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Ford’s $30K EV pickup could spark a Model T moment

Ford is trying to do for electric trucks what the original Model T did for gas cars: drag a niche technology into the center ...
SlashGear

Why Are Pickup Trucks Called 'Pickups' In America?

Ever wonder what's in a name? Namely, why are pickup trucks called that? The reason why pickup trucks are called 'pickups' in America takes us back to 1925 and none other than Henry Ford, who ...
Chicago Tribune

100 years young: How Model Ts keep on T-icking in northern Michigan

CHARLEVOIX, Michigan — In the 1920s, the Ford Model T transformed America. Bringing affordable, personal transportation to the masses, “Tin Lizzies” — as Model Ts were fondly nicknamed — established ...
Detroit Free Press

Ford's 'Model T moment' leaves analysts wanting more, calling it a risk

Ford announced a new EV manufacturing process and platform aimed at producing more affordable electric vehicles. Ford's new "assembly tree" process is expected to increase efficiency and reduce costs, ...
Forbes

Ford’s $5 Billion Model T Moment Aims To Turn EV Operation Profitable

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley announces a new electric vehicle platform and assembly system at the Louisville Assembly Plant on August 11. Less than two weeks after announcing its electric vehicle ...