Ford CEO Jim Farley talks Ford Mustang GTD, Adopting Tesla's Charging Standard, & Splitting the Company The InEVitable

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Ford CEO Jim Farley! The guys discuss the all-new Ford Mustang GTD supercar, Ford adopting Tesla's Charging Standard, the decision behind splitting into "Ford Blue" & "Ford Model e", making EVs vs ICE vehicles, what he learned on his road trip in a Ford Lightning, battery production, the future of SDVs, autonomy with BlueCruise, the EV price war with China, and more!

0:42 - Guest introduction & more about the day of recording.
4:49 - Ford Mustang GTD!
10:35 - Prototype Inboard Suspension & DRS System.
15:00 - The wing!
17:54 - Decision behind the name "Mustang GTD".
19:40 - Adopting Tesla's Charging Standard.
26:58 - Decision behind the split into "Ford Blue" & "Ford Model e".
29:20 - Making EVs vs ICE vehicles.
34:19 - Jim's road trip in the Ford Lightning.
35:37 - Tripling Ford Lightning Production.
38:00 - Other lessons he learned on the road trip.
43:15 - The future of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs).
44:19 - Predictive Failure Components using AI.
44:52 - Autonomy with BlueCruise.
45:28 - Subscription vs Usage cost for BlueCruise.
47:48 - Software subscriptions.
49:48 - Selling the customer on SDVs.
55:20 - How is mass adoption of EVs going?
01:03:01 - EV price war with China.
01:04:27 - Predictable cycle in technology change.
01:05:48 - Predicting the Gas-powered car ban in 2035.