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Ex-Tesla exec leading Ford skunkworks project to develop low-cost EV

Ford has operated a skunkworks project led by ex-Tesla and Ford EV development boss Alan Clarke to develop a low-cost electric vehicle.

However, based on Farley’s comments Tuesday — and a year ago — it’s likely that the skunkworks project is focused on cost, smaller EVs and efficiency, including the battery. “Now this is important because we made a bet in silence two years ago and we developed a super-talented skunkworks team to create a low-cost EV platform. It was a startup and they’ve developed a flexible platform that will not only deploy to several types of vehicles, there will be a large install base for software and services that we’re now seeing at Pro (the company’s commercial unit).”

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