Ford breaks ground on electric F-150 pickup truck plant in Michigan
Ford broke ground on a new manufacturing plant outside of Dearborn, Michigan, where it will build an electric version of its extremely popular pickup truck, the F-150. The new facility, located within the automaker's historic Rouge Complex, will be completed in time to start production on the new electric truck, slated for mid-2022.
That release date means the F-150 EV will likely hit the road after electric pickups from a number of Ford's rivals. Tesla's Cybertruck and General Motors' electric Hummer pickup are slated to be released in late 2021. EV startup Rivian is aiming to ship its first electric pickup trucks in early 2021 (alongside an electric SUV) after production was delayed by COVID-19.
Ford is spending $700 million to build...