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Ford's 'Skunkworks' EV Truck Will Be Midsize, Not Compact (insideevs.com)

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Things are changing at Ford. Again. Apparently, and perhaps understandably, fed up with the lack of profits from electric vehicles despite becoming America's second-best-selling EV brand behind Tesla, the Dearborn automaker is retooling its electrified roadmap.

A three-row electric SUV is out, a hybrid three-row SUV is in, and a truck that seems like an F-150 Lightning replacement has been pushed back to 2027.

But one of the most interesting details in Ford's strategy announcement today deals with the secretive "skunkworks" project based in California: the first vehicle on a new, lower-cost EV platform will be a midsize pickup truck, not a compact one as many—including us—had assumed.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I wish they'd make an extended cab version of the Maverick, but I suppose the inability to keep up with demand is a large part of why they haven't.