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Ford is building a low-cost EV platform with some of the ‘best EV engineers’ to rival Tesla

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Ford (F) assembled a “super-talented skunk works team” to build a low-cost EV platform. Ford is “secretly” developing a low-cost EV platform Following Tuesday’s Q4 and full-year 2023 earnings results, Farley explained that Ford is adjusting its capital while switching gears to focus on smaller EVs.

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Ford drastically cuts workforce at F-150 Lightning EV plant amid ‘much slower’ demand

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Ford is drastically cutting its workforce at the facility where the F-150 Lightning is built, with demand “much slower” than expected. Ford cutting F-150 Lightning workforce Ford initially announced the reduction in January, citing “slower than expected” demand. Instead, workers are being reassigned or offered retirement.

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BYD confirms Shark electric pickup name as Ford F-150 Lightning rival in latest teaser

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BYD is launching its first electric pickup soon after confirming it will go by the name “Shark” in its latest teaser, revealing a Ford F-150 Lightning look up front. It also showed the pickup’s Ford F-150 Lightning -like full-length light bar and stacked headlights. A new electric pickup is coming to global markets.

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Ford plans affordable small electric pickup and SUV, starting around $25,000

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Ford is developing a new low-cost EV platform to power a small electric pickup and SUV, with starting prices around $25,000. However, due to the pivot, plans for its three-row electric SUV have been put on the back burner. It will rival the low-cost EV Tesla is working on.

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Ford plans new electric pickup and SUV, starting around $25k – Charged EVs

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In February, Ford CEO Jim Farley announced that his company has been quietly working on a low-cost platform for smaller EVs for the last two years. Now we learn that two of the first EVs to be built on the platform will be a small electric pickup and SUV, with starting prices around $25,000.

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Ford hints at an Escape-sized electric SUV with the interior space of an Explorer

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Ford’s CEO John Lawler said at the BofA Auto Summit Tuesday an Escape-sized electric SUV can offer the same interior space as its best-selling Explorer on its new EV platform. Although Ford confirmed it will launch a three-row electric SUV in the US, these plans have been pushed back as the automaker shifts to smaller, more affordable EVs.

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Ford delays electric three-row SUV with new EV pickup arriving in 2026

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Ford electric Explorer SUV (Source: Ford) After EV sales picked up in the first quarter, Ford is scaling back as it delays plans to launch its new three-row electric SUV. Ford’s F-150 Lightning remained the top-selling electric pickup, with sales up 80% over last year with 7,743 units delivered.

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