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Wait, are you saying my 5 minutes of internet sleuthing wasn't solid research? :) You are totally right and I do not think there is some broad conspiracy, but I do think that big businesses, including the media, are intertwined and tend to stick together vs a new ousider like Tesla.

It is always about the $ and connections. Follow my logic: 1. NBC is owned by Comcast 2. Comcast's CEO came from the Carlyle Group (source) 3. William Kennard worked for the Carlyle Group's CEO (the one above), and is now on Ford's board of Directors. (Source) While not a huge conflict of...

I see 2 use cases where the <300 mile range is a deal breaker: 1. People who tow/haul a bunch with their truck for work or fun. A 300 mile range will go way down for those in this group and I totally understand where they would not want to be at a job site, lake, mountains, etc. with no good...

If you can get a Lightning for under $50k, I would say jump all over that. I would be leery of the price, including dealer markup, as well as the number of Pro models they will sell to non-Fleet customers. Good luck.

Yep, the 300 range limit is a deal breaker and the pricing is just astronomical. I want an EV truck, but I will not be a Lightning early adopter.

Not all dealers are doing the markup, but keep in mind that there will be many options with the various trim levels. I would not expect people to pay just the "Starting At" price for their trim. You truly start at the "Starting Price" and add the features you want (Upgraded tow system...

Its in my garage as we speak. Now the Lightning will be a different story. I'm sure Tesla and Ford will be in a race to be the first to production.

When I bought my F150 a few months ago, inventory was low and I saw several dealers with $5k markups above sticker. I noped out of there when I saw those, but I'm sure some fools paid it just like they will do with the Lightning. Seems very short-sighted by Ford and the dealers, but we will...

Anyone know where in Florida this happened? I spent all afternoon looking for Finland, FL and just cannot seem to locate it. :devilish:

This reminds me of a kid I went to high school with. He wrecked his Ford Probe by running it into the back of another car because his "brakes failed". He was treated like the victim around school and his parents raised a huge stink with Ford. Ultimately they ended up buying their little...

25% of the top-selling automobiles in 2021 are sedans (Camry, Corolla, Civic, Accord, Sentra). They may not be as sexy as trucks, SUVs and crossovers, but I think it is a bit of a stretch to call them dead. Source: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g36005989/best-selling-cars-2021/

I see the shift to EV happening, but it will be at a much slower pace. For personal equipment, do what makes sense for your use case. For example, I have a gas mower, electric weed eater, electric blower, and gas edger. I bought a battery edger, but that was very short-lived as it was not...

Cool. I bet the award comes with free Whataburger and Buc-ee's for life.

Probably riding shotgun in my friend's CT for several years since he is way ahead of me in line.

Hope so, but time is ticking. I believe they would need a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) before they can begin production. You can track their applications here, just search for Harold Green Rd. on the address. Hopefully we will see a CO applied for and approved soon...

I think it will take a few more years before self-driving features are safer/better than humans, but I would not see a human reacting any differently to a blacked-out truck with no lights in the middle of the road at night. Hopefully they will investigate and improve, but I wouldn't call it...

It depends on the dealer. I just received an email from my dealer, basically saying to make sure your email address is updated (kinda ironic) and to keep an eye out for an email from Ford next month. I am seeing several posts on the lightning forums from people saying their dealer sent...

A golden ticket? I heard grandpa Joe just jumped out of bed and is ready for the Cybertruck tour.

I must be missing something. Sure it is not 100% touchscreen like the Tesla, but everything can be done on the Ford touchscreen, with a few buttons/dials for added convenience for those quick and frequent adjustments. For example, if I'm wanting to change my temperature from 68 to 72, I'm...

Besides the batter range and slightly different lights, none of those options are any different than what I have on my 2021 F150. Oh and by the way, I can get 650 miles per tank out of my platinum vs 280 miles. Good start, but I'll be more excited when they improve the EV trucks to have a...