Everyone is trying to replicate Tesla's success, but all forget, that Tesla started with Model S over 10 years ago. The world was rather different then.
@@patreekotime4578 Jack makes all cars look small, but the original Kona (the one to which I was referring) and the Puma, are both about 4.2m long 1.8 m wide and 1.55 m high.
@@bewilderbeestiewhat is the last car you know of that came with a spare wheel, and which year did it come out? I think it’s been pretty rare for 15+ years, and almost unheard of for 10.
Most new cars are £30K plus because the majority, over 70% of new sales, are to corporate buyers and fleets. They do not market new cars at the consumer, they are all geared towards businesses. If you want a "new" car in 2024 as a private buyer, you have to buy a used one that is around 2 years old or ex dealer display model. It's a sad fact, but that's the industry at the moment. In a nutshell, a business buys a car like this for £35K. They store it in their fleet as an asset and can as a result take a huge tax discount as it is a business expense, they can also get green levies and rebates. If they pay enough tax, they essentially get a rebate of 100% the value of the car, so it is on their books at least, a free asset. They then sell said free car for in the region of £18K two years later (hence why electric cars are so cheap on the used market, they are selling them to get the free money out of them). The end result is the ridiculous market we have at the moment where a new car is £35K new, then around £20K after just a few years with barely any miles on it. I should clarify, when I say "free asset", it does cost them money, but they lose a lot less than they otherwise would. If they lock £35K in an electric car, thats £35K not going to the tax man. When they sell the car for £18K, that results in a loss of £17K, not £35K!
@@SzaszaG1 The MG is really the class leader for price, it is why I have one. It has its issues but there is no reason to spend 30k on a souped up Fiesta when you can get an MG4 purpose built EV for 10k less
1960s-2010s Mustang: Sports car, 2020s: SUV 1970s-1980s Capri: Sports car, 2020s: SUV 1990s Puma: Sports car, 2020s: SUV No wonder I´m shifting my hobbies away from cars...
My aunt used to work at Jag. She told me once why they do this. It's about ageing generations and their affinity to brand names. Other companies do it (Mitsubishi's new Eclipse, for example) and there are similar practices too, that essentially lean into nostalgia. Simple fact of the matter is people that knew the desirable Capri when they were younger, still have an emotional connection to the brand and the car. But now, they're older. Probably have kids, dogs, family, etc that they need to haul around. If you're in to cars, you will scoff at this. But these cars are not for you. These cars are for the masses and having some brand affinity out-of-the-gate will give them a big step up.
I think provision of a spare is largely irrelevant because most people are too useless to know how to fit it. My wife and I have each owned a car for the last 20 years, and only twice have we had a flat that went down so quickly it needed to be removed by me just to get it to a tyre shop. Plenty of nails and screws over the years, but usually driveable and repairable. If you drive near industrial estates (anywhere near a Jewsons/Screwfix, etc!) every day you might need a spare, but otherwise I'd say they are mostly pointless.
I know it isn’t just EVs that don’t have spares but I wonder if the extra weight might be a reason they don’t want amateurs using one of those tiny scissor lifts on the roadside.
So, I would disagree with the "car we've been waiting for" if, after all this time, this is just piggy-backing off of the petrol version. I would say we are waiting for a bespoke electric Puma.
Even my local Ford dealership have said Ford have lost the plot when it comes to choice, price and meeting customers needs. They are about to stop selling new vehicles in favour of just second hand and servicing, due to the lack of interest from private buyers and sales restrictions imposed on them. The puma (ICE) may be the current best selling small car, but it's no Fiesta, and with the huge price leap of the EV version, I suspect it's going to be a hard sell. The old KA+ looked bigger than this 'new' offering ... and that was half the price!
"Petrol Puma starts at £26,000" Whaaaat ? And they say EVs are over-priced! Low 20ks and this would be a goer but £30,000+ for a small EV is silly in 2024. And when it fails to sell in big numbers, the usual muppets will be saying no-one wants EVs.
3:13 the driver seat isn't in his normal position he needed to move it further back 4:28 so this isn't correct. As you'd be squished in the back So it doesn't seem very spacious An affordable electric ford i don't think so
Finally a Ford built car that Joe public will actually want. IT MUST COST LESS THAN 30K! to be of any use if Ford want to survive as a motor manufacturer.
That is correct, but typical flats these days are a result of nails and screws. Most EVs come with a can of sealant and an electric pump (standard or optional) that will get you home 99% of the time. I'm not sure about the UK, but in the US all cars are required to have pressure sensors in the wheels that would warn you before the tire was so low it got destroyed driving on it.
@@scottkolaya2110 Which immediately stop working correctly the first time you have to have a tire replaced (as the sensors are either too expensive or too finicky to be worth swapping or replacing) and just constantly leave a light on forever. Dumbest idea in the entirity of the universe.
@@patreekotime4578 I love them. My Honda ones lasted 12 years before I needed to replace them. Even then, I just pushed in the bead and replaced them myself with the original TRW ones for $15 each. My son's Chevy ones have a smaller battery and only last 7-8 years, but the ability to see all 4 tire pressures at a glance is pretty nice.
@@scottkolaya2110 I literally see all four tire pressures at a glance every time I get in the car. And many of these systems dont show the tire pressures individually, just a single light for all 4 tires that doesnt know the difference between low tire pressure or a missing sensor or a dead battery... all the same red light. Not a fan. It's just more faff to break and for tire shops to steal.
