{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"Ford's Tiny $30,000 EV Pickup Truck Is Totally A REAL Pickup Truck","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/ford-s-tiny-30-000-ev-pickup-truck-is-totally-a-real-pickup-truck","audioUrl":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/89481eb5-2960-4e2d-9078-cff284acf2ff.mp3","description":"After David Tracy and Griffin Riley saw Ford's new EV pickup truck testing down in Long Beach, we had a lot of people weigh in with their thoughts about what is and isn't a real pickup truck, which brings us HERE! Listen in now!Hosts: David Tracy, Jason Torchinsky Producer: Griffin Riley Music: Artlist Read more of our thoughts at our website: https://www.theautopian.com/ And follow us on all your favorite social media pages! Instagram:   / theautopian  YouTube:    / @theautopian  TikTok:   / the_autopian  Facebook:   / theautopian  X: https://x.com/the_autopianBuy your Autopian merch here: https://galpinautosports.myshopify.co... Have any story ideas? Email them to tips@theautopian.com"},"annotations":[{"id":422119,"startTime":136.4,"endTime":148.1,"type":"person","title":"Jim Farley","url":"/glossary/jim-farley","quote":"And even CEO, Jim Farley, tell me what he said, David. [140.9s] What do you say? [141.6s] According to AutoLine, he said it's not really a pickup.","canonicalId":"person:jim-farley","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Jim Farley is the CEO of Ford. In this segment, he’s quoted as saying the new Ford EV pickup doesn’t qualify as a “real” pickup/truck, which frames the debate about what counts as a truck.","simplifiedExplanation":"Jim Farley is Ford’s top executive. 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