While we still don’t know what it will be called – nor have we actually seen it – we have learned a few details about the future mid-size Ford EV pickup that’s set to enter production in 2027 over the past few weeks, at least. At the same time, there’s still a lot we don’t know, including what sort of towing and hauling capacity this new product might have to offer customers that are interested in such things. However, it doesn’t seem as if towing, specifically, is a point of emphasis for those developing the Ford EV pickup, based on some new comments from a Blue Oval executive.
“[It’s not like] we don’t care about towing. We want our customers to tow. We want them to be able to. But it’s something that’s typically infrequent,” Ford’s development boss for the company’s EV skunkworks program, Alan Clarke, explained to InsideEVs in a recent interview. “Towing your boat, towing your jet skis, those are the most common ones. [With] this class of vehicle, you’re not towing a fifth-wheel trailer across the country.”
As Ford Authority previously reported, Clarke also revealed that few Ford Maverick owners bother to tow anything with their pickups, either. “Towing for big trucks is very, very important. Towing for small trucks is significantly less important,” he said. “Less than 25 percent of Maverick owners have towed a single time in the life of the vehicle.”
What we do know about the future mid-size Ford EV pickup is that it will be offered exclusively in four-door guise, while owners will be able lock their gear in the bed without the need for a roof rack or trailer hitch racks. It’s expected to be closer in size to the Maverick than the Ford Ranger, and the new model will reportedly be as quick as a Mustang EcoBoost, with more room inside than a Toyota RAV4. It will be produced at the Louisville Assembly plant with a launch date of 2027 and a potential max annual capacity of 190,000 units.
The future model will reportedly offer up 51 kWh of usable energy from its LFP battery pack, which is quite tiny when compared to most EVs on the market today. However, it may also be offered with nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) batteries as well. On top of that, Ford CEO Jim Farley stated that the “sleek and digital” pickup will be able to power a home for upwards of six days, too.
It says that 'everything will change' on that day.
A handful of potential future model names.
Exclusive to - you guessed it - the Lariat trim.
Perhaps a bit more affordable than the real thing.
An option for light, dark, and in-between.
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