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There’s almost dead silence on the US market when it comes to electric vehicles (EVs). Republicans in Congress and the White House abandoned almost all support for EVs when they took power, and automakers quickly took the opportunity to shut down big EV programs, end production of various EV models, and basically just avoid the topic. Ford dropped the F-150 Lightning, for example. However, rather than abandoning EVs completely, Ford apparently got serious about trying to truly compete in this fast-developing market and is working on its big “Universal EV” project to do so.
“Normally, Ford’s 3-million-square-foot Louisville Assembly Plant (LAP) is defined by the steady drum of thousands of people assembling vehicles. But one year ago, Ford announced the plant would be completely transformed — going from a gas-powered vehicle facility to a fully electric vehicle plant — to assemble the new midsize electric truck, the Ford Fathom,” Ford recently wrote. “So, in late 2025, the massive space went silent for a $2 billion overhaul. Over the course of several weeks, crews physically unbolted and hauled out heavy machinery and dragged thousands of tons of steel out the doors. By February 2026, only the empty shell of LAP remained.”