"built on the same platform as the petrol version. . . ." Meaning that it has the same exhaust pipe tunnel and the same dog house between the front seats to hide that tunnel. Vehicles designed from the ground up as EVs have flat floors. A lot of cars have a massive boot if you leave out the spare tire and jack, which Ford obviously did.
This is the sort of car we need more of in the US and around the world. If 230 miles is the range... needs at least a version that gets over 300, with a price still under 35k... ideally under 30k. And that sub 300 price MUST be under 30k, ideally close to or under 25k. Add on full bidirectional charging and you've got a winner. Hope it's coming to the US.
233 miles of range...do they just hate money. With lower battery prices surely they could have at least give it 250+, unless it costs under 20k (knowing ford they can't resist 25k minimum) then this is DOA. With range anxiety being a number one concern this is insulting.
266 miles in our Cupra Born, or about 240 now it’s winter. But still, it gets plugged in on a Friday ready for its 25 mile a day commutes. Costs about £2.80 a week. Not everyone needs 300+ ranges. There are other cars for that.
@@Pottery4Life that’s all well and good, but the range is still extremely poor. They shouldn’t bother selling the lower than 233 mile range one and keep the 233 mile range one below 25k. I’d like to buy an EV myself but current prices are so high and I, at a minimum, need to know I could drive to London or wales and back without needing to charge along the way. Day-to-day a lower range is fine, but my car is the thing I use when a family emergency comes up and I need to know I can rely on it. These low range EV’s aren’t something I can trust, especially in poor weather and with motorway electricity so expensive.
The USA is full of sociopathic truck drivers with guns, it isn't surprising people don't want small cars. Rednecks used to attack Prius drivers simply for driving a Prius. That's your national problem. Thank goodness I don't have to go there since I retired.
Actually nearly everyone is screaming they don’t want EV’s. It’s reflected in sales and interest numbers. We all just live in echo chambers and think they’re awesome.
@@aussie2uGA Henry Ford famously said, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” People rarely know what they actually want.
That battery size turned out to be 43kwh. I’m going back to looking at Renault 5 brochures, which is a shame because I would the worlds easiest sell for a Fiesta EV.
So many excellent small EVs in Europe. We need more in the US. Even an iconically American brand like Ford isn't selling them here. I realize that the Puma is not even that small by some standards, but in the US, we have very few decent options that aren't significantly larger.
@@didierpuzenat7280 Some folks do, but I suspect a significant portion of folks who want small cars here may have a mindset focused on sustainability. So they might not replace their old car until it stops running, and they might prefer to buy used. These things probably dont signal much demand.
@@didierpuzenat7280 Fiat is a bad example. Many cars have a well-deserved bad rep here. I drive a Focus currently, but hope it lasts long enough until a decent replacement comes along. Right now Bolt is the only one on the list.
With Jack standing next to it - it looks tiny - as if he could step over it! I note the door opening is a head-banger. - and the range and charge speed is UP TO - not will be. One thing in it's favour - there's no 'wet-belt' to fail!
It's 1.55M / 61 inches tall. Pretty much like my Focus, which my wife complains is hard to get into. Her car is an CX-5 and getting in is like a pickup truck.
Hahahahah it uses the same platform as the petrol Puma. How to incompetently make EVs - convert existing bodies and then wonder why they are incredibly expensive and unprofitable to make. They really don't care about going bust do they?
The UK has Ford in a much higher regard than the rest of Europe and that's probably why Ford Europe is falling apart. Anyway this Puma looks nice for a SUV. But rehashed platforms just doesn't cut it anymore.
Price is 55% higher than that of a much bigger toyota corolla petrol sedan in Poland, so not a justifiable purchase for me. Still waiting for that lovely day where the prices will make sense
Prices will make sense when the Chinese cars start showing up in volumes. You can hate them all you want, but it was all the Europeans and Freedomers, who taught them how to build cars. And now they are just better. The best car you can buy in the Americas right now is only sold in Mexico and it's an import.
Agreed, it needs to have close to 300mile range and at least 150kwh recharge speed otherwise by the time it’s released it will have been overtaken by others. If it’s price is low 30k, I would say MG4 offers better value.
@@darmou The whole world most people drive short distances it is not a UK specific thing. It will likely only have 180 miles real world range with a 43kWh battery. Often people will want a bit more than that for when they do travel and that terrible max 100kW charging speed will cripple this car. If it was limited range or limited charging speed it might be OK but not both.
This is ridiculous... It's a FORD! ... it's meant to sell in large numbers to ordinary car owners.. so.. that's practically everyone... ... if it was 'exciting', then most people wouldn't be able to afford it... and they wouldn't sell very many.... ... the vast majority of people want a metal box on wheels, which will take them and their family/luggage/shopping from a to b in safety, comfort and affordability...... ...wtf has exciting got to do with it.....!?!?
It is £1845 more than the base petrol automatic. Its quicker and appears to be better equipped. If you can charge at home it will be a lot cheaper to run. I hope it gets the efficiency to make it useable. I hope it does well. it would be great if there was a larger battery option to come.
I really wish more of these little cars were offered as rear wheel drive. I know it eats boot space, but honestly, if it's a small car, you aren't buying it to move cargo around, and you'll get a useful space in the front. Turning circle will also be amazing.
If you have a small car, you want every bit of space you can for people and cargo, handing that space over to mechanicals when you do not need to is counterproductive.
I thought it was yellow also, but then I am partially colour-blind. I'm suprised by how much I like it, it's unusual to see such a friendly looking car lately
The fact that the US has nowhere near the variety of EVs as Europe does is ridiculous. It is further evidence that it is dragging its feet. This model is also NOT available in the US.
