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Looks like a very nice Buick.

Haven’t seen a Brightdrop yet. Have been curious if they’d strike a deal with an RV manufacturer. Would make a cool rv.

We’ve had the Rivian vans by us for months now. They look sharp.

I figured it was a similar decision to not using the Rivian platform.

Toyota has tried. They have a BEV that stumbled out the gate (wheels fell off). The Lexus version has been advertised a lot lately.

Windshield wipers.

I don’t follow. Here’s what my Lightning looks like.

This post is not about the Maverick, and there are no $35k Lightnings.

Yeah, it’s an odd change for the Lightning. AM is a challenge for EVs. A lot of manufacturers dropped it for this reason. My Mach-E did ok, but depending on the station could pick up interference from the motors. My Lightning has outstanding AM reception. I’d say better than my ICE vehicles, with absolutely no interference. With Ford explanation as to why they hold onto the whip antenna (rural) it seems odd to lose AM on the Lightning as rural customers are more likely to miss it/not be able to supplement with streaming.

The weird thing is it’s just the Pro that went up in price, and it’s sold out for the 23 model year.

I could not be happier with my Lightning for towing. I tow our Scout Trailer, a 6,000lb dual axle cargo trailer. The truck is a towing beast, the weight of the truck plus 700flb of instant torque meant I barely felt the trailer behind me. Sure, it cut my range in half, but it’s more than enough range for my needs. The only thing I can’t do is tow to summer camp, but I’m happy to leave that to someone else anyway.

Teslas do not come with CCS adapters. They only recently started selling them in the US. People had been importing them from Asia, which is also CCS1, for a year or so. The vast majority of EVs do not use plug and charge. When not using my Ford account (which does plug and charge) EA could not care less if I’m in my Lightning, my old Mach-E, a Taycan, or an EV6. The payment process is the same. (EA account using either the app or tap to start the device). I can do plug and charge if I use my Ford account, but it is not at the discounted EA membership rate. EvGo has just started doing plug and charge - I haven’t tried it yet, but probably will, as I don’t get a discount with them anyway. I believe the rest of the networks have proprietary payment methods that are also vehicle agnostic.

These exist now. Virtually all BEV/PHEV can use the same L2 connector. There are three standards in the US for fast charging, CHAdeMO, CCS, and Tesla. CHAdeMO is deadman walking. Even Nissan, who holds the patents for it, has abandoned it. Electrify America has a CHAdeMO handle at most of their locations (the rest being CCS). Tesla has said they will eventually add CCS. EvGo already has chargers that support all three. The “OMG Different Standards” BS is really just FUD spread by people who don’t know the first thing about EVs.

The Model S is practically a modern panther, though the CV seemed to be updated more often.

Why not both? The government is investigating significantly in EV charging infrastructure. Do you not qualify for the new EV credit because your income is too high?

Did the factory have capacity? Does the cancellation open up additional capacity for BS and Maverick, or is lack of capacity part of the reason for the cancellation? I’ve seen two commercial Mavericks this week that probably would have been TCs previously.

Yesterday I traded my Mach-E for a Lightning. Love it so far.

I’m not sure if it’s changed, but previously the PHEV explorer was only available overseas.

Looks like Tremor orders open in September. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2022/08/01/ford-maverick-tremor-pickup-off-road-capability/10184581002/

You can use CCS and still limit who can use them - Rivian is doing this.

Was already considering a Maverick to replace the Edge. That’s hot.

You can’t get the 5.2 in a Mustang GT, or the Raptor 3.5 in a KR. Would be interesting to put the 5.2 in the Navi.

Its not a supercharged V8, but Lightning still has more torque.

Paid $3.86 at Costco in Madison, WI on Thursday. First time I bought gas in a long time.

C2 is a further development of C1. CD3 was Mazda based. CD4 is a Ford platform that is a further development of EUCD. EUCD shared a lot of development with C1.