Ford Fathom EV starts at $28,350
Ford unveiled the Fathom, a midsize electric truck starting at $28,350 plus destination, positioning it as a direct competitor to the Slate Truck.
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Ford Fathom: A Sub-$30K Electric Truck Is Coming
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Marques introduces Ford's newly announced Fathom electric truck, a midsize platform starting at $28,350, placing it squarely in competition with the Slate Truck and under the price of a base Ford F-150. [1] — Marques Brownlee "Ford's Fathom electric truck starts at $28,350 — cheaper than the F-150's $37,000 MSRP. America has waited 15 years for a sub-$30K EV that …" 21:10 The group puzzles over the category naming — 'midsize' implies a Ranger or Tacoma-sized truck, which is meaningfully larger than the compact Slate. David confirms the truck is coming in 2027, meaning the Lightning's discontinuation wasn't Ford abandoning EVs but repositioning toward cheaper, more attainable models. Andrew notes the dark humor: the first genuinely affordable American EV might be a pickup truck, the most stereotypically American vehicle possible. Marques wonders why the long-promised affordable EV sedan never arrived — no Model 2, no Cybercab — and the group concludes that for many buyers, an honest reckoning with what they actually need a truck for would reveal a smaller vehicle fits the bill perfectly.
Ford Fathom: America's Cheapest EV Might Be a Truck
Ford's Fathom electric truck starts at $28,350 — cheaper than the F-150's $37,000 MSRP. America has waited 15 years for a sub-$30K EV that doesn't suck, and it might arrive as a pickup truck first.
Ford F-150 MSRP starts at $37,000
The Ford F-150, America's best-selling vehicle, starts at $37,000 MSRP — making the new Fathom EV cheaper than Ford's own gas truck.
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