fordmantpw Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 1 hour ago, rmc523 said: Is battery degradation a thing in EV cars or have they figured out a way around that? I have a phone for a few years and battery life goes from good to nonexistent in that timeframe. It is an issue, but It's not as bad as your phone because they manage how the batteries are charged and discharged, and they have a cooling system to protect them from heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 10 hours ago, silvrsvt said: Yeah, she does alot of local driving around the area (25 miles or less one way) and could get away with using a BEV daily. Not sure if you have two vehicles or not, but you could always get a hybrid for the longer trips, which was her suggestion to me...I'm looking at Bronco Hybrid-I'd basically have to top off once a month with my current commute into work (26 miles round trip). A BEV would make more sense for her-we would eventually get solar and her maintenance costs would be cut back to brakes and tires for the most part. My wife will never be able to drive a hybrid, let alone ride in one. She can't even handle start/stop on the EcoBoost engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 1 hour ago, rmc523 said: Is battery degradation a thing in EV cars or have they figured out a way around that? I have a phone for a few years and battery life goes from good to nonexistent in that timeframe. As far as I know, there hasn't been a single ford battery, hybrid or BEV, that has had what they call an "end of life event" yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
averagengineer Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 4 hours ago, mackinaw said: Listen to the Autoline Daily broadcast (link in first post). Probably a minute long. I mean I work on the Mach E. Should I believe the meetings im in or some random broadcast that has 0 internal Ford information. It's 300 miles EPA and 370 miles WLTP, I'm sure. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 20 hours ago, rperez817 said: Remains to be seen. Ford's previous production BEVs, Ranger EV and Focus Electric, had low or no gross profit. Tesla by contrast currently has the most profitable BEV ever offered for retail sale. Munro and Associates did a teardown analysis and estimates gross profit margin on Model 3 to be 30%. Tesla's vertical integration and unsurpassed system integration capabilities accounts for this. https://cleantechnica.com/2018/07/16/munro-model-3-electronics-like-a-symphony-of-engineering/ So, making cars in a tent in a parking lot is what accounts for all that "vertical and system integration"?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Lover Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 13 hours ago, averagengineer said: I mean I work on the Mach E. Should I believe the meetings im in or some random broadcast that has 0 internal Ford information. It's 300 miles EPA and 370 miles WLTP, I'm sure. Thanks for the solid info. Please don't be discouraged by some of the posts around here, your info is always appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novanglus Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 18 hours ago, averagengineer said: I mean I work on the Mach E. Should I believe the meetings im in or some random broadcast that has 0 internal Ford information. It's 300 miles EPA and 370 miles WLTP, I'm sure. I’m really looking forward to the Mach. Love to have a long range sporty EV with a hatch for the wife. Hoping we get to see it (finally) at LA. I’m actually excited that Ford is embracing BEV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novanglus Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 6 hours ago, twintornados said: So, making cars in a tent in a parking lot is what accounts for all that "vertical and system integration"?? No, the large lead in performance and efficiency accounts for that. Peruse the Taycan range calculator. We’re talking for the regular $153k Turbo, which is essentially Model 3 sized on the inside, with a 95kWh battery, and the same 0-60 of 3.2sec will have an EPA range of about 220mi. Porsche & VAG aren’t short of engineers or R&D investment and can barely outrun a $56k Model 3, while getting shorter range and weighing half a ton more. I’m pulling for Ford, but also recognize (I own one), Tesla has a real demonstrable lead in tech. https://www.porsche.com/uk/models/taycan/taycan-models/taycan-turbo/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 1 hour ago, novanglus said: No, the large lead in performance and efficiency accounts for that. Peruse the Taycan range calculator. We’re talking for the regular $153k Turbo, which is essentially Model 3 sized on the inside, with a 95kWh battery, and the same 0-60 of 3.2sec will have an EPA range of about 220mi. Porsche & VAG aren’t short of engineers or R&D investment and can barely outrun a $56k Model 3, while getting shorter range and weighing half a ton more. I’m pulling for Ford, but also recognize (I own one), Tesla has a real demonstrable lead in tech. https://www.porsche.com/uk/models/taycan/taycan-models/taycan-turbo/ But that should make you wonder what Tesla is sacrificing or ignoring to get that advantage. It’s not like Porsche or a Ford engineers can’t tear one apart to see what they’re doing. I doubt a Tesla will outhandle the Taycan or Mach E e.g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, akirby said: But that should make you wonder what Tesla is sacrificing or ignoring to get that advantage. It’s not like Porsche or a Ford engineers can’t tear one apart to see what they’re doing. I doubt a Tesla will outhandle the Taycan or Mach E e.g. At one point Ford had a Model X in their test fleet they were doing a shakedown on. Not sure if it's still around, I haven't seen it driving around in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarneyFord Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Tesla has a lot of irons in the fire. Building vehicles is one of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 30 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: At one point Ford had a Model X in their test fleet they were doing a shakedown on. Not sure if it's still around, I haven't seen it driving around in a long time. Its probably in the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 1 minute ago, barney9014 said: Tesla has a lot of irons in the fire. Building vehicles is one of them. Musk seems to be easily distracted. The Model S is older than the Fusion, but Musk has essentially said they’re going to Crown Vic it. The S and X should be getting replaced, but they’re not going to do that. Now he’s distracted by the Y, then it’ll be the truck, then the roadster and at that point the S, X and 3 will be ancient. