Speaking with Autocar, Jim Farley shared how Ford’s fresh EV architecture is designed to take on Chinese competitors.
According to Farley, some Chinese EV makers “have really cheap batteries.” However, he noted that their management systems “aren’t that efficient” since they rely on batteries...
The Autopian noticed a QR code easter egg on the camouflage of the 30K pickup prototype, which takes you to 3 secret new videos:
VIDEOS: https://www.ford.com/spotted/?fcid=qrc-camo-lifestyle&qrcid=qrc=camo-lifestyle-fv-spot
The 3 videos include an intro from Alan Clarke, VP Advanced...
Here's The Autopian's guess at how the size compares between the Maverick and the EV pickup.
Here’s Our Best Guess At How Much Smaller The $30K Ford EV Pickup Is Than The Maverick
https://www.theautopian.com/heres-our-best-guess-at-how-much-smaller-the-new-30k-ford-ev-is-than-the-maverick/...
Spotted and posted by The Autopian:
https://www.theautopian.com/the-30000-ford-ev-pickup-is-way-smaller-thank-you-think-we-got-an-exclusive-look/
Video:
https://www.instagram.com/theautopian/reel/DZY4wdcgrRQ/
Photos:
New article on Detroit Free Press in which Ford (Chief Financial Officer Sherry House) says that public testing of the EV pickup will start real soon. Keep your eyes peeled Detroit people!
Keep an eye out: Ford's EV of the future to be tested on Detroit roads...
From Car and Driver article: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a71204448/ford-ev-truck-future-details/
We did get a quick "surprise" glimpse of a heavily camouflaged development mule traveling through the yard between the two buildings before it vanished through a door. It was enough to...
Farley posted these photos yesterday and said that Doug Field "showed us the latest evolutions on the Universal Electric Vehicle project."
One of the photos show part of the midsize EV pickup's bed!
Farley's post:
https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-plans-to-build-the-worlds-cheapest-ev-motors-for-its-30k-electric-truck
Ford Plans to Build the World’s Cheapest EV Motors for Its $30K Electric Truck Platform
January 8, 2026
Ford is designing what it claims will be the cheapest electric motors in the...
Ford enters race to offer eyes-off driving tech, starting with $30,000 EV in 2028
January 7, 2026
Ford Motor plans to introduce eyes-off driving technology in 2028, starting with a $30,000 all-electric vehicle.
The target brings Ford into a race against competitors such as Tesla, General...