@@cunawarit for those that want one, the level of choice is much greater though, and it's a big problem for those who want something thats not a mid-sized SUV. It's not that there are no choices In the US, but it's pretty limited by comparison.
One more time, front engine front wheel drive cars do NOT have a transmission tunnel! It might be there to strengthen the bodyshell, it might be to run pipes through but it doesn't contain a driveshaft.
It depends entirely on the platform. Some did have an actual transmission tunnel if there was a RWD offering somewhere in the stable. Or even if they just suspected they MIGHT do RWD or AWD variant in the future. It is far too expensive to completely redesign everything for one variant down the line. The last two sedans Ive owned have had that massive lump extending all the way into the rear footwells despite both being FWD cars without RWD or AWD variants. It just makes sense from a manufacturing perspective.
Thanks Jack, nice video. The last 4 years we were waiting for an affordable EV in this size. This Puma looks good, but came a bit to late for us to consider. It cant compete with the price/quality that Chinese EV's bring to the table. In the Netherlands the Puma is €34.495 for the base variant, the Nammi Box is €23.400 full specs. We bought the Dongfeng Nammi Box 3 weeks ago. Since that is a dedicated EV from ground up, it has more space, weighs a lot less and will 100% be more efficient.
How is the Nami going? Took a liking to it when they released it in China but no moves to export to my country so far. We may get the Aion UT though which looks perhaps even better and a bit more range.
It's all down to price and range, which we don't know yet. 100Kw charging is disappointing in a new car - even in the budget segment the technology exists to enable much higher charging speeds - that's disappointing. Doesn't Ford realise that they're fighting for their life here, and every new model MUST be compelling to survive. When the Tesla small car comes out, how competitive will this "non-ground-up" EV be??
Yeah 100 kW charging is terrible for a new car debuting in 2025. It will never get their state range too on a 43kWh battery more like 160 miles.....disappointing.
With this at £30K+ the Chinese offerings look more attractive like the MG4. Or wait a year or so after release and you can probably pick up a used one at near half price.
in those E-cars with a transmission tunnel but doesnt need them they should put in a removeable battery like the eco flow to occupy that space. Not for capacity but the option to charge an emergency household battery via regen braking/charging points in case its needed.
A friend of ours has the current petrol version, I was very very unimpressed with the comfort, space in the back Its tiny! noise, etc etc. I hope the EV version fixes these.
Starting prices above £30k…………… it should be priced exactly the same as the petrol engined version if Ford really wants to sell any. I already own a small EV and this doesn’t appeal to me one iota - for a start it’s ugly as sin and 2nd I bet essential things like a heat pump will be a £1000 option not standard. I would sooner buy a R5 or a Hyundai Insta.
Maybe not 350 mile range but definitely somewhere around 280 miles (so over 200 miles at motorway speeds even in winter) and £28-30k works for me. At "up to 230 miles" range that means at best 175 miles range on motorway in winter and probably less if you do not want to run the battery right down. That is too low a range for what I need
If Rolexes sold for £50 lots of people would buy them. But Rolex would go bust. Batteries are still expensive, and that is still the major factor in price differential.
I like how you tried to show us how "roomy" it is and it looked like Shaq tried to squeeze himself inside a matchbox. Perfect unintended comedy sketch :)
I’m actually more interested than I thought I would be despite the shiny plastic in the cabin (which is a pet peeve of mine). The design, relative roominess and high hopes for enjoyable driving characteristics and efficiency has some substantial appeal. I hope they price it in a way that keeps my interest intact.
I like the Renault 5 better, but the space in the rear seats could save the Puma. The design is fun, though the one thing that bugs me is the ugly, massive SUV/pickup truck type steering wheel. It's like the car's exterior is teasing you to go on a fun beach day, but the steering wheel is firmly reminding you that it just would be wrong to do that on a work day, even though it's one of those days you'll probably be staring out the window with nothing to do. I know it's a typical Ford driving wheel, but it's a totally different design language.
Too many negative comments here. Many justified of course but it must be depressing to Ford if they ever read them. Jack you should get your colour vision tested.
With it being Fords biggest selling car in Europe I agree, it should have been their first EV over here. I think this could be a big seller for them along side the ICE variant.
I have owned loads of Fords including the original Puma, but this is too little too late from them. Companies like MG will take so many customers as Ford cant get close on price, and only slightly better on quality.
Why on earth has it taken Ford so long to come up with this?! It won't be on sale until next year, Ford have missed the boat and now they're moaning about people not buying EVs. People are buying them but from manufacturers that have them for sale, mostly Chinese.
Its now on Ford Website. Battery less than 44kwh!! Not sure if there will be bigger battery in future but unless its magic and does 5 miles per kwh or 4 in winter that range is not enough. Im disappointed. Im sure it will drive well. The explorer does but is too expensive
To think they got rid of the Fiesta and went with Puma instead because it was the only platform with space for the batteries... This car is great for people who love to go from point A to point B.
I've always loved the Puma's shape. I would like to see the large hidden boot optionally replaced with extra batteries to increase the rather mediocre range for a 2025 car. Otherwise, really looking forward to seing them on the road.
As a current non EV Puma owner (ST-Line) looking to make the switch after my lease is up this honestly doesnt appeal to me despite how much I like my current car. I feel like the alternatives do things much better although I could be wrong.
