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Just days after Chevrolet beat the mighty Ford Mustang GTD’s Nürburgring track record with their Corvette ZR1 and ZR1X, Ford went back to the ‘Ring to reclaim some glory. They didn’t bring a Mustang along, though – they showed up with an electric van, and record-setting hot shoe Romain Dumas behind the wheel. * it’s not your typical van. It’s a SuperVan. more…

Ford is doubling down on lower-cost electric vehicles for the future. That could now include its luxury Lincoln brand. According to Ford’s CEO, Jim Farley, an affordable Lincoln EV “would make sense,” but there’s more to it. more…

Ford and SK On's joint venture, BlueOval SK, has started production at their Kentucky plant to make batteries for the Ford F-150 Lightning. read more

Despite losses and delays, Ford’s electric vehicle push is just getting started.

Ford is promising more affordable electric vehicles, but it’s still looking to make a profit. After kicking off production at its new EV battery plant in Kentucky, Ford is already looking for buyers to sell extra batteries. more…

The EV industry saw major moves this week as Xiaomi's new model drew surging demand, Ford unveiled a universal EV platform, BYD set records in India, Uber launched big driver incentives, and Tesla pushed ahead with robotaxi tests. read more

Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant will undergo a radical $2 billion transformation that abandons the moving assembly line Henry

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On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, our reporter on the ground recaps Ford's most ambitious EV plan ever. Can it succeed?

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Big batteries may not be the way to win over skeptics.

Ford's affordable EV pickup skips the big battery, betting that most buyers will never tow a single trailer or need max range.

This subcompact crossover is BYD’s first true export model meant for global markets. It recently crossed the 1 million units sold mark.

Ford’s next “Model T” is a midsize electric pickup that will start at around $30,000. The new model will be the first of a family of affordable electric vehicles based on the new Ford Universal EV Platform. As Ford shifts to lower-cost EVs, a few popular SUVs you may recognize are getting axed. more…

“If we pull this off, you will never put an instrument panel or a seat through a door opening again,” Ford execs told workers.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been praised for his EV manufacturing methods. The billionaire recently paid tribute to the role that Ford played in automotive manufacturing. read more

"Ford basically invented mass manufacturing of large, complex products. Everyone else copied." The post Tesla’s Elon Musk gives nod to Ford while acknowledging his influence on EVs appeared first on TESLARATI.

Plus, China's software-defined vehicles are its key to success and GM's Cruise has a resurgence.

Yesterday I made the trip to Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant for its Universal EV Platform event. This plant, which opened in 1955, is currently configured to produce the Ford Escape and its cousin, the Lincoln Corsair. According to Ford, it’s scheduled to undergo dramatic changes in the near future. more…

On Monday, Ford introduced an innovative new manufacturing process that it says will help make its EVs more sustainable, more desirable, and more importantly, more affordable. The timing couldn't have been worse. EV tax credits were set to expire at the end of September. President Trump's trade war was tilting the balance in favor of China's EVs. And automakers are beginning to delay and even cancel some planned models. Ford seems to realize its timing is unfortunate. Throughout their announcement, the company's top executives kept hammering one salient point: this was going to be really hard, success was far from guaranteed, and in fac … Read the full story at The Verge.

On Monday, Ford introduced an innovative new manufacturing process that it says will help make its EVs more sustainable, more desirable, and more importantly, more affordable. The timing couldn't have been worse. EV tax credits were set to expire at the end of September. President Trump's trade war was tilting the balance in favor of China's EVs. And automakers are beginning to delay and even cancel some planned models. Ford seems to realize its timing is unfortunate. Throughout their announcement, the company's top executives kept hammering one salient point: this was going to be really hard, success was far from guaranteed, and in fac … Read the full story at The Verge.

Just as the American EV market braces for a brutal winter, Ford is making a shocking pivot. As federal tax credits disappear, the automaker is doubling down with a new strategy borrowed not from Silicon Valley, but from China.

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Ford is investing £3.72 billion in US EV production, launching a £22,350 electric pickup truck, and creating thousands of jobs in a bold bid to transform the industry.

Jeep said the Recon was “inspired by the legendary Wrangler,” but it looks more like a Ford Bronco. With its debut expected any day now, Jeep’s new electric SUV was spotted on a car carrier, revealing a familiar look. more…

Ford doesn't believe leaving out comfort features is the right path to a cheap but profitable EV truck.

The Lincoln Corsair has the same fate, as both SUVs will end production later this year, but inventory is expected to last into 2026.

