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Bingo. I'm tired of pointing out legitimate flaws with politically motivated proposals or propaganda and being dismissed outright or labeled as uncaring or some other derogatory label. Doing things that don't make sense just because it makes us feel better is stupid and needs to stop.

talk about full service...

Probably just a fainting G.O.A.T..........

They don't even know the difference between the Sport and the actual Bronco. BS doesn't have removable doors. Not that hard to fact check. Such journalisming. I tend to agree but those things are checked each shift, sometimes twice per shift depending on the part. Seems weird that it would be a run between July and November of last year. Unless yahoo has the dates wrong which wouldn't shock me either.

Hmm.....disappointed that I didn't get to see the pre-edited deleted comment lol.

Just look at how well banning drugs has worked out. ?

Half the country will believe it and half won't, just like everything else.

Could work the other way. If governments force automakers to quit making ICE vehicles ahead of the drop in demand for said vehicles, demand for your traditionally-powered used Bronco might be high. That's assuming, of course, that used vehicles get grandfathered in.

Not unless they’re priced similarly to ICE CUVs. That’s a huge switch in less than 9 years. As has been mentioned, there are a lot of customers who won’t be able to charge at home. The switch isn’t off to a very good start - customers aren’t exactly beating the doors down to buy Mach E’s. Meanwhile, the Bronco Sport and Bronco demand is off the charts. Cost, the question of battery availability, poor range, slow charging, insufficient grid capacity, and resistance to change by the customer are all issues that will likely slow the changeover from ICE to electric.

We'll miss you,,,,,,, HRG

The error-proofing process worked. Yes ideally stuff like this wouldn't be shipped out but this is proof the process they have in place works. That's the best you can ask for when a problem does pop up.

...annual reminder that Mitsubishi is actually a thing that still exists in the US market...

Ford is invested in Solid Power, who is very close to automotive scale solid state batteries: https://www.denverpost.com/2020/12/19/solid-power-louisville-colorado-battery-electric-vehicle/ The part I bolded is key: if I understand it correctly, the tech would allow existing equipment to be used to manufacture these solid batteries, meaning Ford could move on a battery plant now, and still upgrade to solid batteries later. https://cleantechnica.com/2020/12/11/solid-state-batteries-theyre-everywhere-theyre-everywhere/

I can almost guarantee this was a power ratchet that failed a calibration check so they’re checking all models built since the last check. Sounds like a few days production. This is the process working as designed.

Meanwhile, Toyota is expanding their West Virginia engine plant. At this point I’m not confident in Ford’s decision to go all in on EVs. We will see in 10 years if it pans out, was an expensive mistake, or an empty promise to boost the stock price and get better credit terms.

Well...that didn't take long. I'm so old, I remember when Ford built quality products.

Just a little redpill for anyone who still hasn't realized the media is completely biased and untrustworthy...The New York Times has retracted their claims that Officer Sicknick was struck and killed by a Trump Supporter armed with a fire extinguisher. https://tennesseestar.com/2021/02/15/the-new-york-times-retracts-the-story-asserting-capitol-police-officer-brian-sicknick-was-killed-by-a-trump-supporter/ You think CNN and the others will widely report the correction?

I was speaking about the 'Sport' name in general where people had gotten confused at first thinking it was just a sport appearance package such as used on the Explorer's XLT trimline rather than separate model like the old 2-door Explorer Sport. Or a trimline like Fusion Sport. But yeah, it does seem like Ford likes having people thinking the Bronco Sport is the Bronco. The Mach-E name is brilliant because it recognizes the old Mach 1 trimline name but with E to denote electric, as part of the second name after Mustang to show it's a separate model of the Mustang (as the Sport is separate of Bronco). To show that both smaller variants are the 'inspired' versions of the originals.

One of the factor that I'm sure Ford is thinking about is the rate of innovation in battery tech. Ford can delay investment in building batteries in house by a few years to see how the tech evolves but if Farley wants to get to his 100% goal by 2030, I think Ford will need to build a substantial portion of the batteries in-house to ensure supply consistency.

There is no fast food or alcohol lobby because people in general love both already. Although I guess NY tried by banning huge soft drinks. But the point is that we go overboard on inconsequential things (in the big scheme) while we ignore the bigger problem. As for doing nothing about mass shootings, the root cause of a mass shooting isn't that someone has access to an AR-15. It's that somebody has decided to kill innocent people. The weapon doesn't really matter. You can kill just as many with a handgun or a homemade bomb or a van or an airplane. Banning AR15s won't stop mass killings, but passing a law makes the liberals feel better about the situation even though it won't stop killings. Let's pretend that all mass murderers are planning to use a homemade bomb or their vehicle to kill multiple innocent victims. How do you stop that? Whatever the answer, that's how you stop mass shootings too. Not by outlawing AR15s.

How dare Ford charge extra for an expensive option that not everybody wants. Bad Ford!