If they price this right with good pcp deals this could be the car to really help Ford transition, chuck a focus body on one aswell and Ford could be back in the race. Or price it like a Honda E and then the picture will be very different.
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This is Fords Kona. The car they should’ve released 5 years ago.
Everyone is trying to replicate Tesla's success, but all forget, that Tesla started with Model S over 10 years ago. The world was rather different then.
Unless Jack is 12 feet tall, this car is dramatically smaller than a Kona.
@@patreekotime4578 Jack makes all cars look small, but the original Kona (the one to which I was referring) and the Puma, are both about 4.2m long 1.8 m wide and 1.55 m high.
Yes Ford should have, but 5 years ago, they still made jokes over Tesla and EV‘s 😢
@@karla6999 believe it or not, the Mach E released 5 years ago.
I like the space in the back and in the boot but the Renault 5 is infinitely more desirable.
Where's the spare wheel? The lower storage bin is more or less where I'd expect to find it.
not at any price it isn't
@@bewilderbeestiewhat is the last car you know of that came with a spare wheel, and which year did it come out? I think it’s been pretty rare for 15+ years, and almost unheard of for 10.
@@jacobrichter Honda Jazz, 2007!
@@bewilderbeestiethere you go almost 20years
Most new cars are £30K plus because the majority, over 70% of new sales, are to corporate buyers and fleets. They do not market new cars at the consumer, they are all geared towards businesses. If you want a "new" car in 2024 as a private buyer, you have to buy a used one that is around 2 years old or ex dealer display model. It's a sad fact, but that's the industry at the moment.
In a nutshell, a business buys a car like this for £35K. They store it in their fleet as an asset and can as a result take a huge tax discount as it is a business expense, they can also get green levies and rebates. If they pay enough tax, they essentially get a rebate of 100% the value of the car, so it is on their books at least, a free asset. They then sell said free car for in the region of £18K two years later (hence why electric cars are so cheap on the used market, they are selling them to get the free money out of them). The end result is the ridiculous market we have at the moment where a new car is £35K new, then around £20K after just a few years with barely any miles on it.
I should clarify, when I say "free asset", it does cost them money, but they lose a lot less than they otherwise would. If they lock £35K in an electric car, thats £35K not going to the tax man. When they sell the car for £18K, that results in a loss of £17K, not £35K!
Don't borrow money you don't have.20 seconds to sign.20 yeas to pay off.20 year old Lada's are really desirable now
A) it's yellow. B) you're right: this is the car Ford should have come out with first. It's the car people WANT.
It's no Fiesta, it's no Ka, it's no B Max, C Max or Galaxy
* In the UK, not a big seller in rest of Europe
40k euro for 40 ish battery back, yea man. This ain't work out.
Not for me...Prefer the VD ID2all if they ever launch it
@@methanoid ever tried any ID car? You will hate the controls and the software.
Jack - I'm not sure we're convinced there's loads of head room in the back when your head looks uncomfortably dipped the whole time! 4:26
@matthewwalker4108 My thoughts exactly. He managed to convince me that this little car was even more cramped than it looked.
dude is 6'7
Yep, that looked very cramped, and his legs at that angle just wouldn’t be comfortable either. 😂
@mycosys it's still weird to say that it's roomy when his neck looks broken and his knees look ready for amputation, though.
@@cunawarit As someone already mentioned, he's 6' 7". He's slightly cramped in several cars.
In the U.K. it will be around £30k which is not exactly cheap in my book.
Is these days. You'd be lucky to get a half decent specced Golf for that
@@timaustin2000 Government orchestrated reduction in the masses owning vehicles is the bottom line in my opinion, but I take your point.
While you can get a new MG4 EV with better range and much more space for £24.000 today
You can get a used Tesla Model 3 for that. And it will blow the Ford out the water.
@@SzaszaG1 The MG is really the class leader for price, it is why I have one. It has its issues but there is no reason to spend 30k on a souped up Fiesta when you can get an MG4 purpose built EV for 10k less
How can you review this car, and not have a single mention of Pixar's Cars? Forget the Jaguar, that front-end is straight out of Disney.
1960s-2010s Mustang: Sports car, 2020s: SUV
1970s-1980s Capri: Sports car, 2020s: SUV
1990s Puma: Sports car, 2020s: SUV
No wonder I´m shifting my hobbies away from cars...
Also: 1990s Cougar: sports car, 2010s/20s Kuga (very similar pronunciation!): SUV
@@j.p.5702 Right, I forgot about that one!
My aunt used to work at Jag. She told me once why they do this. It's about ageing generations and their affinity to brand names. Other companies do it (Mitsubishi's new Eclipse, for example) and there are similar practices too, that essentially lean into nostalgia. Simple fact of the matter is people that knew the desirable Capri when they were younger, still have an emotional connection to the brand and the car. But now, they're older. Probably have kids, dogs, family, etc that they need to haul around. If you're in to cars, you will scoff at this. But these cars are not for you. These cars are for the masses and having some brand affinity out-of-the-gate will give them a big step up.
4:50 back in my day we called this the spare tire, now it’s called “cost cutting”
I think provision of a spare is largely irrelevant because most people are too useless to know how to fit it. My wife and I have each owned a car for the last 20 years, and only twice have we had a flat that went down so quickly it needed to be removed by me just to get it to a tyre shop. Plenty of nails and screws over the years, but usually driveable and repairable. If you drive near industrial estates (anywhere near a Jewsons/Screwfix, etc!) every day you might need a spare, but otherwise I'd say they are mostly pointless.
