Yeah that is what I thought also, just makes you wonder what product they are planning on building in the EU, apparently the Capri and Explorer aren't doing too hot sales wise and they have a ton of extra production space with no new product to fill it, from what we know.
There is no next gen Kuga. Farley already made up his mind to kill it. I would be really surprised if Kuga is still around in 2 years. In order for there to be a next gen Kuga, design would need to be locked in by now but we know with Ford China and Ford US out of the program, there is not enough volume to support a new gen. Ford Taiwan is already preparing to replace its Kuga with Territory. There is no going back.
My guess is that it's the same engine, just detuned to provide better fuel economy over a very narrow power band since it's sole purpose is to generate electricity and doesn't actually propel the vehicle.
Says here the car is 5 meters long. I assume that is with the spare tire.
So if you take away the spare tire, it is roughly 4.8 meters long... about the same size as ICE Bronco. Much bigger than Bronco Sport or Escape.
Edit: ICE Bronco is 4.8 meter with spare tire so if this thing is 5 meters long, it is actually longer than the "big" Bronco.
Here are the stats on this new Bronco EV... it is a big boy
https://www.autohome.com.cn/news/202507/1307474.html#pvareaid=102624
Length: 5025mm or 197.8"
Width: 1960mm or 77.2"
Height: 1815 or 1825mm or 71.8"
Wheelbase: 2950mm or 116.1"
Track width: 1670mm or 65.7"
Curb Weight: 2630kg or 5798lbs
Gross Vehicle Weight: 3030kg or 6680lbs
Compare with ICE Bronco (Big Bend Hard top)
Length: 4811mm or 189.4"
Width: 1928mm or 75.9"
Height: 1877mm or 73.9"
Wheelbase: 2950mm or 116.1"
Track width: 1651mm or 65"
Curb Weight: 2026kg or 4467lbs
Gross Vehicle Weight: 2685kg or 5920lbs
Note the identical wheelbase of the two Bronco. I don't know what to make of it yet since we don't know if Bronco EV is BOF or unibody.