As we recently reported, Ford has officially announced plans to separate its electric vehicle and internal combustion vehicle business models. Ford CEO Jim Farley has made it clear on a number of occasions that he's learning a lot from Tesla, so the fact that Ford wants to bank on the growing interest in EVs comes as no surprise.
In order for automakers to sell EVs, dealerships will have to be on board. Otherwise, the brand could try to sell online, direct-to-consumer – much in the same way Tesla and Rivian are operating – but it would most certainly cause contention with dealers since it's against the rules. Ford will, instead, work alongside dealerships to help them adopt a hybrid version of the model.