I know it isn’t just EVs that don’t have spares but I wonder if the extra weight might be a reason they don’t want amateurs using one of those tiny scissor lifts on the roadside.
It's no Fiesta
It's pretty much exactly the same as the outgoing Fiesta in terms of design and size.
@@darrens3nah, it's ugly compared to the Fiesta
@@darrens3its massively bigger than the fiesta.
It doesn't look or handle like the fiesta.
@@SaffronWorldCR Looks the same size as my Focus.
So, I would disagree with the "car we've been waiting for" if, after all this time, this is just piggy-backing off of the petrol version. I would say we are waiting for a bespoke electric Puma.
Ford have missed the lifeboat 😮
Even my local Ford dealership have said Ford have lost the plot when it comes to choice, price and meeting customers needs. They are about to stop selling new vehicles in favour of just second hand and servicing, due to the lack of interest from private buyers and sales restrictions imposed on them. The puma (ICE) may be the current best selling small car, but it's no Fiesta, and with the huge price leap of the EV version, I suspect it's going to be a hard sell. The old KA+ looked bigger than this 'new' offering ... and that was half the price!
"Petrol Puma starts at £26,000" Whaaaat ? And they say EVs are over-priced! Low 20ks and this would be a goer but £30,000+ for a small EV is silly in 2024. And when it fails to sell in big numbers, the usual muppets will be saying no-one wants EVs.
Put people do pay £30k for a Puma…
3:13 the driver seat isn't in his normal position he needed to move it further back
4:28 so this isn't correct. As you'd be squished in the back
So it doesn't seem very spacious
An affordable electric ford i don't think so
WHY DID FORD DITCH THE BEST SELLING CAR IN FORDS LINEUP ??? UTTER MADNESS.
You don’t have to be crazy to run Ford, but Cray is appreciated- with a capital Zee ❤
Because small cars = small profits, or in Fords case maybe no profit at all.
It is the car Ford need to make, but to me the Renault 5 looks better and has more to it.
Needed 5 years ago. Now it's time for a refresh, with a clean sheet EV design.
Finally a Ford built car that Joe public will actually want. IT MUST COST LESS THAN 30K! to be of any use if Ford want to survive as a motor manufacturer.
It’s exactly 30k.
These types of cars should be something like £20k. £30k is insane. And it should just be a Fiesta. The Puma doesn’t look that high riding, but still.
Ford bring out another massively expensive EV, they won't sell...
The current cheapest petrol model of puma is £25k
@@notme-kc3pq Yeah indeed that is also overpriced in my opinion. They tend to add on £5 grand or something for SUV style cars right?
@@christill and they are still the most popular type of vehicle. 🤦♂️
This is Ford's Bolt EV it should have built 7 years ago.
Exactly, and next year is the new Bolt. But the Puma is just a petrol Puma with a battery shoved ... somewhere.
The ‘mega bin’ use to be where a spare wheel was kept in the old days… If you get a flat presumably you await recovery
That is correct, but typical flats these days are a result of nails and screws. Most EVs come with a can of sealant and an electric pump (standard or optional) that will get you home 99% of the time. I'm not sure about the UK, but in the US all cars are required to have pressure sensors in the wheels that would warn you before the tire was so low it got destroyed driving on it.
Doesn't look like it'd be hard to acquire a spare and fit it in there, I know I would if I had one of these.
@@scottkolaya2110 Which immediately stop working correctly the first time you have to have a tire replaced (as the sensors are either too expensive or too finicky to be worth swapping or replacing) and just constantly leave a light on forever. Dumbest idea in the entirity of the universe.
@@patreekotime4578 I love them. My Honda ones lasted 12 years before I needed to replace them. Even then, I just pushed in the bead and replaced them myself with the original TRW ones for $15 each. My son's Chevy ones have a smaller battery and only last 7-8 years, but the ability to see all 4 tire pressures at a glance is pretty nice.
@@scottkolaya2110 I literally see all four tire pressures at a glance every time I get in the car. And many of these systems dont show the tire pressures individually, just a single light for all 4 tires that doesnt know the difference between low tire pressure or a missing sensor or a dead battery... all the same red light. Not a fan. It's just more faff to break and for tire shops to steal.
"built on the same platform as the petrol version. . . ." Meaning that it has the same exhaust pipe tunnel and the same dog house between the front seats to hide that tunnel. Vehicles designed from the ground up as EVs have flat floors.
A lot of cars have a massive boot if you leave out the spare tire and jack, which Ford obviously did.
This is the sort of car we need more of in the US and around the world. If 230 miles is the range... needs at least a version that gets over 300, with a price still under 35k... ideally under 30k. And that sub 300 price MUST be under 30k, ideally close to or under 25k.
Add on full bidirectional charging and you've got a winner. Hope it's coming to the US.
This car has none of what you - or Any Body - wants❤
233 miles of range...do they just hate money. With lower battery prices surely they could have at least give it 250+, unless it costs under 20k (knowing ford they can't resist 25k minimum) then this is DOA. With range anxiety being a number one concern this is insulting.
266 miles in our Cupra Born, or about 240 now it’s winter. But still, it gets plugged in on a Friday ready for its 25 mile a day commutes. Costs about £2.80 a week. Not everyone needs 300+ ranges. There are other cars for that.
As this is not a bespoke EV car, I'm gonna guess they are fitting a smaller battery pack.
@@Pottery4Life Did he say it was in the bonnet and not under the seats?
