Sherminator98

Replacement battery cells are expensive because there is no excess or even meeting demand for them in cars. That should improve as time goes on.

its amazing what happens when they get stuff right...nice to see once in a while lol

The problem you have is with expectations-If your used to driving say a Focus or Fiesta sized vehicle in the EU...going to something smaller like what the Ka was is going to be a non-starter. The other issue is that EV are "expensive" to manufacture because they don't have the benefit of 80+ years of improvements that ICE engines have had. Its hard to make money on EVs when there isn't enough manufacturing capacity for cells for batteries, when an ICE engine can be built for say $1500 net price. The Chinese can sell cheap because they are getting subsidized by the CCP

That I agree with...it seems like they have next to nothing coming out in the next 36 months.

From what I can find, the skunkworks EV project started in 2022 sometime, was reported for the first time in 2024...so 5 years for a completely new platform and way of doing business designing it, isn't completely abnormal for the industry.

I guess it all depends on the consumer reaction to it. Ford has been doing this stuff for years, but yet it doesn't seem to affect them? In grand scheme of things, most of this stuff is complete fluff that has almost no impact on user experience and existed to drive profit up as an option. Pricing is going to go up anyways. IMO I think we are hitting peak car options-extra cameras are nice, but at least in my view of things, its overkill-I felt like I was hitting information overload in a Santa Fe that shows the cameras on its screens when making turns etc.

https://fordauthority.com/2025/07/this-data-point-about-ford-maverick-buyers-may-surprise-you/

Welcome to internet 101 where misleading headlines are the rule to get clicks...sigh

Apparently they are now repealed https://reason.com/2025/07/02/under-the-big-beautiful-bill-car-companies-wont-be-fined-for-failing-to-hit-arbitrary-fuel-efficiency-goals/ The issue is long term-what happens during the next administration if leadership changes. I think the prudent course is just keep what your doing mid term so your not caught with your pants down when things change

So lets see: 1993 Mustang GT or LX V8 (can't remember off the top of my head) was around $14K when I looked at it in High School Today that would be $31,210.19 with inflation The Ecoboost Mustang offers more performance and far better gas mileage in a far more refined package then the Fox Mustang in 1990s Average cost of a new car in 1993 was $16,871, today it is $49740. So given that information, the Mustang isn't that much more expensive given averages of the time. I'm guessing the bigger issue is that your income hasn't kept up with inflation or gone up over time.

I think it’s more about the changing auto industry marketplace than competition. 25 years ago you couldn’t get a “performance SUV” and sedan options where limited. Nor where their EVs that offer carrier catapult like acceleration The two door market is small and getting smaller because it’s so limited in functionality. The market place seems to favor vehicles that appear to be multi purpose, even if the features are only used once or twice in the vehicles lifetime. The Mustang will always have a market, but it’s not going to sell 1 million units like it did almost 60 years ago.

Yeah oops that is what I get for post past 10PM…I’m old lol

The Federal Tax credit for EVs is dead as of yesterday, so should be interesting how that all shakes out.

Number of vehicles affected: 171

The V6 is being driven by CAFE IMO. But who knows how that is gonna work out. Plus wasn't their rumors of the Explorer getting an EREV setup? I'm wondering if that is why the Bronco and Ranger haven't been marked to get PHEVs in the next 2-3 years-they might all share a EREV setup instead?