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Ford Explorer

Paul.Barker@carwow.co.uk

@paulbarkerauto

FORD is finally getting serious about electric vehicles, but it has plenty of catching up to do with the new Explorer. The detractors would say revamping a Volkswagen ID.4 – not the most inspiring of electric cars to start with – and resurrecting another old brand name previously seen on a larger SUV (and predominantly in the United States) doesn’t exactly scream of a new beginning.

And that’s before you mention the delays to a car that has finally emerged around nine months later than initially hoped, as Ford held off until battery tech was where it wanted it to be.

Anyway, some basic facts: the Explorer is Ford’s second proper production EV, joining the Mustang Mach-E. It comes with a choice of two trim levels; the higher Premium trim

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