How real is Ford’s $30,000 EV pickup truck?

Ford has massive plans for 2027: This week, the American carmaker introduced a brand new “Common EV Platform” for future electrical vehicles, spearheaded by a $30,000 mid-sized EV pickup. On this episode, we’re joined by SAE International Editor Roberto Baldwin to interrupt down all of Ford’s claims, in addition to the place its $5 billion manufacturing funding goes. Can Ford actually rebound after sluggish EV gross sales and final 12 months’s disappointing product delays?

Matters

• Ford has a plan for a ‘Common EV Platform’ and a $30,000 mid-size electrical pickup, can they pull it off? – 0:49

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• Popular culture picks – 59:13

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Credit

Host: Devindra Hardawar
Visitor: Roberto Baldwin
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien