How do you design a $30k electric pickup? Inside Ford's skunkworks
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- The current US administration has rescinded the federal EV tax credit, making EV adoption more difficult.
- Tariffs have increased costs for EVs and components, discouraging first-time buyers.
- Honda has canceled three nearly production-ready EVs, reflecting a challenging market.
- Ford is developing a 'Universal Electric Vehicle' platform at its Long Beach EVDC to streamline future EV production.
- The EVDC operates as a 'skunkworks,' modeled after Lockheed Martin's secretive, autonomous division for innovation.