You don't need Ford per se, but you do need an experienced manufacturer to take a concept car to mass production, and you need mass production to make something affordable.

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mft_ 5 days ago | parent [-]

I'm watching Slate [0] with interest; they aren't following a path according to your assumptions.

[0] https://www.slate.auto/en

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Cthulhu_ 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

Would be interesting to follow, but as of now they look to be in a startup phase still. Car companies take years to establish themselves. This one seems close though, they say they will do their first deliveries later this year.

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yellowapple 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's almost exactly what I want out of a truck… except I'm no longer seeing non-RWD options (could've sworn there used to be a 4WD option; did I hallucinate that or are they just not showing it anymore?).

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tomrod 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

They have financial capital via Bezos, I thought?

Not denigrating them whatsoever, I would like to have one.

	▲	mft_ 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yes; but they don't (AFAIK) have a track record or pre-existing facilities for car design or manufacturing, per the comment I was replying to.