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Harley Lover

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  1. 1 hour ago, akirby said:

    Also I think the general public is much more on Ford’s side given the outrageous demands and the subsequent strike.  Much more than years past.

     

    I'm not so sure about that. Look at how close the union vote was to accept the eventual contract. 

    There are a lot of people who, for whatever the reason, are not doing well financially (particularly in the 20-35 group). 

    Fuzzy posted in part:

    The problem with that is there are real world factors that are working against the general population right now including inflation,  wages that have largely remained stagnant for decades, and the disappearance of any kind of retirement plans from many workplaces.  What I’ve found in talking to a lot of people outside of the UAW bubble is a lot of older people (aka. the people in charge now) are either unaware at how much different things are or they just don’t care. They’ve made theirs and are close to a comfortable retirement and don’t really care to do anything to help those coming in behind them and people my age and younger are very frustrated by that.

     

    I think there is much truth in that. I'm not defending the thought process, merely observing that it's there and perhaps pervasive among the younger group.  The inflation of recent years has only exacerbated things.

  2. 2 hours ago, silvrsvt said:

    https://fordauthority.com/2024/02/future-ford-evs-will-be-profitable-12-months-after-launch/

     

    Just to show that all the losses being occurred on Model E at the moment are due to spinning up everything like BOC and battery plants. 

     

    It doesn't show that at all. BOC and the battery plants might represent expenditures of cash, but in terms of profit/loss, they are depreciable assets that do not fully contribute to Model E losses. Most of Model E's losses are being generated by the operation of the Lightning plant in Michigan and the Mach E plant in Mexico (presumably both plants' operation costs are being billed to Model E), and obviously by the loss leader sales of those 2 products.

  3. Re: Hydrogen. If I recall correctly, the Japanese government provides significant incentives to its OEMs to develop hydrogen tech for vehicles. I *think* the same is true of South Korea. Perhaps the Japanese (and maybe Korean) governments already have in place (or are planning) a significant hydrogen infrastructure for their country's vehicle fleets? I could see a geopolitical angle to such an emphasis, as it would diminish their reliance on imported fuels. Not saying any of this is true, just speculating.

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  4. 33 minutes ago, jpd80 said:

    And that’s the thing here, MME is very close to the size of Edge/Nautilus and that C2 variants

    of those sized vehicles would do well in North America because that’s what buyers want 

    more so than a full electric like MME (kudos to you for buying one btw).

     

    That was the common wisdom in 2023 Q3 & Q4, let me just say that Ford has a lot of medium term contracts that can’t be varied in an instant but, the moment that Ford started  increasing production at Hermosillo that changed. But did it change enough…that’s still a good question.

     

    Now to your point regarding ZSG vs actual supply,, Ford now has plenty of Maverick, Bronco Sport and Escape inventory. Not implying that there are boat loads of hybrids sitting there but given a combined inventory of over 33,000 vehicles, you could imagine that there  would be more than a few thousand hybrid vehicles sitting there….

     

    Perhaps there’s still not enough hybrid Mavericks but the supply is probably a lot better now….

     

    My point is simply that Ford does not appear to have enough (engine/tranny HEV/PHEV) supply to add a C2 based Edge/Nautilus with hybrid and PHEV. Adding BS HEV/PHEV might make the most sense if supply were accessible, as that volume might give Ford more bang for the buck in terms of impact on CAFE.

  5. 3 hours ago, pictor said:

    And as of today they get the 7500 tax credit and in my state an additional 3500.tax credit on the model Y.   The model Y was the best selling car world wide and the fifth in the US.  Around me there are 5 Super Charger sites within 5 miles of my house. While the NACS adaptor and eventual conversion to NACS will help, closing the cost gap and the source of the battery materials will be more important .  The funny thing is that after the the tax credit and trade in, my out of pocket for the Maverick and the Model 3 were the same.  I was considering the LR MME but the out of pocket  difference was deciding factor.  With home charging the need for the super charger network is a nice to have for long trips.  In the three months I have had my Tesla, I have used a Super Charger twice. I will use it more this summer when we go to Maine for the Weekend but will perform most of the charging in my garage 

     

    You need to update the fleet details in your signature!

  6. 2 hours ago, Dequindre said:

    Could Lincoln be the breeding ground for new hybrid models rather than EVs (based on comments by Jim Farley and Ford's COO)? That would explain why they pumped the brakes on EV investment plans.

     

    Perhaps indirectly - it's much more likely the Ford models upon which the Lincolns are based might be making a pivot towards enhanced hybrid capabilities, and the Lincoln models are just along for the ride.

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  7. 11 hours ago, akirby said:

    It said they’re working on rolling out a fix.  If the fix was just to reflash the current software they’d just say bring it in and reflash it now.

     

    Also: GM desperately wants this issue to be confined to the Blazer only in the eyes of the public (courtesy of the media) when in fact the Blazer's Ultium platform mates already in the market (Hummer, Cadillac) are having similar issues and more.

  8. Nobody sweats the details like GM (for those that remember the ad campaign). First, InsideEVs:

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    The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV Left Me Stranded In Rural Virginia

    It broke down after a mere 28 hours in my possession, stranding me in Wythesville, Virginia.

    My weeklong test of the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV lasted 28 hours. That's when it broke down during an Electrify America charging session that left me stranded in rural Western Virginia.

    A drive that should have taken about seven hours, not including two hour-long stops in Gallipolis, Ohio, and Wytheville, Virginia, turned into a 14-hour ordeal. It saw me abandoning a car that seems quite pivotal to the future of General Motors on the side of the road in small-town America.

    Since then, I’ve spent much of my time trying to figure out what the hell even happened here, while pondering what might be one of the most catastrophic road trips I’ve personally had in recent memory. 

    Full story here:  https://insideevs.com/reviews/701169/2024-blazer-ev-stranded-broken/

     

    Next up, Edmunds:

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    • We bought a 2024 Chevy Blazer EV for our long-term fleet, and things haven't been going well.
    • A diagnostics check revealed 23 fault codes, none of which showed up on the dashboard.
    • As of this writing, it's been at the dealership for two weeks.

    It’s always frustrating to see a warning light on your car’s dashboard. So imagine how we felt when we got eight different warning messages from our long-term 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV over the course of one day. Now consider that our Blazer EV, which we bought less than two months ago, has fewer than 2,000 miles on its odometer. In just one trip from Los Angeles to San Diego and back, our Blazer EV went from perfectly fine to totally on the fritz. And that's only the beginning.

    Full story here: https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2024-chevy-blazer-ev-long-term-faults.html

     

    Please read the full stories at the links. In both cases, the problem appears to be software. But read and decide for yourself. 

     

    For all the bitching we do about Ford, I don't recall anything like this. And it doesn't appear isolated - both vehicles seem to be suffering from similar issues.

  9. On 11/28/2023 at 9:39 PM, rperez817 said:

     

    That incident on October 2 in San Francisco involved a hit-and-run human driver striking a pedestrian, propelling her into the path of a GM Cruise AV. The AV could not stop in time, resulting in a secondary hit to that pedestrian. US agency, California gathering details of accident involving robot taxi and pedestrian | Reuters

     

    GM provided video footage from the Cruise AV to authorities including California DMV but inappropriately edited that video, removing relevant information. That's what got GM in trouble and prompted California DMV to suspend GM's permit to operate its driverless robotaxi service in the state.  

     

    Please, tell the whole sordid story. After the Cruise AV hit and rolled over the victim, it then proceeded to reengage and dragged dragged the pedestrian underneath the vehicle for another 20+ feet. Nasty.

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