On: How do you design a $30k electric pickup? Inside Ford's skunkworks

[mft_]

I'm watching Slate [0] with interest; they aren't following a path according to your assumptions.

[0] https://www.slate.auto/en

[Cthulhu_ → mft_]

Would be interesting to follow, but as of now they look to be in a startup phase still. Car companies take years to establish themselves. This one seems close though, they say they will do their first deliveries later this year.

[tomrod → mft_]

They have financial capital via Bezos, I thought?

Not denigrating them whatsoever, I would like to have one.

[mft_ → tomrod]

Yes; but they don't (AFAIK) have a track record or pre-existing facilities for car design or manufacturing, per the comment I was replying to.