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I see they ditched the goofy push pull button combo shifter for a stalk type.
24" wheels optional.
Looks like a good update.
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9 hours ago, silvrsvt said:
I wish Ford would sell this in North America. It would be a good competitor to the Chevy Trailblazer and Trax, but I'm guessing the big issue is Ford doesn't have a low cost assembly plant they can import it from like the Trailblazer and Trax, which come from South Korea I think.
Absolutely agree - it'll sell more on style - far better than EcoSport ever was.
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2025 Chevy Suburban Debuts As Updated Ford Expedition Rival (fordauthority.com)
I tried posting pictures, but the site doesn't let me.
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1 hour ago, tbone said:
I don’t disagree. It’s really bizarre they are hamstringing their own new model without adding that third shift. It’s clear they couldn’t sufficiently meet demand for the Bronco without sacrificing substantial Ranger production.They haven't been able to get enough parts for either anyway.
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22 hours ago, akirby said:
My 36 gallon F150 laughs at your puny tanks…… But my wallet cries when I fill it up.i wouldn’t have ordered it that way but that’s what was in stock. It is nice to see a 750 mile range.
I've been with my dad and brother when he fills his Raptor and F-150 and it's....yikes lol. They both use premium as well.
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7 hours ago, jpd80 said:
Some dealerships have had their upgrade plans rejected by local councils because the required power upgrades exceed supply capacity.
That's the report of what happened to a local Ford-Lincoln dealer here - been open 50+ years and decided to close because they couldn't get the approval for the power requirements Ford to meet the standards Ford had - wonder if they regret closing after some of these scale backs?
Sadly, the closest Lincoln dealer is now 15-20 miles away from a popular area for Lincolns. There's a Ford dealer not too far away, but not having a Lincoln in an area where there are countless other luxury dealers isn't good, IMO.
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One of these days, I'll sketch up my T3 prediction and post it and see where it lands vs. the real thing.
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On 11/22/2023 at 7:28 PM, Andrew L said:
It adds up when you have a big tank the Aviator I think has a 23 or 24 gallon tank. I think it took 22 gallons when I filled up.
Oh I know - my Bronco's tank will do about 21 when just above empty - I use upside as much as i can.
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2 hours ago, rperez817 said:
Hyundai/Kia was already in the Top 5 manufacturers of BEV last year, which was the basis for comparison with this year. So it's hardly a "start from zero" situation. ?
Come on. You know he doesn’t mean literal 0….An increase from 5 to 30 is a 500% increase.
an increase from 100,000 to 100,025 is a .025% increase.
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FWIW, my fill up today was 3.89 for premium before upside
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5 hours ago, rperez817 said:
That's correct. Now that the UAW-Ford labor agreement has been ratified, Jim Farley said that Ford is "working flat out on our next generation of electric vehicles and software platforms".
A 42% reduction in BlueOval Battery Park's output isn't compatible with that goal, or with Ford's aim "to lead the EV revolution" as mentioned earlier. Hopefully Ford corrects its misstep before it falls further behind with BEV.
You can still work flat out on the vehicles and software, and still right-size production capacity to fit the market. The work on the vehicles/software doesn't change whether you make 5 or 500,000.....
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2 hours ago, rperez817 said:
Electric scooters represent one component of the super high growth micromobility sector, which McKinsey said last year "is the only thing that’s up in usage post-COVID-19. Public transit is still down versus pre-COVID-19 levels. Car sharing, e-hailing, ride hailing, and so on are on the same level, maybe a bit up."
Mr. Rastelli is a successful businessman. In addition to operating HFX e-Scooters for the past 4 years, Rastelli is also the founder of Segway Nova Scotia, which he has run for 11 years. Segway Nova Scotia - Company Information (segwayns.com)
Those Bird and whatever other brand scooters were all over a few years ago. And then everyone left them anywhere and everywhere - roads, canals, sidewalks, etc - and all the local cities banned them.
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1 hour ago, akirby said:
Every hybrid sold in the next 10 years will be viable for decades.And, as you point out, will have far less impact than pure ICE over that timeframe.
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34 minutes ago, GearheadGrrrl said:
I'm not a climate change denier, but there may be some truth to this- The EV evangelists very much behave like they hold TSLA and electric utility stocks!
I've long said I think changing climate is both cyclical/natural AND that mankind has an affect.
