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Having just dealt with this issue, I have recent first hand experience. Our neighbourhood, which was built in 2005 - 2018, when the Provincial Govt was pushing everyone to replace electric heat and water with gas furnaces and gas water tanks, has only 100 or 125 Amp service in each home. By code, we are restricted to using only 80% of the main breakers, which for us is a meagre 80 amps. Although we didn't install a fast charger, we have added air conditioning and a hot tub, so would be pushing the limit on the main breakers. I contacted a local electrical contractor to double our service to 200 amps. He mentioned our timing was perfect, as a number of his potential customers, requesting service upgrades, are denied by the power company, as the local neighbourhood grids didn't have the capacity. With the number of chargers and air cons being installed locally, he figures our local neighbourhood grid will be at capacity in a few years. The power company has the generating and transmission capacity, but has numerous restrictions at the neighbourhood level. Our local distribution network was built for 100 - 125 amp service to each home, so will not have the capacity for everyone to increase their service. Based on costs, the difference of increasing to 150 or 200 amps was negligible, so I expect most home owners will opt to increase to 200 amps, Since our Govt is pushing everyone to electric heating and EV's, I can see an increasing need for homeowners to increase their service, which at some point has the potential to reach the capacity of the local distribution networks.

So true. Those of us that order F-450's need to be aware that for the past few years it has been the most challenging F-series build. The dealer has all the information and should be advising the customer why the order is unable to be selected for scheduling. My dealer certainly kept me informed throughout the lengthy delay.

Here are the production numbers but it doesn’t change the point. We’ve already stipulated that some trucks can’t be built for multiple reasons including your F450.

Interesting comparison! This comparison aside, Cadillac's design work has been pretty consistent for a number of years now and it's introducing new products. Lincoln keeps teasing about new product plans but has revealed no timetable for new products, nothing to show and only promises for its future!

Commonwealth countries are the best for healthcare mate, you have no idea how much you’re missing out on. While Canada outlaws any private medical insurance, Australia has a nice mix of government public health and private medical insurance so a heart attack doesn’t leave you with a bill for $40,000. No ambulance bills, no ER costs and the best immediate treatment available.

That is par for the course-I see an uptick in anti EV articles by normally right leaning media groups-it pushes buttons of a minority group of people who don't like change and think the big bad government is going to control their lives even more. Unfortunately everything being reported is just being done that way because they can make money off it in advertising dollars. Its not about the news...its about how much money they can extract from their members...and that goes for any group.