Ford CEO Farley: We Have A Secret Cheap Electric Vehicle ‘Skunkworks’ Project To Take On Tesla And The Chinese Automakers

By Gary Gastelu |

Feb 6, 2024

**Ford discussed a potential low-cost electric model in 2021.** (Ford)

The secret is out.

Ford CEO Jim Farley revealed during the company’s 2023 earnings call that Ford has a secret low-cost electric vehicle project in the works.

He called it a “skunkworks” and said it was operating like a startup outside of the rest of Ford.

“Some of the best EV engineers in the world,” he said.

Farley said Ford “made a bet in silence” about two years ago that would allow it to compete with the announced $25,000 Tesla and low priced models from Chinese automakers.

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He didn’t offer any details on the vehicle or the project, but said that the platform would support a variety of models and act as a “software install base” for revenue-generating digital services.

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In 2021, Ford executive Kumar Galhotra told Automotive news the company’s goal was to drive electric vehicle prices below $25,000.

“The prize is to bring that point lower and lower so that high volume, smaller-sized vehicles can be profitable as well. I canâ€™t say that right now, today,” Galhotra said.

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“If we go much lower with a price point, say $20,000, it obviously won’t be possible. But we’re working towards it.”