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This forums is not the EV's main target audience, it is more of echo chamber for ICE stalwarts. After driving an EV for year I can say categorically that I would not replace it with ICE vehicle. The problem with any social media is they tend to aggregate like minded folks.
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What is the breakdown of fleet vs personal vehicle I wonder for the F150. I know that a sale is a sale but I bet that a good percentage , especially the higher rated F series , are to commercial accounts. I live in residential neighborhood in Boston and there is only one full size pick up parked on my street during weekends and evenings. During the day there are many Pick ups from contractors going about their business. I believe for most consumers the Maverick or Ranger are all they need. The guy across the streets uses his truck to commute less than 5 miles to work and back and pick up his daily "dunks" in the morning . Honestly, I have never seen him do single thing with that truck he could not do with Fiesta.
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Explorer EV and Capri Not Selling
pictor replied to T-dubz's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
When I purchased my Tesla the price, range and super charger combination couldn’t be beat in the US. A year later that is changing with access to the supercharger network expanding and other Manufactures bring more better priced products to market. In Europe, cheaper competent Chinese EV’s are entering the market along with other lower cost European brands making it a tough market for Ford using the expensive Volkswagen platform. The high end of the market in the EU is well covered by the premium brands leaving Ford of Europe stuck in the middle. -
Ford is done with making boring cars
pictor replied to DeluxeStang's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
Remember for the most part you only hear the bad things on the forums, very few people take the time to report boring non issues. Can you imagine a forum with “ yep, everything is great, just filled up the tank and nothing happened”. Check all the different Car forums and you will stick riding a bike instead because nothing is perfect. -
And for these folks we have the Maverick, the Truck that most people need, but don’t know it.
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Ford EV Owners Will Officially Receive FREE Tesla Adapter
pictor replied to ice-capades's topic in E.V. Central
Didn’t choose the Y, chose model 3 over model y as range was more important than capacity. I have Mav for that. -
Ford EV Owners Will Officially Receive FREE Tesla Adapter
pictor replied to ice-capades's topic in E.V. Central
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 -
I love driving my Model 3, the most fun I have had driving a car since I was 16 driving around in a 67 Cadillac deville convertible. I think the media is over playing the hate for EVs. As has been stated many times, the biggest hurdle is the cost.
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Agreed, I bought the model 3 LR because it was hard to argue with the 11,000 tax benefit, 7500 feds, 3500 Massachusetts. A great trade in offer for 9 year old Audi and the online buying process made this the most painless car buying experience since I purchased my first new car back in the 1980s. Looked at the Mach e, the Hyundai’s, Kia’s among others and nothing even came close for a plus 300 mile range vehicle from range and cost perspective. The vaporware cars such as the Pear or model 2 may fit the bill but I was looking to get an EV before I retire early next year. Between the Maverick for hauling stuff and towing the boat and Model 3 for kicking around town or driving to Maine on the weekends, we are pretty well covered.
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Same as here. Just ordered a long range mode 3. Would like to have ordered a Mach E but the cost after incentives and trade in of 9:year old Audi would have been around 15,000 more to get a car with similar range. I evaluated the final cost of all similar range EV’s and nothing from VW, Kia, Hyundai, Chevy came close for 300 mile plus range vehicles. So far the buying experience has been painless, the user experience on the website exemplary.
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Official '24 Ford Ranger NA Release
pictor replied to ANTAUS's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
Do you mean a Bluetooth thumb drive to connect to a cell phone for apple play, Works great in the Maverick. -
2024 US Ranger Without Camo Spotted
pictor replied to Sherminator98's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
While in the Azores two weeks ago saw my first raptor ranger in the wild. The Azores had more pick ups on the roads than cars it seemed. Very agricultural based economy with lots of small pick ups, mostly Mitsubishi, The Raptor really stood out in that field, pun intended. -
Ford Dropping AM Radio From SYNC
pictor replied to jniffen's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
Broadcast anything (am, fm, tv) could disappear tomorrow and I wouldn’t notice. But Take away the internet and cellular and I would be lost. I am in my 6th decade and grew up with broadcast media but have no use for broadcast media now. Hell I don’t even know if the CD players in my cars still work. I live in an area of the country with great 5G coverage and take fast cellular internet for granted. I don’t think my daughters have ever listed to AM in their lives. I am waiting for the day they remove the 12 volt power source ( cigarette lighter hole) and just have more USB outlets, another archaic holdover that takes up space. -
Saw the New redesigned shortage on way home from Maine and nearly gagged. Way over the top, can see this looking for dated very fast.
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Next Gen Mustang Thread
pictor replied to Sherminator98's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
How can this a be new car design, the grille is not stupidly oversized