Not sure how much of big three hitting the breaks on EV production is due to consumer demand for hybrids, issues about profitability of BEVS and how much of it is a reaction to Biden support for UAW and uncertainties of who is going to be the next president.
Regardless, the only way I would go...
I am in your shoes as well. To be frank, out of all my reservations, Lightning was in the bottom of my wishlist. Just made the reservation because the wife liked the visibility out of an ICE F150 on a test drive once. And I did like the space in back seat. I am surprised how much I like it...
Seeing these heavy long wheelbase trucks on steep bumpy hills made for 2 door jeeps looks like truck abuse and should be reported.
I like to see motor and battery temp on that Ford after the climb.
It is all about use case. If it is occasional long distance trip along a route with good charging infrastructure, then emission test, oil change and inefficiencies and complications of having two systems is not worth it. If you are towing long distance with iffy charging along the way often...
CT will have an impact on R1T sales but not sure how much impact it will have on Rivian. Rivian sells more R1S but it's survival depends on R2 platform, how it is designed and how it is priced. R1 job is helping them make it to that point. That said, CT will have a better charging network...
If car prices keep going up and incomes don't keep up (many live off of their pension), that may push people to public transportation and more sustainable living. That may in fact improve quality of life, reduce energy consumption, traffic congestion and pollution. I definitely enjoyed my...
I was thinking the same before I bought my Lightning. I still do. Not because my dealership experience was awful. In fact it went very smoothly but I had to spend a ridiculous amount of time online to make sure I don't get screwed. All else being equal, I would jump at CT or Rivian in a...
Both Tesla and Ford announced $40K trucks. Ford is no longer selling at that price and I seriously doubt if Tesla will be selling a $40K CT any time soon. GM will probably lose money on it if they sold at this price.
Sometimes (not always) manufacturers have to chose between reducing the cost of production and achieving other objectives (safety, convenience, luxury, reliability and future cost/ease of maintenance). If their competition always choose to prioritize reducing manufacturing cost and the...
Fixed salaries based on good times may translate to more layoffs in bad times. I think the best way to do it is a guaranteed minimum salary employees can live on with the rest to be performance based. It keeps employees motivated and the company resilient during hard times. Of course that may...
I agree with most of your points short term. I was talking long term. Even then, it would require some restructuring, watering down design, more automation and may be some new tech for them to be competitive. By then UAW may push more jobs back outside U.S. despite the tax incentives. As...
Competition is a beautiful thing. Hopefully Ford, GM and Stellantis will survive the strikes and learn to compete better helping push CT prices down in return.
I wish there was a law prohibiting these videos unless what is shown is already in production and ready to sell. That said , it is always nice to see the Avalanche feature on any truck:
You can always have emergency mobile charging stations like this (just kidding). I thought of you and your zero when I saw this guy DC fast charging his bike:
GM was forced to join Tesla network after Ford’s announcement. I doubt they would do it if they didn’t have to. Lets see what would happen if GM didn’t do that. Even if a potential customer hates Tesla cars, and likes GM products, they will likely buy a Ford before buying GM if they could...
I am sure you are right about his intention. What I was saying is that my Lightning has been mechanically perfect. But each software update is a crapshoot. Failed software update attempts are normal. There is a guy whose truck was bricked after many failed attempts to update. All I am...