@@Pottery4Life that’s all well and good, but the range is still extremely poor. They shouldn’t bother selling the lower than 233 mile range one and keep the 233 mile range one below 25k.
I’d like to buy an EV myself but current prices are so high and I, at a minimum, need to know I could drive to London or wales and back without needing to charge along the way.
Day-to-day a lower range is fine, but my car is the thing I use when a family emergency comes up and I need to know I can rely on it. These low range EV’s aren’t something I can trust, especially in poor weather and with motorway electricity so expensive.
Why are average sizes cars today classed as small ? This car is NOT a small car.
It's not a large, or even medium-sized car though? Smaller than a Focus, replacement for a Fiesta.
@@andyvalentine1243 To me a small car is a Fiat 500 or VW UP so it does seem large but i do take your point.
Another practical, low cost electric car that will not be sold in the US. While car makers scream, "Americans don't want EVs"
Yall had options of small cars over the years but they didn’t sell because yall love driving monster trucks
The USA is full of sociopathic truck drivers with guns, it isn't surprising people don't want small cars.
Rednecks used to attack Prius drivers simply for driving a Prius. That's your national problem.
Thank goodness I don't have to go there since I retired.
Actually nearly everyone is screaming they don’t want EV’s. It’s reflected in sales and interest numbers. We all just live in echo chambers and think they’re awesome.
@@aussie2uGA Henry Ford famously said, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” People rarely know what they actually want.
America Is big so they need range
That battery size turned out to be 43kwh. I’m going back to looking at Renault 5 brochures, which is a shame because I would the worlds easiest sell for a Fiesta EV.
Hooray. More sensible cars like this please.
So many excellent small EVs in Europe. We need more in the US. Even an iconically American brand like Ford isn't selling them here.
I realize that the Puma is not even that small by some standards, but in the US, we have very few decent options that aren't significantly larger.
...most 'Muricans can't even fit into small cars.
When you have small cars, do you buy them ? For example the Fiat e500 ? Because it may be why no automaker dares trying anymore.
@@didierpuzenat7280 Some folks do, but I suspect a significant portion of folks who want small cars here may have a mindset focused on sustainability. So they might not replace their old car until it stops running, and they might prefer to buy used. These things probably dont signal much demand.
@@didierpuzenat7280 Fiat is a bad example. Many cars have a well-deserved bad rep here.
I drive a Focus currently, but hope it lasts long enough until a decent replacement comes along. Right now Bolt is the only one on the list.
@@didierpuzenat7280 I think the price point was the big put-off for it's size.
With Jack standing next to it - it looks tiny - as if he could step over it! I note the door opening is a head-banger. - and the range and charge speed is UP TO - not will be. One thing in it's favour - there's no 'wet-belt' to fail!
Jack is unfortunatly tall. it's a b segment car, i'm not sure "small" is a valid critisism.
@@wbjxfkwsklejfde34d Yes, I know he's six foot fourteen tall! 🙂
It's 1.55M / 61 inches tall. Pretty much like my Focus, which my wife complains is hard to get into. Her car is an CX-5 and getting in is like a pickup truck.
@@jamesvandamme7786 isnt that quite tall? our i3 is 160cm and seems very tall.
@@hamshackleton he doesnt often mention it...
Hahahahah it uses the same platform as the petrol Puma. How to incompetently make EVs - convert existing bodies and then wonder why they are incredibly expensive and unprofitable to make. They really don't care about going bust do they?
The UK has Ford in a much higher regard than the rest of Europe and that's probably why Ford Europe is falling apart. Anyway this Puma looks nice for a SUV. But rehashed platforms just doesn't cut it anymore.
In the USA we call that a hatchback. SUVs need to be taller.
@@jamesvandamme7786there’s a large number of British people who still get very angry at SUVs. They haven’t noticed most of them are hatchback sized.
Price is 55% higher than that of a much bigger toyota corolla petrol sedan in Poland, so not a justifiable purchase for me. Still waiting for that lovely day where the prices will make sense
This isn't Poland...in the UK a Corolla will cost between £30k-£37k, so more than this.
Prices will make sense when the Chinese cars start showing up in volumes.
You can hate them all you want, but it was all the Europeans and Freedomers, who taught them how to build cars. And now they are just better.
The best car you can buy in the Americas right now is only sold in Mexico and it's an import.
Don't forget to figure the cost of 'fuel'.
It looks like someone turned Psyduck into a car.
Impressive boot. Hope they bring out a bigger battery version of 250miles+
Agreed, it needs to have close to 300mile range and at least 150kwh recharge speed otherwise by the time it’s released it will have been overtaken by others. If it’s price is low 30k, I would say MG4 offers better value.
How big is the whole of the UK?
@@darmou And how long can you hold your urine?
@@jamesvandamme7786 My point is why such a large range in the UK where most people drive very small distances.
@@darmou The whole world most people drive short distances it is not a UK specific thing. It will likely only have 180 miles real world range with a 43kWh battery. Often people will want a bit more than that for when they do travel and that terrible max 100kW charging speed will cripple this car. If it was limited range or limited charging speed it might be OK but not both.
As exciting as being in a coma
This is ridiculous... It's a FORD!
... it's meant to sell in large numbers to ordinary car owners.. so.. that's practically everyone...
... if it was 'exciting', then most people wouldn't be able to afford it... and they wouldn't sell very many....
... the vast majority of people want a metal box on wheels, which will take them and their family/luggage/shopping from a to b in safety, comfort and affordability......
...wtf has exciting got to do with it.....!?!?
Are you still in one?
