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CTOnews.com, June 22 (Xinhua) Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley shrugged off Tesla's electric pickup truck Cybertruck in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, saying it was only designed for "people in Silicon Valley" rather than "people who really do things." Farley said Tesla's pickup truck could not compete with Ford's electric Fmuri 150 Lightning.

The Cybertruck, Tesla's first electric pickup truck, is expected to be delivered later this year, but has been delayed several times. Ford, on the other hand, is one of the few carmakers that have made electric pickups. Last year, Ford said it had delivered more than 13000 electric Fmur150 pickup trucks and was speeding up production to meet about 200,000 bookings. Although Tesla dominates the overall electric car market in the United States, the pickup market is one of the most profitable in the country.

"the reality is that Americans love losers-and we are market leaders in electric pickups and vans, and we know these customers better than anyone else," Farley said in an interview. "if he [refers to Tesla CEO Elon Musk] wants to design a Cybertruck for Silicon Valley people, let him go." Farley also described Tesla's pickup as "a cool high-end product parked in front of the hotel", adding: "I don't make that kind of car. I make a car for people who really do things. It's a different kind of car."

Tesla has not yet announced the official price of the Cybertruck, but Kelly Blue Book estimates the starting price at around $50, 000 (CTOnews.com Note: about RMB 359000)-about $10, 000 less than the Fmuri 150 Lightning launched in 2023. Mr Musk has said Tesla plans to deliver the Cybertruck later this year and confirmed in a quarterly earnings call in April that delivery is expected to begin by the end of the year. The billionaire has changed the delivery date several times since he first unveiled the car in 2019, two years later than he initially predicted.

After Ford announced plans to adopt Tesla's charging standards and began using the company's super-charging network, Farley said he had no hesitation about the cooperation because it was good for users.

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