This 1400-horsepower Mustang Mach-E foreshadows Ford’s electric car future
All-Electric Mustang Mach-E 1400 Prototype (LARRY CHEN/)Look inside Ford’s Mustang Mach-E 1400 demo car and you’ll find a total of seven motors. Three sit in the front, while four reside in the back, all of which are connected to a single driveshaft, allowing them to combine for a ridiculous total of 1,400 peak horsepower. The Mach-E 1400 will never go into production, but Ford is using it as a demonstrator to brag about its $11.5 billion commitment to the electric vehicle space over the next several years. According to Ford, this one-off car will act as a “testing ground” for new technology and materials as they’re developed. Right now, the Mach-E 1400 is the first Ford vehicle to test out a material made of “organic composite fibers” made of flax in its hood. The company claims it’s an even lighter alternative to the carbon fiber that composes the rest of the vehicle’s...