Photo Credit:Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] Ford CEO Jim Farley with original 1911 Model T

Ford's "Model T Moment": What Jim Farley Is Signaling with a New EV Platform

31 Jul 2025 | Abstracted from EVWorld.com

Ford CEO Jim Farley calls the upcoming August 11 debut of its next-gen EV platform a “Model T moment,” signaling a leap toward affordable, mass-market electric vehicles. Developed by a skunkworks team with ex-Tesla engineers, the flexible platform targets ~$25K pricing, U.S. production, and simplified manufacturing to compete with Chinese EVs and expand Ford’s reach beyond Mach-E and F-150 Lightning.

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