EVwire brief: Ford's upcoming $30,000 electric pickup has been caught up close in new spy shots from The Autopian, and the prototype looks remarkably small.
The camouflaged truck was photographed at a park in Long Beach, California, with the publication noting that the four-door appears even smaller than the Ford Maverick, which is already compact by today's standards.
Here’s some photos of the vehicle the publication shared on social media:
The truck is the first vehicle on Ford's Universal EV Platform, the low-cost architecture developed by the company's California skunkworks team, with assembly at the Louisville Assembly Plant and customer deliveries targeted for 2027. Fittingly, the prototype was spotted in Long Beach, the skunkworks' home turf.
Credit to David Tracy of The Autopian for literally running to get videos and photos of Ford’s camouflaged new electric truck in the wild.
Context:
The Autopian's shots offer the best look yet at the truck's proportions. The publication observed a heavily raked windshield, modest ground clearance, fairly small wheels with aero caps, and a roomy second row that appears to come at the expense of the bed, which it estimates at around 4 feet (about 1.2 meters). A small grille opening sits in the bumper, along with what may be a radar sensor and a front camera.
The overall read: a street-focused truck optimized for range rather than an off-road bruiser.
The small footprint tracks with Ford's own pitch. The company claims the pickup will offer more passenger space than a Toyota RAV4, a 0-60 mph time as quick as a Mustang EcoBoost, and a structural prismatic LFP battery pack supplied by BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, all at a starting price of around $30,000.
Source: The Autopian
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