@@andymccabe6712the FiST is an exciting cheap hot hatch. What makes this more exciting than a Dacia Sandero?
😂😆
Is this finally the very first Ford with DRL front and rear..! The proper way of doing it!
If only it was a Fiesta E
It is £1845 more than the base petrol automatic. Its quicker and appears to be better equipped. If you can charge at home it will be a lot cheaper to run. I hope it gets the efficiency to make it useable. I hope it does well. it would be great if there was a larger battery option to come.
I really wish more of these little cars were offered as rear wheel drive. I know it eats boot space, but honestly, if it's a small car, you aren't buying it to move cargo around, and you'll get a useful space in the front. Turning circle will also be amazing.
The original BMW i3 was exactly that - tiny footprint, rear-wheel-drive handling and a turning circle a London cabby would be envious of... 😉
If you have a small car, you want every bit of space you can for people and cargo, handing that space over to mechanicals when you do not need to is counterproductive.
I thought it was yellow also, but then I am partially colour-blind. I'm suprised by how much I like it, it's unusual to see such a friendly looking car lately
It's no fiesta, it no old puma, it's no looker and Chinese boys demolish it
The fact that the US has nowhere near the variety of EVs as Europe does is ridiculous. It is further evidence that it is dragging its feet. This model is also NOT available in the US.
@@whitneylake2107 don't think Europe (other than Norway) is in much better a place, European can companies are struggling to sell EVs.
@@cunawarit for those that want one, the level of choice is much greater though, and it's a big problem for those who want something thats not a mid-sized SUV. It's not that there are no choices In the US, but it's pretty limited by comparison.
One more time, front engine front wheel drive cars do NOT have a transmission tunnel!
It might be there to strengthen the bodyshell, it might be to run pipes through but it doesn't contain a driveshaft.
It depends entirely on the platform. Some did have an actual transmission tunnel if there was a RWD offering somewhere in the stable. Or even if they just suspected they MIGHT do RWD or AWD variant in the future. It is far too expensive to completely redesign everything for one variant down the line. The last two sedans Ive owned have had that massive lump extending all the way into the rear footwells despite both being FWD cars without RWD or AWD variants. It just makes sense from a manufacturing perspective.
A proper EV has a flat floor, with the battery down there. This is just a converted Petrol car.
The ford CEO thinks I am boring with my Focus so no more ford for me.
Thanks Jack, nice video. The last 4 years we were waiting for an affordable EV in this size.
This Puma looks good, but came a bit to late for us to consider.
It cant compete with the price/quality that Chinese EV's bring to the table.
In the Netherlands the Puma is €34.495 for the base variant, the Nammi Box is €23.400 full specs.
We bought the Dongfeng Nammi Box 3 weeks ago.
Since that is a dedicated EV from ground up, it has more space, weighs a lot less and will 100% be more efficient.
How is the Nami going? Took a liking to it when they released it in China but no moves to export to my country so far. We may get the Aion UT though which looks perhaps even better and a bit more range.
Finally!!!! A small Ford EV.
Ten year old design.
Oh well. Still, my 2017 e-Golf is a great car and is of a similar vintage.
Starts at £30k. That's taking the mickey.
So is the Ford Focus, starting at £28k worth a chuckle?
It's all down to price and range, which we don't know yet. 100Kw charging is disappointing in a new car - even in the budget segment the technology exists to enable much higher charging speeds - that's disappointing. Doesn't Ford realise that they're fighting for their life here, and every new model MUST be compelling to survive. When the Tesla small car comes out, how competitive will this "non-ground-up" EV be??
There's not many diehard Ford fanatics left, either.
Yeah 100 kW charging is terrible for a new car debuting in 2025. It will never get their state range too on a 43kWh battery more like 160 miles.....disappointing.
The Fiesta was the MOST POPULAR car...!!
Fits you a treat Jack 😂 messing around the seat
With this at £30K+ the Chinese offerings look more attractive like the MG4. Or wait a year or so after release and you can probably pick up a used one at near half price.
I'll wait about a year after it's release and buy one for about fifty quid
in those E-cars with a transmission tunnel but doesnt need them they should put in a removeable battery like the eco flow to occupy that space.
Not for capacity but the option to charge an emergency household battery via regen braking/charging points in case its needed.
Um... no, just run off the traction battery.
The fact they’re making a petrol version proves Ford still doesn’t get it.
They need an original EV only design. Let's see what the skunk works comes up with.
On our screens it looks yellow
Adjust your monitor because Jack is really green.
A friend of ours has the current petrol version, I was very very unimpressed with the comfort, space in the back Its tiny! noise, etc etc. I hope the EV version fixes these.
Definitely need to see this in the USA.
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Yes, eventually we have some small hot hatches. I think most have waited on battery tech.
It’s fine, as you say it’s very overdue. Would have been competitive in 2020, but why would you buy this instead of an EV3?
Yes. The EV3 bores me.
Or the new Skoda Elroq?
@Brian-om2hh well quite
Starting prices above £30k…………… it should be priced exactly the same as the petrol engined version if Ford really wants to sell any.
I already own a small EV and this doesn’t appeal to me one iota - for a start it’s ugly as sin and 2nd I bet essential things like a heat pump will be a £1000 option not standard. I would sooner buy a R5 or a Hyundai Insta.
they want £5000 of the tax payer (AKA the Government) the cheek of these prats is shocking
If the range was around 350 miles and cost 25k it would be winner
Maybe not 350 mile range but definitely somewhere around 280 miles (so over 200 miles at motorway speeds even in winter) and £28-30k works for me. At "up to 230 miles" range that means at best 175 miles range on motorway in winter and probably less if you do not want to run the battery right down. That is too low a range for what I need
Who needs 350 miles a day..?