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinaw Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 1 hour ago, fuzzymoomoo said: At one point Ford had a Model X in their test fleet they were doing a shakedown on. Not sure if it's still around, I haven't seen it driving around in a long time. Bill Ford makes a point of driving competing products on his drive to the office. I do know he drove some sort of Tesla for awhile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 1 hour ago, sullynd said: Musk seems to be easily distracted. The Model S is older than the Fusion, but Musk has essentially said they’re going to Crown Vic it. The S and X should be getting replaced, but they’re not going to do that. Now he’s distracted by the Y, then it’ll be the truck, then the roadster and at that point the S, X and 3 will be ancient. You forgot the semi truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) You can’t keep the Ponzi scheme going unless you have shiney new things to bring in new capital. Edited September 14, 2019 by akirby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 1 hour ago, mackinaw said: Bill Ford makes a point of driving competing products on his drive to the office. I do know he drove some sort of Tesla for awhile. I never saw the one I'm thinking about driving around without some kind of sensors/instrumentation attached to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolScoop Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 9/13/2019 at 5:56 PM, fuzzymoomoo said: As far as I know, there hasn't been a single ford battery, hybrid or BEV, that has had what they call an "end of life event" yet. I can vouch for that... our 2010 Fusion Hybrid was purchased new in August of 2019. So it's 10 years old with 130K miles and no sign of battery degradation yet.... and It has the old style NIMH batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 1 hour ago, CoolScoop said: I can vouch for that... our 2010 Fusion Hybrid was purchased new in August of 2019. So it's 10 years old with 130K miles and no sign of battery degradation yet.... and It has the old style NIMH batteries. You (and anyone else with an almost 10 yr old ford hybrid) should read this: https://www.fordfusionforum.com/topic/19361-my-instructions-on-restoring-the-hybrid-ev-function-on-the-ford-fusion-hybrid-approaching-the-89-years-mark/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novanglus Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 16 hours ago, sullynd said: Musk seems to be easily distracted. The Model S is older than the Fusion, but Musk has essentially said they’re going to Crown Vic it. The S and X should be getting replaced, but they’re not going to do that. Now he’s distracted by the Y, then it’ll be the truck, then the roadster and at that point the S, X and 3 will be ancient. Tesla has limited capital to invest. They don’t have an F-Series profit-machine to prop all the other lines. 3 and Y take priority because they’re the most important for the mission. If Tesla has wanted to be a bit player, the could have stayed S and X only and been profitable and only worry about 1 platform. However, the goal was to push EV adoption, and you can’t do that selling $100k vehicles. Obviously the next gen tech in the Roadster, S, and X will be out late next year, as Tesla starts selling $200-250k Roadsters and $150k Plaid S and Plaid X models, again, according to Musk. So, it will be hard to classify them as ancient, as they’ll be carrying the most advanced tech and performance available. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 4 hours ago, novanglus said: Obviously the next gen tech in the Roadster, S, and X will be out late next year, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarneyFord Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 https://insideevs.com/news/353354/rumor-mill-next-gen-tesla-model-s-x/ Maybe the same I don’t know as this; https://electrek.co/2019/09/11/tesla-model-s-plaid-powertrain-chassis-prototype/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 4 hours ago, novanglus said: Tesla has limited capital to invest. They don’t have an F-Series profit-machine to prop all the other lines. 3 and Y take priority because they’re the most important for the mission. If Tesla has wanted to be a bit player, the could have stayed S and X only and been profitable and only worry about 1 platform. However, the goal was to push EV adoption, and you can’t do that selling $100k vehicles. Obviously the next gen tech in the Roadster, S, and X will be out late next year, as Tesla starts selling $200-250k Roadsters and $150k Plaid S and Plaid X models, again, according to Musk. So, it will be hard to classify them as ancient, as they’ll be carrying the most advanced tech and performance available. Elon could give two craps less if he sells more cars, he wants to dominate the infrastructure of charging them up and to be able to control their "fueling" options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Word is that the Mustang inspired Mach E, or whatever the name will be, will be unveiled on November 17th along with the vehicle website providing specifications, build and pricing functions and a reservation system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 I don’t need a new car... I don’t need a new car... Its going to be so tempting. I should have have learned something from my early 2015 Edge, but it’s going to be so tempting... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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