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The launch was delayed due to the strike. That’s about all I know.

Oh yeah I use it for that too. Never bothered figuring out how to use the built in nav in my Flex, Apple Maps has always done just fine.

Music, podcasts, read texts, send texts with voice-to-text, and the occasional phone call. Literally my only issue is the screen brightness.

I did notice on the couple of rentals I’ve had with the big tablet screens it was definitely much better. Just something I have to live with I guess since I won’t be replacing either of my cars any time soon.

Now that I think of it, I did have an issue connecting it with Bluetooth when I had an Edge rental but I decided hardwiring it was better anyway so I didn’t care.

I can’t speak on Android Auto because I’ve never used it before but to suggest Apple CarPlay ”…has stability issues that manifest themselves as bad connections, poor rendering, slow responses, and dropped connections” is utter bullshit in my experience. I’ve had iPhones for years going back to the iPhone 4g and never once had an issue with CarPlay. Neither has my wife. The only complaint I’ve ever had with it is how the CarPlay interface itself is by default brighter than the standard sync interface, even with the screen brightness set as low as it can go.

I’ve been saying this for a while. The 2030 mandate is ridiculous, especially when supporting infrastructure is still in its infancy and we’re on the verge of 2024. 6 years is not as much time as people think.

They’re cutting 2 shifts at Rev-C. Map is getting most of the transfers.

Oh man, it was just getting fun too Party pooper

Wait, what? Is that new for 24? edit: skimmed through the article. You could always get a hybrid in XLT, I’ve been looking at them for months, Ford just prioritizes production of Lariat and higher trims so xlt is not as common.

Found the crash test video https://x.com/aidrivr/status/1730329405568995335?s=46 Comparison with F-150 Lightning https://x.com/aidrivr/status/1730651572349304845?s=46 the irony of them being posted on the platform Elon owns is not lost on me lol. I can’t tell if the account is a Tesla Stan or if he’s legitimately trying to be objective but he does bring up a good point with the rear axle in one of his comments. Cybertruck has rear wheel steer so what we’re seeing could just be a tie rod breaking and not the axle itself. Also the comparison between it and the F-150 didn’t look all that different to my untrained eye save for the rear seat passenger in the Cybertruck that got yeeted into the back of the front seat.

Unofficially it’s supposed to be MY2025 from what I’ve heard but the strike may have delayed that to late availability for MY2025.

I’ve long advocated for Ford to take this path until the infrastructure to support mass adoption of BEVs is built out more.

He said as such. I’ll have to try and find it when I get home but I distinctly remember reading one of his word salad interviews where he said he didn’t see hybrids as a good ROI because he thought it was a dead end.

And that falls squarely on Jim Hackett. He could have secured battery supply instead of doing nothing.

Ford had the opportunity to go all in on hybrids as a transition to BEVs 5-6 years ago as C2 and CD6 were being developed and rolling out and chose not to. I think it’s a decision they will come to regret as time goes on, especially if and when fuel prices climb again.

A lot of $2.85-2.99 near me. There’s still a few $3+ holdouts though.

The problem with the F-150 hybrid is actually Range believe it or not. The power and towing numbers are great, bordering on the base SD numbers even but if you’re looking for better mileage I’m willing to bet there’s a majority of buyers who are bound to be disappointed.

No shit. Hard to not grow that fast when you start from zero ?

The bigger question is how in the hell is anyone with a torso fitting in that back seat?

No different than what Ford did with the new Mustang….

Always take that with a grain of salt. I’ve seen numerous examples over the years where investments were announced for certain plants that were later changed or canceled. Remember when OHAP was supposed to become a BEV hub? Remember when what became Mach-E was supposed to go to Flat Rock? Remember when MAP Mod Center was supposed to become an AV upfitter? Remember when Kentucky Truck was supposed to have a HEV Expedition and Navigator by now? Both of those last 2 were in the 2019 contract and neither happened.

They’re just pandering for votes

Building 3 battery plants and an assembly complex on top of retooling at least 2 existing facilities is hardly a measured approach.

It’s not that Toyota is anti-EV, it’s they don’t think that’s the answer and as such they’re taking a far more measured approach. Makes sense for them that way if they need the EV capacity in the future to they don’t have to scramble to catch up.