Ford just announced its new universal EV platform that is expected to rein in costs for the company's money losing EV business. Chief among those cost savings will be a much, much smaller battery. Ford said the new battery will be 15 percent smaller than that of a BYD Atto electric crossover. BYD uses the same lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry that Ford says it will use in its future EVs, starting with a four-door midsized pickup in 2027. The BYD Atto 3 offers two battery options: a 49.92 kWh pack and a 60.48 kWh pack. That could mean Ford is looking at a battery with 51 kWh capacity, smaller than first-gen the Chevy Bolt's 57 kWh p … Read the full story at The Verge.

It’s all about simplification, slashing production costs and passing on the savings.

Ford’s “Model T moment” may be late, but there are some promising details and plenty to look forward to.

Ford, creator of the assembly line, is now splitting it in three.

Ford says its breakthrough affordable EV will offer the interior space of a mid-size truck in the footprint of a Maverick.

Ford’s smallest electric pickup will have a battery that’s roughly half the size of the entry-level F-150 Lightning's.

Ford claims its new midsize EV pickup will have a lower cost of ownership than a Tesla Model Y and more space than a Toyota RAV4. Starting at $30,000, it will also cost about the same as the RAV4. Here’s how the new Ford EV Universal Platform will make it happen. more…

It's a clean-sheet approach to designing and building an electric vehicle.

Ford says its finally cracked the code on cheap EVs. The automaker announced plans to build “a family” of low-cost electric vehicles at its Kentucky assembly planrt, starting with a four-door, midsized $30,000 pickup truck in 2027. Ford touted the announcement as its “Model T moment” that will be more streamlined to help bring down costs and put the company on a path to profitability. And it comes at an inflection point for the iconic American automaker, with the company expected to lose over $5 billion on EVs and software this year alone. The platforms will be scalable and adaptive to a variety of vehicle types, including trucks, vans, and SUVs. The new EVs will be software-defined, meaning they will have operating systems that can improve over time through over-the-air updates. The batteries will have lithium iron phosphate (LFP)

According to Ford, the still-yet-unnamed four-door truck will have "a targeted starting price of about $30,000" and go on sale in 2027.

Ford claims its new midsize EV pickup will have a lower cost of ownership than a Tesla Model Y and more space than a Toyota RAV4. Starting at $30,000, it will also cost about the same as the RAV4. Here’s how the new Ford EV Universal Platform will make it happen. more…

Ford is launching a new electric platform aimed at reducing costs, which will introduce a family of affordable vehicles starting with a new pickup truck.

The automaker is investing $2 billion into the Louisville Assembly Plant with a $30,000 EV pickup slated for 2027.

A fresh trademark filing and Ford’s “Model T moment” tease point to the return of a cult classic car-pickup hybrid. This time built for the electric era.

The follow-ups to the F-150 Lightning and E-Transit were originally due in 2025, but both electric models are now pushed back.

The e-Transit and F-150 Lightning's replacements will be delayed awhile.

That new electric Ford pickup we’ve been waiting for is delayed once again. Ford is putting its “groundbreaking” new EV pickup on the back burner as it doubles down on more affordable models. more…

The American automaker is focusing its efforts on cheaper EVs, and that’s good news.

A new patent hints at the name of Ford’s upcoming midsize EV pickup. Ford could be reviving an old nameplate for what it’s promising to be a “breakthrough” electric vehicle. more…

If Ford really will call it the Ranchero, then it had better have style to match.

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Ford filed a patent for the name less than a week after hinting at a new 'Model T moment' for the company. Could it be the name of a new mid-size EV pickup?

Ford’s secret “skunkworks” team in California is no longer a secret and has grown significantly over the past year. Filled with former Tesla, Rivian, and Apple engineers, Ford has given the team a new, two-building EV design center to develop its upcoming lower-cost, midsize models. more…

During its second-quarter earnings call, Ford CEO Jim Farley announced that the company would reveal its long-awaited cheap EV platform on August 11.

This weekend's top business stories featured Ford's EV tease, Mary Kay's electric pink Cadillac, a $243M Tesla verdict, a Boeing negligence lawsuit, and a Chinese EV surge in Europe. read more

The latest commercial vehicle from Volkswagen isn’t another box, retro-tastic van. Instead, it’s a crew cab, flatbed-style pickup truck with modern amenities, room for six, serious payload capacity, and a fully electric powertrain. more…

Despite sales in the US rising 9%, Ford’s (F) EV sales remained flat in July. Ford says the Mustang Mach-E is back on track, but CEO Jim Farley promises the company will reveal its next “breakthrough” EV in just a few days. more…

Despite an industry-wide backslide toward internal combustion, Ford hasn't given up on electric vehicles, and CEO Jim Farley says he'll announce a 'breakthrough' next month.

