Ford’s $30,000 EV pickup captured testing again as new details emerge
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- Ford's midsize EV pickup was spotted testing in Arizona during hot-weather testing, with new images showing a front grille camera, rear spoiler, and emoji-covered camouflage.
- The prototype's interior photos confirm a large touchscreen infotainment display, matching content from Ford's secret website for the truck.
- Saleem Merkt, Ford's Advanced EV Aerodynamics senior manager, claimed the pickup's aerodynamic efficiency is "more than 15% better than any other pickup truck on the market today."
- The truck will be the first vehicle on Ford's Universal EV Platform, using prismatic LFP batteries, megacasting manufacturing, and a native NACS charge port — Ford's first NACS-equipped EV.
- Ford says the compact pickup offers more passenger space than a Toyota RAV4 despite a footprint visibly smaller than the vehicles it was tested alongside.
- The truck launches in 2027 starting at around $30,000 at Ford's Louisville Assembly plant, replacing the discontinued F-150 Lightning.
Why it matters: At $30,000, Ford's most aggressively priced EV to date replaces the cancelled F-150 Lightning and bets entirely on the Universal EV Platform's cost-cutting tools — megacasting, LFP batteries, and a 15% aerodynamic edge — which must prove out at scale for the 2027 truck to hit its target price after the Lightning ballooned past expectations.