“A leaked document indicated that this new drivetrain would consist of an electric motor paired with Ford’s 2.3L EcoBoost I-4gasoline engine to produce a combined 270 kW (362 horsepower) and 680 Nm (501 pound-feet) of torque.” https://fordauthority.com/2021/02/2023-ford-ranger-phev-confirmed-for-next-gen-model/

I dont think its being ignored, its just that the lobby against regulating fast food and alcohol is just too strong. and as far as i can tell, America has done nothing after countless mass shootings because people like guns and no one (in politics) is game to challenge that and lose brutally.

Seriously.. how the hell does this keep happening???? https://www.yahoo.com/news/ford-bronco-sport-hit-another-225655733.html Ford announced on Thursday it is recalling 1,666 Bronco Sport models over rear-suspension components that may not be properly attached, just months after delivering the first vehicles in late 2020. "Affected 2021 Ford Bronco Sport vehicles were produced with rear suspension modules that may not be fully secured to the subframe. Rear suspension modules with loose or missing bolts may affect the vehicle's stability, increasing risk of an accident, and may result in reduced rear impact crash performance, increasing the risk of injury," the carmaker said in a press release.

GM's large pickups and SUVs are certainly fine from a mechanical standpoint, but the Silverado or Sierra are not better-looking than an F-series. The heavy-duty Silverado, in particular, looks like the Mammoth Car from the old Speed Racer cartoons. GM's new big SUVs are a step backward in the styling department, in my opinion. The Expedition and Navigator are more attractive than any GM SUV.

I've been saying that for years. On average you'll have 1 problem with a vehicle in the first 3 years, save for a few at the very bottom of the list and those should expect 2 problems. It's most likely one dealer visit either way.

Birds really are not that big of an issue with Wind energy - those talking points and push came out when they wanted to do the offshore windmills and the people on the coasts and didn't want to look at them. Cats and buildings kill way more birds than wind turbines do. Cats are actually one of the worst things for bird population.

No sanctions for Iran, but considering sanctions between Russia and Germany for a Natural Gas pipeline? But Orange man was bad for ticking off Allies (Germany)?

Akirby said it in another thread, this is probably the system working. What it sounds like happened here is one of the computerized nut runners didn't pass a torque check so they’re bringing some in to verify torque. I highly doubt there's any bolts actually missing.

Ford should be in a better position than most having all ICE platforms that support HEVs and PHEVs including light trucks and vans. And BEV platforms. Midsized BEV utilities don’t pan out? Bring out a new C2 Edge and Nautilus HEV/PHEV. They will have all markets covered as far as platforms and powertrains,

They are giving dealers extra money ($600) to put them in their demo/service fleet, want to get them out in the field ASAP. This is a dream feature and event to get Chevy/RAM/GMC/Tundra owners to switch. https://www.autonews.com/automakers-suppliers/ford-asks-texas-dealers-loan-out-f-150s-generators-during-outages

HR is calling.......

Agreed. BTW, FedEx still doesn't show the radiator as having been delivered and I've had it for nine days. Next item to wait for should be the new design fuel tank sending unit. The seller said he received the first batch from the manufacturer a few days ago so I assume he has started shipping them. Now I'm debating whether I want to try a different set of spark plugs. When I built the engine the recommended plug was an Accel 276 which is basically equivalent to a Motorcraft AF42 or AF42C. Most of the older (pre 5.0L HO) small blocks used either a BF42 or BF32. Those BF series plugs have a larger 18mm diameter than the AF series and won't fit in my heads. I used a set of iron World Products Roush 200 cylinder heads on my engine and they use the same smaller 14mm diameter AF series plugs as the newer 5.0L HO, I assume because by doing so they (World Products) had more room for the larger 2.02" intake and 1.60" exhaust valves. Those WP heads have 64cc combustion chambers and when combined with the flat top pistons in my 393 result in an approximate 10.5:1 CR. Back before the 5.0L HO the larger dia BF42's were the higher heat range plug used in lower compression ratio small block and big block engines while the BF32's were the colder plug used in the higher CR engines like the 289 HiPo. What I have read is that when Motorcraft (and others) switched to copper core plugs (Note: copper core plugs are designated by the suffix letter C) they were able to cover a wider range of CR's with one heat range which eliminated the need for the colder heat range 32's . Not sure how true that is but they did stop production of the BF32's which sucks because those are also the original plugs for both the 390 (10.5:1 CR) in my '68 Cougar and the 428CJ (10.6:1 CR) in my '70 Mach 1 which are both FE series big blocks. Anyway, since the engine in the Bronco uses the smaller dia AF series plugs and has a higher CR, I may need to go to a lower heat range plug and the currently available Motorcraft plug would be the AF32C. However, current thinking is to stick with the higher heat range AF42C's unless the engine shows signs of detonation or starts melting the spark plug electrodes but neither of those are likely to happen unless you are running some type of forced induction or nitrous or a higher than 12:1 CR. The theory is that a hotter plug has better self cleaning properties than a colder plug and is therefore less likely to build up deposits and foul out. So, once I start putting some miles on the Bronco I should have a better idea what type of spark plug it likes. I have noticed that it is extremely sensitive to ignition timing changes which might be due to the fact that cast iron cylinder heads do not dissipate heat as well as aluminum. Not sure what difference, if any, a different heat range plug would make on that issue.

