Electric Ford Mustang coming in 2029

An all-new battery-electric Ford Mustang will launch in 2029, potentially marking the upcoming seventh-generation model as the last internal combustion-engined pony.

That’s according to projections by AutoForecast Solutions, which suggests it’ll use Ford’s GE2.2 electric vehicle platform shared with the forthcoming second-gen Mustang Mach-E and Mach-E coupe crossover (due from 2026).

However, the company already told Carscoops in 2021 that it’s just “blatant speculation”.

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2023 Ford Mustang

Contrary to previous reports indicating some sort of electrification, the seventh-gen 2023 Mustang (due locally in late 2023) remains a petrol-only proposition at launch with a 5.0-litre ‘Coyote’ V8 and 2.3-litre Ecoboost turbo-petrol four-cylinder units on offer.

But, it also uses the same underpinnings as the outgoing muscle car.

Meanwhile, Dodge has already gone all-electric with the new Charger Daytona SRT Banshee concept based on Stellantis’s STLA Large platform featuring a loud ‘Fratzonic’ scream and a multi-speed transmission.

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2023 Ford Mustang

Ford expects 40 per cent of its global sales to be electric by 2030 and has pledged to only offer electric passenger cars in Europe by the end of the decade as strict Euro 7 emissions regulations loom.

It already axed the Focus RS hyper hatchback in 2020 due to the costly need to fit hybrid or plug-in hybrid tech in order to comply with emissions, fuel economy and noise regulations.

The American car brand has also put an end to the iconic Fiesta city car as it invests more in EVs and popular SUVs and utes, and a next-gen Focus is also up in the air.

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In Australia, Ford has promised to bring five electrified vehicles by 2024.

The Escape plug-in hybrid has already launched, while the pure-electric E-Transit large commercial van is expected to land this year and the mid-sized E-Transit Custom in 2024.

The Mustang Mach-E crossover is also looking likely for our market.