It was just a few years ago when a full transition to all-electric power seemed inevitable, but a lot has changed since then. Today, automakers have scaled back electrification plans in a big way, all to adjust for weaker than expected demand for such vehicles. As for the iconic Ford Mustang, it has always seemed to be destined to hang on to traditional ICE powertrains longer than most vehicles – a notion supported by comments from Blue Oval CEO Jim Farley himself – and it seems like nothing has changed on that front, either.
According to Automotive News, the Ford Mustang won’t be going all-electric anytime soon, as The Blue Oval will “be building gasoline pony cars well into the next decade.” The report notes that the Mustang is slated to undergo a refresh in late 2026, followed by a redesign anticipated for 2029. Previously, FoMoCo was mulling the idea of transitioning to an EV-only pony car as part of that latter action, but now, that’s no longer the case.
What’s particularly interesting about this report is the fact that back in May 2024, Farley said that “we will never make an all-electric Mustang. I look at other users of pure-electric power such as Formula E, and even companies like Rimac, and I just don’t think that would be right for Mustang. Great for other Fords – look at the worldwide success of Transit – but not for Mustang.” It is possible that the decision to nix an EV next-gen pony car was made prior to these comments, however.
Regardless, we do know that the Ford Mustang will be getting some sort of partial electrification, hybrid powertrain before 2030, based on the automaker’s plans to add a hybrid option to every model in its Ford Blue lineup by 2030. We were previously promised a V8 hybrid-powered pony car way back in January 2017 for the 2020 model year, but that still hasn’t come to fruition.
A pretty cool tailgating rig, we'd say.
It's unclear what those export markets will consist of.
It didn't top every category, but was the best all-around.
The term could also be used on merchandise.
The exec has done this for the past couple of years.
Resulting in a huge repair bill.
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Farley fired most of ICE powertrain with his BEV push in 2022 and 2023. Now look. Fire this clown
With sales of the Mustang being relatively low, and a small part of the overall fleet, it's much easier to make that proclamation. When government fleet requirements stiffen, the Mustang will not have a large impact of overall fleet metrics.