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You can't change the world if you aren't making any money.

https://www.theautopian.com/car-companies-are-beyond-fed-up-with-electrify-america-report/

I’ve long said something similar. This whole thing has been a case study of putting the cart before the horse.

What percent of total Ford sales would have to convert to EV by 2026 in order to achieve/require 2 million run rate? I’m a little confused by magnitude of this target. Based on Ford’s present market share, I can’t make sense of numbers unless adoption rate is way higher than anyone expects by 2026. I’m either not seeing numbers correctly or Ford will have much more EV manufacturing capacity than they will actually end up using by 2026. Can you add context to targeted capacity? I’m assuming this is worldwide and not just US.

Doesn’t require much imagination when one vehicle is 3 times as heavy. Chevy Silverado won’t be much lighter with its 215 kWh battery. Not sure much can be improved since anyone with a drivers license can also drive a motorhome, as an example, that can weigh 2~3 times more than a Hummer.

You're spot on. If anything, there will be added emphasis on crash testing. EV's are terribly heavy. The EV Hummer weighs more than 9,000 pounds, and the battery pack alone (2800 pounds) weighs more than a Mazda Miata (2,400 pounds). Imagine what will happen when a EV Hummer crashes into a Honda Civic? NHTSA is already asking questions.

It looks like a step back because they committed so hard to EVs. This decade is pretty much a transitional period and car companies need to be flexible. The EV charging infrastructure is still inadequate in many places.

How does BEV eliminate need for crash testing? Standards are still the same. If there is not, imagine a safety standard for integrity of high voltage systems woth BEV. Fuel leakage, obviously goes away.

Ford at least tried doing something about VW of America's shenanigans with EA in hopes of making for a better experience for Ford BEV customers. Ultimately, the best solution is migrating to Tesla's network.

EV adoption will be slower in rural areas, but it's already starting to happen. I stopped to get gas in Fillmore, UT on the way to Vegas. There were Tesla charging stations. Fillmore is about as rural is you can get ?.

The actual term “badge engineering” literally means slapping a different badge on the same product. Fusion/Milan/MKZ are perfect examples as were the early Navigators. Lincoln stopped badge engineering a decade ago.

I just received mine as well. Since it didn’t specify my wife asked me is it for the 2022 we didn’t receive, the 2023 we didn’t receive or the 2024 that’s on order. My reply to her was simply, yes. eta: I found Farley’s cell through a mutual business acquaintance. I’m thinking about shooting him a text message asking for clarification on their emails?

I think comparing China to the US is like comparing apples to oranges. China is opening about 1 coal fired power plant a week so they'll have sufficient power capacity to power the EVs unlike the US that is shutting down coal fired power plants and are targeting natural gas and nuclear next. IMHO China's move to EVs has nothing to do with the environment as it does national security. China has a lot of coal reserves, but they have to import most of their oil. Mandating EVs that can be charged by coal fired power plants can wean China off of imported oil. I think at the end of the day free market forces will prevail. There may be a day when EVs cost no more than ICE vehicles, will take no longer to charge than filling up a gas tank, and charging stations on the open road will be as abundant as gas pumps. But I think we're talking a few decades or more for that to happen.

Home Depot will paint match ;-)

It can be caused by a multitude of reasons. The product will have detailed specifications, which are most likely only supplied by a single vendor; they can't visit the local paint manufacturer for replacement product. In addition to natural disasters, you also have supply chain and transportation issues, with numerous ships sitting anchored awaiting berths and more locally, rail and truck delays due to manpower shortages. At any time, products can be delayed in arrival, as they are sitting on a ship, train or truck somewhere in the World. Commodity restraints are ongoing and they change every week.

155@4,000rpm is the combined according to Ford. However I founded estimated HP and Torque curves based on factory data that says 221.2 in.ft. Found it here: https://www.automobile-catalog.com/curve/2023/2915855/ford_escape_2_5l_phev_fwd.html#gsc.tab=0

Ford has 2024 Escape Build and Price activated... looks like Atlas Blue is no longer available and the illuminated door entry keypad is now a $350 stand alone option!