Car motors "sold in boxes"? Ford's universal electric engine costs $3,900

Reference News Network reported on December 27 that the Economic News Network of Buenos Aires, Argentina, recently reported that a general electric engine has been sold in the United States, manufactured by Ford, and its price is favorable and can be adapted to any model of electric vehicle.

As the old saying goes, electric vehicles will mark a major change in the entire automotive world. This is felt not only on the streets, in the environment and in the aesthetics of the car, but also on the automotive industry itself, and even on other related or complementary industries, such as auto parts.

While change in areas far from the centre of the automotive world is still slow, there are already voices expressing concern about the current situation, as if current trends continue, they are bound to have profound implications. There are different positions in the automotive industry on this issue.

Toyota Motor Corporation's chief executive, Akio Toyoda, said he was worried that too rapid changes would lead to more than 5 million jobs in Japan's auto industry alone. Germany's Bavarian state economy minister, Hubert Eiwanger, has also said he does not want his state to "become the second Detroit."

Other players in the automotive industry and many national and regional governments, even if they have not made such a straightforward statement, believe that just as audio tapes have disappeared without a trace and paper newspapers will soon withdraw from the stage of history, one day the gas turbine will become useless, which will lead to manufacturers of connecting rods, pistons, crankshafts, valves and other parts having to transfer their industries to another production line. The repair shop will only be responsible for repairing other parts, because the car will still need chassis, steering, suspension and body parts.

However, this change was further accelerated. This acceleration force was brought about by the first electric engine produced by ford in the United States. Ford is committed to applying it to any car in the world that needs to replace fossil fuel engines with one or two electric engines.

The universal electric engine, dubbed the Eluminator, is exactly what the Mustang Mach-E GT, one of America's best-selling new electric cars, is equipped with. It's a 284 hp engine with 430 Nm of torque and is sold on the "Crate Engine" model. That is, an engine is sealed in a box and delivered, which can be applied to any model of any brand. Although the engine is sold separately and has no batteries or converters, its price is at an affordable level: $3900. (Editor/Liu Lifei)