Ford is paying back retailers as much as $240,000 over the next few years for investments they had been required to make to continue selling F-150 Lightnings, Mustang Mach-Es and E-Transits.

A s Ford began its electric vehicle roll-out in the U.S., it had some ambitious plans for how sales would go. It put some significant requirements in place for dealers to get new

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) said its investment in electric vehicles (EVs) would reach $30 billion. However, new federal rules that will eliminate the EV tax credit, which is as much as $7,500 per vehicle,