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Ford delays some electric vehicles, renews focus on hybrids

Ford just announced some delays for electric vehicles, including the long-awaited three-row SUV. Additionally, the company is placing a renewed focus on hybrids.

It’s being built at the Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center assembly plant at the company’s BlueOval City complex, though Ford says it's just now installing stamping equipment that will produce the sheet metal for the truck. Despite the aforementioned delays and the pivot toward hybrid vehicles, Ford says it remains committed to EVs and that it's continuing construction of battery plants in Michigan, Tennessee and Kentucky. Ford experienced a in January, but the company says it bounced back and that sales have increased by 86 percent throughout the entire first quarter when compared to last year.

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