production capacity is a new production line, battery assembly as well as state-of-the-art tooling and automation. The firm will utilise the facility to manufacture the new electric Explorer, although the site will also build another yet-to-be-unveiled electric sports crossover.
The new centre is additionally 100% powered by renewable energy or biomethane, while the heat needed to warm the facility is said to be carbon neutral, generated by an external power plant and waste incineration plant, and provided through a dedicated steam network to Ford. Ford is additionally working with a local energy provided to offset emissions from the assembly plant.
The Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre opens a new chapter in Ford's history at the Cologne plant. Vehicles that have been built at the location include the Ford Model A, the Capri, the Granada and the Fiesta since it was founded in 1930. The site is said to have produced over 18 million cars to date.
Ford has opened its new Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre, a production facility in Germany with an annual capacity of more than 250,000 electric vehicles. The new centre comes as part of a $2.7 billion (USD $2 billion) investment to transform its historic manufacturing site.
Enabling this production capacity is a new production line, battery assembly as well as state-of-the-art tooling and automation. The firm will utilise the facility to manufacture the new electric Explorer, although the site will also build another yet-to-be-unveiled electric sports crossover.
The new Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre will manufacture the Ford Explorer, alongside a yet-to-be-unveiled electric sports crossover The two models are being built as part of a collaboration with Volkswagen. Announced in March of 2022, the agreement will see Ford building a total of 1.2 million vehicles from Volkswagen's MEB platform.
The new centre is additionally 100% powered by renewable energy or biomethane, while the heat needed to warm the facility is said to be carbon neutral, generated by an external power plant and waste incineration plant, and provided through a dedicated steam network to Ford. Ford is additionally working with a local energy provided to offset emissions from the assembly plant.
The Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre opens a new chapter in Ford's history at the Cologne plant. Vehicles that have been built at the location include the Ford Model A, the Capri, the Granada and the Fiesta since it was founded in 1930. The site is said to have produced over 18 million cars to date.
Enabling this production capacity is a new production line, battery assembly as well as state-of-the-art tooling and automation. The firm will utilise the facility to manufacture the new electric Explorer, although the site will also build another yet-to-be-unveiled electric sports crossover.
The new centre is additionally 100% powered by renewable energy or biomethane, while the heat needed to warm the facility is said to be carbon neutral, generated by an external power plant and waste incineration plant, and provided through a dedicated steam network to Ford. Ford is additionally working with a local energy provided to offset emissions from the assembly plant.
The Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre opens a new chapter in Ford's history at the Cologne plant. Vehicles that have been built at the location include the Ford Model A, the Capri, the Granada and the Fiesta since it was founded in 1930. The site is said to have produced over 18 million cars to date.
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