Taking measures to lessen our impact is a great thing.......but don't severely handicap ourselves in general and on the world stage to get there
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On 10/12/2023 at 2:25 PM, ice-capades said:
Just a matter of time and not long probably before prices go a lot higher. The most recent factor months ago was OPEC+ reducing production and now the situation with Gaza, Hamas, Iran, etc. The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was created for emergency situations but used recently for political reasons in order to keep gas prices lower. The SPR volume is now the lowest in 40 years and it will take years to replenish the supply at substantially higher costs. We now have a legitimate situation in the Middle East which could lead to a major escalation in oil prices and substantially higher gas prices in the U.S. soon.
Yeah, it's incredibly short-sighted to 1) not fill it when prices were low, and 2) use it for political reasons.
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59 minutes ago, Andrew L said:
I filled up the Aviator last night with premium for 3.85 a gallon in Bradenton, FL
I used upside and got .19 cents back a gallon which helps a little.
I use premium, and the station I go to has hovered around $3.99 for a while now (I too use upside which sometimes only gives a few cents back, but sometimes a few dollars a tank).
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1 hour ago, akirby said:
it’s not about shooting low or high. It’s about making bad decisions based on unrealistic goals. Hybrids are better than non hybrids and they’re 100% viable today. PHEVs - when charged and driven short distances - are almost as effective as BEVs. What happens if the BEV transition takes a lot longer than anticipated? Then you perpetuate non electrified ICE which is worse. It’s called not putting all your eggs in one basket. Do all 3 and you can easily pivot to whichever one is needed based on consumer demand, government regulation, etc. None preclude the other and doing 40% BEVs instead of 50% makes no difference in the big scheme.Sad thing is, for governmental decision makers, "70%" isn't good enough (just using a made up percentage) - it's 100% or nothing - incremental improvements don't work well in headlines, which is the only place that seems to matter now - not actually getting things done.
That said, IMO, the goal isn't really to improve emissions and things like that, but rather shift the balance of power from companies they don't like to ones they do - climate initiatives are just a vehicle to get there, and "improved"* environment is an added benefit that they can use to sell the public on it.
*if you ignore factors like strip mining, etc.
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15 hours ago, rperez817 said:
Just the opposite. By scaling back investment at the BlueOval Battery Park facility, Ford is effectively handing future market share in the rapidly growing U.S. BEV market to competitors, both legacy and startup. It's Ford that will go out of business if strategies like this continue.
Ford is still committed to an 100% ZEV product lineup "in leading markets no later than 2035", but the announcement in the OP is very worrisome for a company that claims to pursue a "global push to lead the EV revolution".
Come on, they're not cancelling the thing. They're right sizing it to projections so that the company doesn't go out of business.
Like I said above, they can just dust off the plans and add additional capacity for more units as needed.
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I think we all knew the reports of them cancelling this were just a negotiating tactic for union talk.
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14 hours ago, rperez817 said:
Former Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda once said "It is in Toyota's DNA that mistakes made once will not be repeated". The company had an opportunity to bring its most iconic products like Camry and Prius into the BEV era but failed to capitalize on it.
Unfortunately for Toyota, strategic mistakes of that magnitude are so severe that the company is now "gagging on the electric-car revolution’s dust", as Nitish Pahwa of Slate said.
Please stop with the excessive dramatics because some guy has an opinion.
They're giving customers what they want, and I'd imagine they're working on BEV replacements. If anything, I'd argue the hybrid only approach will get people to more thoroughly consider a BEV for their next vehicle, as they'll be more used to partial electric driving.
The market is not there yet for all these BEV products whether you like it or not. Just saying it doesn't make it reality.
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Something to keep in mind here is that they can just dust off the plans and add more space as needed if/when BEV sales increase.
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15 hours ago, silvrsvt said:
https://newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/governor-murphy-announces-rule-requiring-electric-car-sales/
So not sure how that is going work-unless they are counting PHEVs as electric vehicles.
"the rule would not impose any requirements on consumers or car dealerships"
Sure....I guess........it may not directly impose requirements on them, it just eliminates the options they want from even being options....
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1 hour ago, rperez817 said:
Ioniq 6 SE (the 3rd finalist in the 2024 NACOTY car category) offers a great combination of style and value.
If Hyundai were an American company and if it offered a direct-to-consumer sales model for BEV, I would have bought an Ioniq 6 rather than a Tesla Model 3 earlier this year.
I find the 6 to be odd looking and poorly proportioned with its odd, droopy rear end.
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2025 Lincoln Navigator Spied
in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
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Why would they talk about something they're not ready to debut?
We didn't hear a peep about the Tahoe/Suburban refresh until it was released.