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Here's that article, cast as a glass half (er, 90%) full, as you suggest. This one from "Electric": https://electrek.co/2023/01/13/over-half-of-lincoln-dealers-opt-into-fords-ev-program/ Ford’s EV program coming to hundreds of Lincoln dealers covering nearly 90% of sales ...Over half of Lincoln dealers opt into Ford’s EV program Up until now, we haven’t caught wind of how many Lincoln dealers would be involved in the transformation. According to a new report from Automotive News, 59% of them have joined Ford’s “epic journey” to invest up to $900,000 to sell EVs. Of Lincoln’s 600 US dealers, 356 are opting in, including all standalone dealerships. A spokesperson from the company told Automotive News: "This gives Lincoln a robust network of retailers who have agreed to take the necessary steps to prepare for our brand’s transition towards electrification and better serve our EV clients." Meanwhile, the 356 Lincoln dealers account for 88% of the brand’s sales volume, with about 90% of them located in the nation’s top 130 luxury markets...

We are doing both. I don't know what you would choose to do one and not another. The point of switching to BEV is so that the transportation sector gets greener as coal and oil are phased out of the electric grid an replaced with renewable or lower carbon sources. Also why would you assume switching to renewable energy will result in running the economy into the ground? I would suggest it is actually the opposite. How is a country like Russia with economy that relies almost exclusively on fossil fuel extraction going to survive? Since CO2 is a global problem, CO2 reduction is good no matter where it comes from. CO2 reduction is matter of survival. If China or Russia is not going to hold up their end of the bargain then the more reason for the US to do it to ensure the planet survives the next 100 years. The country that transforms its economy to based on renewable energy first will win.

My one and only Pinto was a '72 Squire wagon, wood grain and all. I bought that when the first oil crisis hit and gas shot up to over $1/gal. My other car at the time was a Black Jade '69 Boss 429 with a 4.56:1 rear axle. Not exactly an economy car. Once fuel prices stabilized I yanked the 4 cyl, 4-speed drive train out of the Pinto and replaced that with a 289 2V and C4 auto along with the rear axle from a '65 Mustang. The fuel mileage really wasn't much worse than with the 4 banger. That eventually got replaced by a 290 hp 351W 4V and toploader 4-speed out of a '69 Torino GT. That definitely hurt the fuel mileage but the fun factor was out of sight! ?

Check with them again on Tuesday

Anything you receive between now and a meaningful order update is a generic “thanks for waiting” email. Ford isn’t going to tell you that your order is waiting on part ________ from this supplier, etc. It’s no news until good news.

It is at the dealer's discretion as to whether the amount charged to you at time of delivery is: 1) the X-Plan price in effect at the time of order, or 2) the X-Plan price in effect at the time of delivery. If the dealer charges the higher X-Plan price based on the final invoice, then they are required to pass along the price protection funds once received from Ford. In the end, you are supposed to pay only the original X-Plan price, though that may require paying more and receiving a refund.

That’s not really happening either, China increased by about 1% last year, the good work on vehicle electrification is supported by expanding of renewables to cover most of that growth in electric power. China now realises that imports like diesel and petrol are money flowing away from its market. The next big step is probably replacing coal power plants with either a standard nuclear power design or more solar wind battery. The belief is that green power will ultimately be cheaper than being held to random with coal, gas, diesel and gasoline. Oil companies continue to prove that they can’t be trusted, jacking up prices to maximise profits when they know its inflationary…..

That’s very brave of them, offering a FWD medium…

Synthetic gasoline is just like hydrogen... it doesn't stand up to any serious intellectual and scientific scrutiny. No matter how you make it, you are always starting with more energy content than you end up with at the end. It is not a serious answer to our transportation infrastructure needs. It will be around for some limited use in the future of course... someone will have to provide fuel for what remains of ICE vintage cars 100 years from now but just like hydrogen, it's not a solution to reducing our transportation CO2 emission to avert climate disaster.

Are you really saying....

First there is x plan discount - you get the x plan price period so MSRP is meaningless. It is true they can’t see the original x plan price which is why it should be recorded in writing at order time, Your only option is to pay the x plan price on the invoice, have the dealer submit for price protection to Ford and they have to send you the rebate per the plan rules.

Well I'm hoping my dealer goes with honoring the original xplan. Going with a price increase will up my monthly payment.

Oops…. After Bob responded, I couldn’t really change it, just hoping that most here know I meant 6R140

I know the dealer guys here don't like when we talk about it, but my gut really says the old dealer model's days are numbered. Tesla seems to be doing well with their format. Franchise laws and dealer markup BS over the last couple years has soured a lot of people on that form factor.

Ive heard the dealer can get it applied to the order after the order date but I think that has to come from Ford.

Got my rail car number from Ford customer chat this morning and checked the status with CSX. Currently scheduled to arrive at the local rail yard 1/17, estimated delivery to the dealer 1/18-1/24. I might just squeak in one year after order placement.

The headline can also read; "Almost 2/3rds of Lincoln dealers embrace a BEV future"

Foolish to out it mildly. I know it requires additional upfront costs. But there will come a day, in only a few short decades where most new cars are evs. Lincoln especially is a perfect brand for electrification. They're brand is sold on being quiet, refined, effortless. Evs are perfect for them.

April 1st 2022 Ford may have answer to pickups that are too large for many parking spaces. The “Ar-Truck-U-late.” Made for driving to an urban job site where on street parking is at a premium, the Ar-Truck-U-late-equipped F-SuperDuty can be parked in a space only big enough for a compact car, yet retain full size cab and 8ft box. A button on the console activates an electrically powered hydraulic ram that “Inchworms” the truck into a shorter overall length. The Ar-Truck-U-late is only in prototype stage, a few tweaks are necessary before production can begin; there is only 4 cu.ft left in the box once the mechanism is stowed, and a self leveling cupholder design has not been approved, for instance. But an unidentified source familiar with the project say this is what truck buyers have been longing for. “Great for off roading!” Says the source, “highest break-over angle ever achieved in a mass produced truck!”