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fromEngadget
2 weeks ago
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Ford shows off the tech going into its $30,000 electric pickup truck

Ford will launch a mid-size electric pickup on a Universal EV platform next year, targeting a $30,000 price, Mustang-like acceleration, and increased interior space.
frominsideevs.com
4 months ago
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'A New Silhouette': Ford's $30,000 EV Truck Will Be Something Very Different

Ford's $30,000 electric mid-size pickup uses a new Universal EV Platform and unibody three-casting construction, delivering a novel silhouette, larger interior, and unique digital experience.
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frominsideevs.com
2 weeks ago

Ford's $30,000 EV Pickup Takes A Page From Tesla To Transform How Cars Are Built

On Thursday, CEO Jim Farley gave a brief update on the project's progress on social media. That included a bit more on how exactly the company plans to radically simplify manufacturing and reduce the number of parts needed to build a car. More On Ford's 'Skunkworks' EV Project "Ford will use large unicastings for the first time on the Universal EV Platform," he said. "The radically simplified aluminum unicastings condense over 146 parts into two, and enable the assembly tree method at the Louisville Assembly Plant." Ford has mentioned the use of large castings before. But the specifics of condensing well over 100 parts into two seem to be new.
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frominsideevs.com
1 month ago

Ford CEO Says $30,000 Electric Truck Hits Prototype Stage: 'Like The Apollo Mission'

Ford's Universal EV Platform is progressing toward 2027 commercialization with supply-chain, parts, and plant retrofits underway, prototypes running Ford software, and multiple body variants planned.
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frominsideevs.com
2 months ago

Ford's Historic Louisville Assembly Plant To Shut Down For EV Transformation

Ford will retool its Louisville Assembly Plant for $2 billion to build an affordable $30,000 electric truck on a Universal EV Platform beginning in 2027.
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