@@delboy7039 there's always the unexpected, power cuts etc. Fine if you're retired, Some of us still have to work
@@uralrider88 How far is you commute lol
If Rolexes sold for £50 lots of people would buy them. But Rolex would go bust.
Batteries are still expensive, and that is still the major factor in price differential.
I thought "Oh, they've gone back to the Ford Puma 2+2 from years ago" and then I realised "No, it just looks small compared to Jack"
Awesome job Ford with EV Puma ❤❤❤
Too little, too late?
I like how you tried to show us how "roomy" it is and it looked like Shaq tried to squeeze himself inside a matchbox. Perfect unintended comedy sketch :)
Jack is a giant.
It looks happy.
I’m actually more interested than I thought I would be despite the shiny plastic in the cabin (which is a pet peeve of mine). The design, relative roominess and high hopes for enjoyable driving characteristics and efficiency has some substantial appeal. I hope they price it in a way that keeps my interest intact.
Oh hold on, wait a year and you'll get a nearly (pre- registered) new one for £14k
You've obviously been patiently waiting for yet another EV video to trash, wouldn't it make more sense to just get a life?
My 24 plate MG 4 XPower cost £24,000, twice as fast as this
Your MG now worth 12 at best 😢
@@simonpaine2347mate car companies are closing because they heavily invested in EVs that nobody wants 😂
@@Luckyjo21twice as fast to the dealer to get repaired 😂
Now give us a proper Focus replacement.
The Ford Focus electric in 2011 looked nice.
For its time. Those days of cramming batteries in a petrol chassis are done.
@@jamesvandamme7786 the horseless carriage is evolving!
I like the Renault 5 better, but the space in the rear seats could save the Puma.
The design is fun, though the one thing that bugs me is the ugly, massive SUV/pickup truck type steering wheel. It's like the car's exterior is teasing you to go on a fun beach day, but the steering wheel is firmly reminding you that it just would be wrong to do that on a work day, even though it's one of those days you'll probably be staring out the window with nothing to do.
I know it's a typical Ford driving wheel, but it's a totally different design language.
Too many negative comments here. Many justified of course but it must be depressing to Ford if they ever read them.
Jack you should get your colour vision tested.
Not available (or existent) in North America.
"No EVs for you!" --Detroit
Ty Jack, intriguing
With it being Fords biggest selling car in Europe I agree, it should have been their first EV over here. I think this could be a big seller for them along side the ICE variant.
You didn't show the frunk! Does it have one?
That's where they hid the battery.
I have owned loads of Fords including the original Puma, but this is too little too late from them. Companies like MG will take so many customers as Ford cant get close on price, and only slightly better on quality.
Why on earth has it taken Ford so long to come up with this?! It won't be on sale until next year, Ford have missed the boat and now they're moaning about people not buying EVs. People are buying them but from manufacturers that have them for sale, mostly Chinese.
Most people are not buying Chinese cars.
I just hope it comes to Canada! Finally found my EV!
Dream on.
Its now on Ford Website. Battery less than 44kwh!! Not sure if there will be bigger battery in future but unless its magic and does 5 miles per kwh or 4 in winter that range is not enough. Im disappointed. Im sure it will drive well. The explorer does but is too expensive
A Corsa has 50. A 5 has 52. And both are much lighter.
If they’d filled that bin with extra batteries, that would have been preferable to a ‘wellie space’. 🏴
To think they got rid of the Fiesta and went with Puma instead because it was the only platform with space for the batteries...
This car is great for people who love to go from point A to point B.
Thanks
that a bright colour !! Nice shape
Sadly it's not a fiesta! :/ It sadly is just another SUV. :( And it looks like a puppy... :/
Still miss the petrol Fiesta.
this has to be the same price as the petrol version and with battery prices coming well down why is it not ? after got far less parts etc
If it has a cheap LFP battery it should be the same.
@@jamesvandamme7786 indeed and where is the battery from if china prices much lower now
that's awful, Ford need to do something different for their electric cars, not use their ice platform
Whats up with the batteries I wonder? Even they transport van has 43kWh!
Ice puma starts at £26k?? And they say ev’s are expensive. 🤯
Focus starts at £28k....
I've always loved the Puma's shape. I would like to see the large hidden boot optionally replaced with extra batteries to increase the rather mediocre range for a 2025 car. Otherwise, really looking forward to seing them on the road.
The Puma ate the Fiesta 😢
If I bought one I'd probably put a couple tow-hooks in front and re-badge it as the Warthog.
Thank you! It’s definitely yellow! 😂
A new petrol Puma is what’s £23-26k!!! 😳😳😳
Mmm your definition of affordable is …… just another expensive to buy EV
Definitely interesting, mind you I live in the United States so I'll never see a Puma in Ford dealerships.
Fiesta died for this
As a current non EV Puma owner (ST-Line) looking to make the switch after my lease is up this honestly doesnt appeal to me despite how much I like my current car. I feel like the alternatives do things much better although I could be wrong.
If they price this right with good pcp deals this could be the car to really help Ford transition, chuck a focus body on one aswell and Ford could be back in the race. Or price it like a Honda E and then the picture will be very different.
Brilliant buy a Puma.. welcome to the exclusive club of everyone plus the inconvenience of batteries