Ford EV Platforms

GE1 · E-Transit · MEB · UEV

Ford's first EVs were adaptations of combustion platforms, and it has ended the biggest of them. The Universal EV Platform is Ford's first clean-sheet EV design, built around cost rather than range.

Diagram of Ford's Universal EV Platform assembly tree: a front single-piece aluminum unicasting, a structural battery of LFP prismatic cells with seats and carpet pre-fitted, and a rear unicasting are built on separate lines and join into the midsize pickup built in Louisville, Kentucky from 2027 at a target of about $30,000. Below, Ford's battery-electric platforms in sequence: GE1 (Mustang Mach-E, since 2020), adapted T1 (F-150 Lightning, ended 2025), VW MEB (Explorer and Capri, built in Cologne), and UEV (midsize pickup, from 2027). UNIVERSAL EV PLATFORM: THREE SUB-ASSEMBLIES JOIN ONCE Front unicasting single-piece aluminum replaces dozens of parts Structural battery LFP prismatic cells seats and carpet pre-fitted Rear unicasting single-piece aluminum replaces dozens of parts Midsize pickup Louisville, Kentucky, 2027 about $30,000 target FORD BATTERY-ELECTRIC PLATFORMS GE1 Mustang Mach-E since 2020 T1 adapted F-150 Lightning ended 2025 MEB (VW) Explorer, Capri Cologne UEV midsize pickup from 2027
F-150 Lightning
Ended 2025
Next platform
Universal EV
First UEV model
Midsize pickup
UEV battery
LFP prismatic
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Ford has stopped building large EVs on adapted platforms and is betting its EV future on one low-cost, clean-sheet platform for small vehicles

Ford ended F-150 Lightning production in 2025, saying the business case had eroded, and replaced it with a range-extended version (outside this page). Its remaining battery-electric lineup rides on the GE1 Mach-E platform, the E-Transit vans and, in Europe, Volkswagen's MEB. The Universal EV Platform (UEV), announced in August 2025, carries a midsize four-door pickup from Louisville Assembly in 2027 at a target price of about $30,000.

UEV is Ford's answer to Tesla and BYD on cost. A team in Long Beach, California designed it around large aluminum unicastings front and rear and a structural LFP battery pack that doubles as the floor; seats, consoles and carpet are installed on the pack before it joins the body. Ford says the result has 20% fewer parts and 25% fewer fasteners than a typical vehicle, and that the assembly tree - three sub-assembly lines instead of one long conveyor - cuts plant workstations by 40% and assembly time by 15%. The zonal electrical architecture shortens the wiring harness by more than 1.3 km and 10 kg compared with the Mach-E. Prismatic LFP cells come from BlueOval Battery Park Michigan in Marshall, built with technology licensed from CATL.

The older platforms show the cost of adaptation. GE1 is a heavily modified version of Ford's C2 compact platform, with 400-volt NCM pouch packs from LG Energy Solution and, on standard-range cars, CATL LFP; it peaks at about 150 kW DC and uses the FNV2 electrical architecture with Ford Power-Up OTA updates. E-Transit (Kansas City Assembly and Ford Otosan in Kocaeli, Turkey) and E-Transit Custom (Kocaeli, which also builds the electric Volkswagen Transporter) run 400-volt SK On packs. In Europe, Ford licensed MEB for the Explorer and Capri from its Cologne Electrification Center, and from 2028 two Ford-badged EVs will be built in France on Renault's Ampere platform. Ford also dissolved its BlueOval SK cell joint venture in 2026: SK On takes the Tennessee plant and Ford keeps Kentucky for grid-storage cells.

Lineup

Ford EV platform lineup

Battery-electric only. Model lists are brief; see the EV Platform Index for full coverage.

Ford EV platforms
PlatformTypeVoltageBatteryModelsMain plantsStatus
GE1Adapted C2 compact platform400 VNCM pouch (LGES); LFP (CATL) on standard rangeMustang Mach-ECuautitlan (Mexico)In production
T1 (adapted)Body-on-frame truck400 VNCM pouch (SK On), 98-131 kWhF-150 LightningRouge Electric Vehicle Center, DearbornEnded 2025
Transit (E-Transit)Adapted large van400 VSK On NCM, 68-89 kWh usableE-TransitKansas City Assembly; Kocaeli (Turkey)In production
Transit Custom (E-Transit Custom)Medium van, multi-energy400 VSK On NCM, 64 kWh usableE-Transit Custom, E-Tourneo Custom; VW e-TransporterFord Otosan, KocaeliIn production
MEB (licensed from VW)Dedicated EV platform400 VNCM, up to about 79 kWhExplorer, CapriCologne (Germany)In production
Ampere (licensed from Renault)Dedicated EV platformNot disclosedNot disclosedTwo Ford-badged EVsFrancePlanned, 2028
Universal EV Platform (UEV)Clean-sheet EV platformNot disclosedLFP prismatic, structural packMidsize pickup firstLouisville Assembly, KentuckyPlanned, 2027

GE1 vs UEV

GE1 against the Universal EV Platform

UEV figures are Ford claims ahead of launch.

GE1 compared with UEV
AttributeGE1 (Mustang Mach-E)Universal EV Platform
OriginAdapted from the C2 combustion platformClean-sheet, Long Beach skunkworks team
BodyStamped steel unibodyFront and rear aluminum unicastings
BatteryModules in a separate pack; NCM or LFPStructural LFP prismatic pack that forms the floor
E/E architectureFNV2: domain controllers and gateway, OTAZonal; harness 1.3 km shorter and 10 kg lighter
AssemblyConventional line, CuautitlanAssembly tree of three sub-assemblies, Louisville
PartsBaseline20% fewer parts, 25% fewer fasteners

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Ford EV Platforms
Sources
Ford releases (Universal EV Platform, August 2025; strategy update, December 2025); Ford Q2 2026 10-Q; Automotive Logistics (December 2025)
Updated
October 2026