Get Ready for the Electric Ford Transit Van

Get Ready for the Electric Ford Transit Van

Posted on June 24, 2020

Good news from Ford for companies and individual businesses that rely on the convenience and versatility of a transit van – a new all-electric model is on the way.

Overview

For 2022, Ford has announced its best-selling Transit cargo van will come off the factory line as an all-electric version. The company’s decision is based on future growth and sales. Growth-wise, Ford has seen a 33 percent increase in the company’s truck and van sales over the past few years and anticipates the growth of electric vehicles to take up 8 percent of the U.S. industry.

The United States will be the home base for building the all-electric transit van, which will use a combination of domestic and foreign parts. The van will come equipped with plenty features that make the van smart and connected.

Transit Van Features

Drivers will have plenty of features to make driving a pleasurable experience via Ford’s driver-assist technologies. These include lane-keeping assist, automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, pre-collision assist, auto high-beam headlamps, and pedestrian detection. The van will also be fitted with a FordPass Connect modem. An LTE Wi-Fi hotspot will allow 10 devices to be connected and the van will be fitted for vehicle diagnostics, geofencing, and GPS tracking.

The EV Transit van will have accessibility to the FordPass Charging Network, which is currently the largest network available to the public in the United States. Currently, there are 12,500 U.S. charging stations and 35,000 plugs.

Take your business to another level of convenience and efficiency behind the wheel of the upcoming Ford Transit cargo van, new of ’22.