US-based car giant Ford continued to make heavy losses with electric cars – and closed the past quarter in the red with a $526 million loss. In the same quarter of the previous year, Ford reported a profit of around $1.3 billion. Meanwhile, sales grew year-on-year from $44 billion to $46 billion, Ford announced after the US stock exchange closed on Tuesday. In the electric car division, the operating loss rose to $1.57 billion. In contrast, the commercial vehicle business generated an operating profit of $1.8 billion. Beyond this, Ford earned $813 million with combustion and hybrid vehicles. F…