Ford's Cheapest EV Yet Is Coming Out Of California, Not Detroit

Inside Ford’s efforts to build an affordable electric truck

A skunkworks team at the automaker's Long Beach facility is focused on rapidly testing new ideas to gain a competitive edge.

Ford's Cheapest EV Yet Is Coming Out Of California, Not Detroit

Ford admits its first electric vehicles fell short of changing the industry. A 350-person team in Long Beach is rebuilding how Ford makes EVs. The new $30,000 mid-size electric pickup is expected to arrive next year. Ford knows its first swing at EVs missed. The Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning sold in respectable numbers but never delivered the volume, margins, or cultural impact the company was chasing, and both have since been overtaken by …