Ford Bronco Sport Won't Be Going Electric Before 2030

TheFord Bronco Sportwill not become a fully-fledged electric vehicle before the 2030 model year for one key reason: it'll retain its existing C2 platform through the decade's end.AutoForecast Solutionshas released information regarding the off-road-focused crossover's future, which involves an 11-year production run.

This does not mean the vehicle won't receive updates along the way. It will. An automaker does not necessarily have to utilize an all-new platform to heavily update any of its models. Just look at the 2024 Ford Mustang, which uses anevolution of the current any car platformand engines. In the Bronco Sport's case, it appears Ford has decided to keep the C2 platform alive until July 31, 2031. This architecture also underpins the Escape, Maverick, and overseas-only Focus.

Speaking of the Maverick, we just reported that thecompact pickup truckwill also keep its C2 underpinnings when it's redesigned for the 2028 model year and will continue to be assembled at the Hermosillo Assembly plant in Mexico until 2033. Since both models have the same architecture, it'd make sense to see them allbecome fully electricearly next decade.

The Escape, however, is expected to go all-electric with a new dedicated EV platform for the 2027 model year; the Bronco Sport and Maverick should adopt that platform a few years after. It makes sense for Ford to keep the C2 architecture alive for the Bronco Sport and Maverick until the decade's end for cost-saving purposes and that it can handle hybridization.