Ford announces Project T3, to be built in BlueOval City

Ford has announced Project T3 — its next electric truck.

According to the American carmaker, Project T3 (short for “Trust the Truck”), is a truck that’s fully updatable, constantly improving, and supports towing, hauling, exportable power, and endless new innovations owners will want.

Since Project T3 is still in development, the Dearborn-based automotive firm still has very little to tell. Nevertheless, Ford President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley said that Project T3 is “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revolutionize America’s truck.”

Based on a video released by Ford, possible features to be equipped on Project T3 right off the bat might include precise navigation, fast charging, a long estimated range, vehicle-to-load technology, and autonomous driving. 

You can check out the video, here. 

Further, Farley stated that the company is “melding 100 years of Ford truck know-how with a world-class electric vehicle, software, and aerodynamics talent. It [Project T3> will be a platform for endless innovation and capability.”

Production of the Project T3 truck is said to commence in 2025 at the BlueOval City in West Tennessee.

The assembly plant, Ford said, will use carbon-free electricity from the day it opens. Recovered energy from the site’s utility infrastructure and geothermal system will also be used to provide carbon-free heat for the assembly plant, which will save about 300 million cubic feet of natural gas.

Ford also pointed out that the facility’s aforementioned utility system will save 50 million gallons of water each year by reducing evaporation from the site’s cooling towers. Plus, the zero-waste-to-landfill site is designed to use no fresh water for its assembly processes. Ford also intends to develop a holistic stormwater management system separate from the water table to help protect the local environment.

The 3,600-acre site also has a fully integrated BlueOval SK battery manufacturing site. On-site, the team will build battery cells and arrays and assemble battery packs that will be delivered just across the site into the assembly plant, in less than 30 minutes.

“BlueOval City is the blueprint for Ford’s electric future around the world. We will build revolutionary electric vehicles at an advanced manufacturing site that works in harmony with the planet, aligning business growth and innovation with environmental progress,” commented Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford.

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