Ford throws out Henry Ford’s assembly line to make low-cost EVs in America

Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The automaker is investing $2 billion into the Louisville Assembly Plant with a $30,000 EV pickup slated for 2027.

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Ford rebooting and simplifying its EV platform

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Ford’s Secret Weapon to Beat Tesla Is a $30,000 EV Truck

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Called the “Ford Universal EV Production System,” the company will spend $2 billion to set it up at their Louisville assembly plant. “It has 30 percent less fasteners,” says Farley, referring to the bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, clips, and clamps used to p

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Yes, much of this is catching up with state-of-the-art stuff for EVs, such as zonal architecture where different functions are controlled in different parts of the car, which you can already see in the new Tesla Model Y and many China EVs.

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Ford says the new method of manufacturing will be 40 percent faster than the existing process and will need 20 percent less parts. www.wired.com/story/fords-...

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Ford throws out Henry Ford’s assembly line to make low-cost EVs in America

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Ford Launches $2 Billion Investment to Produce Affordable EVs in Louisville — Ford announced a $2 billion investment to transform its Louisville Assembly Plant into a facility that will produce a new generation of low-cost electric vehicles. This strategi

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Their *Model T Moment* was just the official announcement of the delay of a vehicle they should have released in 2022. Great stuff.

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This is actually the big rethink-the-car push the legacy automakers needed to have to compete with Tesla, not just slapping iPads in the dashboard. Exciting stuff www.theverge.com/ford-motor-c...

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Elon getting smoked by the Ford Motor Company, we love to see it, let them fight etc www.theverge.com/ford-motor-c...

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“Ford estimates that its new low-cost EVs will have a lower cost of ownership over five years as compared to a three-year-old Tesla Model Y.” Ford reveals breakthrough process for lower priced EVs #Tech #EV https://www.theverge.com/ford-motor-company/75

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“Ford estimates that its new low-cost EVs will have a lower cost of ownership over five years as compared to a three-year-old Tesla Model Y.” Ford reveals breakthrough process for lower priced EVs #Tech #EV https://www.theverge.com/ford-motor-company/757

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Ford is betting the future on smaller EV batteries

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Ford's Answer to China: A Completely New Way of Making Cars

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Ford throws out Henry Ford’s assembly line to make low-cost EVs in America

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$30k Ford EV truck due in 2027 with much-simpler production process

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Ford is developing a $30,000 midsized EV pickup

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Ford reveals breakthrough process for lower priced EVs

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