Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) on Wednesday reported a whopping 86% jump in electric vehicle sales in the U.S. for the first quarter of 2024, contradicting Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s claims of it being a “tough quarter” for all EV makers. What Happened: The Dearborn-based company saw its EV sales jump 86%, thanks to the popularity of its Mustang Mach-E SUV and the F-150 Lightning pickup truck. The company sold a total of 20,223 EVs in the quarter. While the E-transit van saw a 147.5% jump in sales to 2,891, the Lightning pickup truck saw sales shoot up 80.4% and the Mach-E by 77.3%. This is despite stiff c…
