Ford clearly wants to be the Tesla of electric vehicles with its sporty EV crossover.
The Ford Mustang E will not be available in dealerships until the Second Edition. InsideEVs has additional information about pricing and details on optional and standard equipment.
Macheforum.com has posted the equipment documents for dealerships. While there aren’t many surprises, there is some notable news regarding Ford’s Co-Pilot360 driver-assist program. This will come standard on all Mach-E models. It gives Ford’s new EV crossover limited autonomy with features like automatic lane centering and intelligent cruise control with stop/go capability. These safety and driver-assist systems include emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, and lane-keep aid.
Ford’s Co-Pilot360 Active2.0 Prep Package is standard equipment for all Mach-Es except the base Mach-E. This upgrade adds hands-free autonomous capabilities to the system. The package includes the Active Drive Assist Prep Kit and Active Park Assist 2. However,
Ford This system is not expected to be available until the third quarter 2021 at the latest. It will also require additional software which owners must purchase. It is not yet known how much that software will cost, so buyers will need to pay.
Ford wants to be Tesla’s challenger in the EV space, and it has been well-known. But this information adds an exclamation point to that endeavor. All Tesla cars come standard with Autopilot software and hardware. Fully self-driving functionality is available as a paid upgrade. This promises future capabilities as the tech evolves and improves, just like Ford with the Mach-E.
The Mach-E’s price is comparable to the Model Y, which is in the low-$50,000 category, but the base Mach-E is more affordable than the Model Y by up to $6,000. Ford will allow base-model Mach-E owners to add Active Drive Assist as part of a $2600 package. This price is still below Model Y.
The cost of the software required for more advanced functions is the only variable in Mach-E’s autonomic matchup with Tesla. However, we won’t likely know this figure until next year.