Electric utes are perfectly suited to driving in regional Australia but the country needs policy changes and more public chargers to encourage the transport trend.
Ford's electric vehicle business in the US lost $3 billion before taxes over the last two years and is forecasted to lose a similar amount this year. But the company's CFO is not worried and has asked to look at its EV segment as a startup.
A startup founded by two former Atlassian senior executives that converts petrol-powered utes into electric ones has announced it'll begin electrifying fleets of Toyota Hilux and Ford Rangers, with prices starting at $48,000 per vehicle.