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Ford is preparing a major electric vehicle announcement that CEO Jim Farley calls a “Model T moment,” as reported earlier by InsideEVs. During an earnings call on Wednesday, Farley said the company will reveal plans to design and build a “breakthrough” EV, along with a new platform, at an August 11th event in Kentucky. Even as Ford’s EV business took a $1.3 billion hit, the automaker’s “skunkworks” team, helmed by former Tesla engineer Alan Clarke, has been working in the background to develop a more affordable electric car. “This is a Model T moment for us at Ford, a chance to bring a new family of vehicles to the world that offer incredible technology, efficiency, space, and features,” Farley said. Ford said last year that the new low-cost EV platform will underpin a pickup truck slated for release in 2027 and will also extend to

Jim Farley, Ford's CEO, has touted this as a "Model T moment" -- but the first of these new EVs won't come out until 2027.

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Ford CEO Jim Farley said plans for a "breakthrough" electric vehicle will be revealed in August.

Ford (F) reported Q2 2025 earnings on Wednesday, beating top and bottom line expectations. Despite the revenue growth, Ford is warning profits will take a hit thanks to Trump’s tariffs. We will also learn about Ford’s plans to build “breakthrough” EVs in the US very soon. more…

What we've got here is a bona fide electric Bronco. Sounds pretty neat, right? Except this Bronco will be offered exclusively in China.

Last night, Ford released a pair of electrified Ford Bronco models – a pure battery-electric version packing a massive 105.4 kWh battery pack and an EREV version with its own whopping 43.7 kWh battery and 800 miles of combined range. That’s the good news. The bad news? You’ll probably never see either them. more…

The Bronco New Energy looks like the Bronco Sport and comes as an EV with a 105-kWh battery pack or as a PHEV with a 44-kWh battery pack and a gas engine.

With the federal EV incentive set to expire at the end of September, Ford is urging its dealers to prepare for a rush of buyers. more…

China is set to get an EREV and EV version of the Ford Bronco. Americans aren't so lucky.

Ford to introduce more affordable EVs and electrified vehicles as Trump cuts incentives, with Ford EVs costing 22% less than an average car. read more

The Goodwood Festival of Speed happened this weekend, and Ford’s electric SuperTruck managed to beat every other vehicle, gas or electric, to the top of the hill. more…

Ever wondered how the high-powered batteries in modern electric vehicles stay cool enough to run? Turns out there are a lot of different methods.

The Ford Power Promise, which covers a home Level 2 charger and installation, has been extended through Sept. 30.

The plant is crucial to Ford's affordable EV ambitions.

Ford has a new idea to help you save this summer: $0 down payment, 0% interest, and zero payments for the first 90 days. The new summer sales promo is available on most Ford and Lincoln models. Those buying an electric vehicle can also score a free home EV charger. more…

Trump signs law to scrap $7,500 EV credit, leading to price hikes for GM, Stellantis, Ford, and Tesla vehicles. read more

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Ford CEO questions Tesla's approach to autonomy, citing safety concerns and unrealistic valuation. Alphabet's Waymo may be the underrated value play. read more

Ford's Q2 sales surged 14.2% with a 14.3% market share increase and record sales for F-series trucks and electrified vehicles. read more

The Ford Maverick and F-150 hybrids helped drive record electrified vehicle sales for the automaker in the first half of 2025.

After its EV sales fell by 31.4% in the second quarter, Ford said it didn’t have vehicles on the lot for dealers to sell. Here’s what’s really going on with Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning sales. more…

Ford sold fewer EVs in the second quarter, but a rise in hybrid vehicle sales.

Ford CEO praises Chinese EVs for advanced technology and global dominance amid plans to rival Chinese EVs with affordable platform. read more

Ford has long been rumored to be in discussions with Tesla about licensing its Full Self-Driving technology, but CEO Jim Farley has now shut down those rumors. Farley confirmed that Ford talked with Tesla, but he believes Waymo has a better solution. more…

Farley stated that Waymo’s LiDAR-based approach made “more sense.” The post Ford CEO favors Waymo’s LiDAR approach over Tesla’s vision-only self-driving appeared first on TESLARATI.

Ford CEO skeptical of Tesla's autonomous driving strategy, prefers LiDAR. Ford prioritizing BlueCruise Level 2 system while Tesla launches robotaxi service with camera-only approach. read more

General Motors, one of America’s top carmakers, leads US companies in its exposure to China, perched in a delicate position as bilateral trade tensions persist amid US President Donald Trump’s steep 55 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports, according to a research report published this week. But GM is hardly alone. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, rival carmaker Ford, engine manufacturer Cummins, aerospace and tech firm Honeywell, beverage giant Coca-Cola, and chipmaker Qualcomm also...