I think that's why we haven't seen Ford invest heavily in their own battery production yet. If solid state batteries are as close as they supposedly are, and offer the large improvements over current tech, then it'd be a waste of money to pour a bunch into current tech for it to only be obsolete when solid state arrives. I really don't know enough about the tech of either type of battery to comment on it, nor the timeline of solid state, but Ford doesn't want to get caught with their pants down and have to immediately change course once they get battery tech online.

You think this just might push demand for more hybrid F150s. The best free advertising money can buy is a storm making you new product indispensable in a crisis.(sarcasm) Hopefully Ford can capitalize on this. Does any other truck manufacturer offer such a useful option.

There is a story in the Freep today about a new F150 Powerboost owner in Texas powering his whole house during the TX blackout.

Some grids are not affected - specifically those serving hospitals or other vital services. My co-worker hasn't lost power at all but he's near the hospital.

Wouldn't harnessing river flow be hydroelectric generation?

Not as long as Bill Ford is around. After that, I’m not so sure. Are there any other family members interested in running the company or do they just want to cash out? The lack of a dividend is crimping their style.

Is this Farley publicly reprimanding the North America product planning team? ? Just about everyone have observed that Puma is a much more appropriate car for the US market than EcoSport (or Fiesta for that matter). If Kia can sell 100k Soul a year in the US, I'm sure Ford can figure out there is a market for Puma.

He wouldn't know - that's dependent on how many orders are already in the bank and how fast production ramps back up. If you're talking about ordering today, I would assume at least 2 months and up to 4 months.

Probably not Mountain Ash, but White Ash or Green Ash, because of the invasive insect, the Emerald Ash Borer which made it's way to SE Michigan in 2002. It's pretty much eliminated Ash trees in Michigan. BTW, Mountain Ash trees (Genus: Sorbus) aren't really part of the Ash family (Genus: Fraxinus). Excuse the dendrology lesson, I did this stuff for 34 years.

With the rolling blackouts going on in many places right now because of extreme cold one has to ask is our grid even capable of a 100% EV future without major investment?

Power generation is a real mess lately. Coal is under fire from all sides and plants are shutting down permanently left and right. Nuclear is having a hard time competing with natural gas plants on cost and are shutting down permanently despite being far better suited for baseload operation than gas is. Meanwhile the govt incentive money keeps flowing to wind and solar, even to the point of building it where it's not needed just to collect the incentive money. Then more nat gas plants are thrown up in the background, out of site and with no fanfare since they're not "clean", to make up for the gaps in wind/solar and to backfill the coal and nuke plants that have shut down. It all works well enough that consumers (voters) don't notice until a good cold spell hits deep into the midwest. Then the windmills freeze and all the gas is diverted to heating needs. Next thing you know it's rolling brownouts, people freezing, and entire industries shutting down due to lack of natural gas or electricty. But yeah, let's just throw a bunch of EV load in too. I'm sure it'll all work out great.

Windmill turbines freezing up coupled with peak need and not enuff power plants...hell the future is here now in texas.....and yet ford races into all electric with no plan...

And plant trees. Reforestation should be the #1 goal in addition to reasonably reducing emissions.

That might work to some extent for class 3 and 4, but not 6.

Ford could still bring in an LCF, but from JMC sailing in from China since that is where Cargo COE line seems to have gone to. But, I also believe that the whole LCF challenge can be answered by E-Series with a rear cab enclosure for the cut-a-way models like they do for U-Haul.

FWIW, I have heard that a high percentage of Hino's sales are to Penske. Hino seems to do pretty well here on the west coast, but judging by who I see buying them (aside from Penske) I would agree that most of their customers are purchase price sensitive. Hinos are big with the porta-potty pumpers for some reason.... Being a Toyota Group company Hino has deep pockets, which they are going to need if they want to stay in the North American commercial truck game. Not having an engine that meets EPA/CARB standards took them out of the market. Interesting to compare with Isuzu's strategy of cooperating with Cummins. That partnership makes it far easier for Isuzu to stay in the game and free up capital for them to invest in BEV (and maybe hydrogen fuel cell?) technology. Currently it will give Isuzu another OEM sales outlet for their smaller diesels through Cummins and get them access to EPA/CARB certified larger diesels for class 6 and 7 trucks, which I think will be Isuzu's next move. As for Ford, I expect them to continue to be strong in class 3-4-5. I see them staying in class 6 and 7 as long as they can make a bit of money there without too much effort. Eventually they will have to invest in class 6 and 7 to stay relevant, and at that point a decision will have to be made whether or not to stay in it.

Hino does have their best performance in the northeast. In the area's I've worked in (midwest & southeast) they don't do nearly as well. In the state I live now, they barely have 1% of the class 6-7 market. (Note that is 1% true retail sales, most of the Penske units don't show up in our registrations since most of them are registered in Pennsylvania.) The most telling stat is they have very low retention with their customers. When a person buys a Hino, they are far more likely to buy something else the next time, due to various reasons. (Poor quality, expensive parts, hard to find parts, poor dealer network, etc.) They do a little better with wreckers and rollbacks in my area, too, largely due to the wrecker/rollback upfitters so focused on upfront price. Ford does better than normal in these segments, too, for the same reason.