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News: Slate First Deliveries Could Begin in December! Reservation & Distribution Info Coming June 22! 📰 https://www.slateforums.com/forum/threads/news-slate-first-deliveries-could-begin-in-december-reservation-distribution-info-coming-june-22.14764/

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Ford has reaffirmed a 2027 launch for the Universal EV platform (on which the midsize EV pickup will be the first launched vehicle). Here's the statement from Ford's just released Q1 financial report. Where is that capital going? Into the products that will define Ford’s next chapter. We’re...

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Article: https://www.motortrend.com/news/the-inevitable-episode-132-alan-clarke-and-the-ford-uev Video / Podcast:

UPDATED WITH SUMMARY Here is a summary of the specs revealed: LFP battery (prismatic). Structural battery, a first for Ford. LFP Battery made in Michigan. New regen-braking design that saves $100 in battery cost. Ford says "if the same battery was married to the aerodynamics of the most...

Possible first sneak peek of the Maverick EV midsize pickup truck? Screenshots from below: This Tuesday: See How Ford’s ‘Bounty’ Culture Will Deliver Affordable EVs Ford’s Universal Electric Vehicle project is one of the most audacious and important projects in its history. Following...

Here's some early peek photos posted by Ford CEO Jim Farley showing behind-the-scenes engineering / design of the Maverick EV Truck / Universal Vehicle Project. An early peek at our brilliant team working on the Universal Electric Vehicle project - one of the most audacious and important...

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In a recent interview with Insideevs, Ford CEO Jim Farley provides an update on the $30k EV truck: "This is literally like the Apollo or Gemini mission within Ford," Farley said, referring to the United States' space programs in the 1960s and 1970s. "A uniquely American, high-risk project...

Despite discontinuing the F-150 Lightning EV and pivoting to EREV hybrids for the immediate future, Ford is still committed to developing EVs and bringing the affordable EV to market as planned. “If you look globally, EVs are doing incredibly well and we’re participating in that and we have...

Ford is "targeting a starting price of around $30,000" for the 2027 midsize EV pickup. Let's post your best guesses on the launch price - below, at, or above $30,000?

From Ford's full official announcement: https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2025/ford-affordable-electric-vehicle-platform-midsize-electric-truck Ford’s $5B Bet on America: Innovation Meets Efficiency in New EV Platform, Assembly Process and Midsize Truck Betting on America: Ford...