Ford Mustang Electric chief criticizes Tesla’s quality problems

• Ford’s first mass market electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach E, It hits agents.
• In an interview with AutoblogIn charge of the car, the CEO took a slight criticism at Tesla’s well-documented quality flaws.
• “The doors are appropriate, the plastic and other materials are identical in color, the bumpers don’t fall off, the roof doesn’t explode when you wash it, and the door handles don’t get stuck in cold weather,” he said. From a Mustang Mac e.
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Ford’s electric cars Caesar took a slight criticism of the Tesla In an interview published on Friday, Referring to a series of problems reported by owners in recent years.

Darren Palmer, Who has led the electric catch-up effort since 2017, spoke to Autoblog about The new Mac E Mustang. It’s the auto industry’s first battery-powered car, and it’s entering an increasingly crowded field dominated by one name: Tesla.

“We want to capture majority adoption early,” Palmer said He said to the site. While a host of competitors are flooding the market, adoption of electric vehicles remains relatively low and gas-powered cars continue to dominate the roads, especially in the United States. Electric cars It accounts for less than 3% of total sales globally in 2019, According to IEA estimates, even as its adoption rate skyrockets.

Palmer was mysteriously addressing the elephant in the room, touting Ford’s century of manufacturing expertise.

“The doors are appropriate, the plastic and other materials are identical in color, the bumpers don’t fall off, the roof doesn’t explode when you wash it, and the door handles don’t get stuck in cold weather,” he said. , Referring to Tesla OK–Documented Quality Cases of past years. In two cases, Y car owners said their cars had blown out surfaces.

And in November, Tesla recalled nearly 10,000 Model X cars due to a roof decoration issue. The company did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

“When people see the true benefits of electric cars, it leads to desire and desire,” Palmer said.

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