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Engadget Podcast: How real is Ford's $30,000 EV pickup truck?

Ford has big plans for 2027: This week, the American carmaker announced a new “Universal EV Platform” for future electric cars, spearheaded by a $30,000 mid-sized EV pickup. In this episode, we’re joined by SAE International Editor Roberto Baldwin to break down all of Ford’s claims, as well as where its $5 billion manufacturing investment is going. Can Ford really rebound after slow EV sales and last year’s disappointing product delays?

Topics

  • Ford has a plan for a ‘Universal EV Platform’ and a $30,000 mid-size electric pickup, can they pull it off? – 0:49

  • OpenAI releases GPT-5, the reception so far is mixed – 24:45

  • NVIDIA and AMD may tithe 15% of their Chinese GPU sales to the U.S. government – 30:18

  • Goodbye: AOL will phase out dial-up at the end of September – 33:25

  • AI-powered “Smarter Siri” likely won’t hit iPhones until Spring 2026 – 36:42

  • Perplexity makes an unsolicited offer to buy Chrome for $34 billion, which is more than the company is worth – 41:03

  • Listener Mail: Gaming on a MacBook Air – 52:31

  • Pop culture picks – 59:13

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Credits

Host: Devindra Hardawar
Guest: Roberto Baldwin
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien

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