FordBuyer Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 55 minutes ago, twintornados said: What everyone is missing is the "special" Ford stock that is owned by the Ford family that gives it control of the company and no one can come in and buy a huge chunk of the "regular" stock and force a leveraged buy-out or force the board to give them a seat. So no activist group can come in and force Ford to take drastic action as in spinning off parts of the business or forcing board members out as with XOM this past week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llinthicum1 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 The biggest hurdles for electric vehicles to overcome are short range, long charging times, and lack of infrastructure, i.e. charging stations. These problems will eventually be resolved, but I doubt if they will be fixed by 2030. Until then, consumers will be reluctant to buy electric. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 20 minutes ago, llinthicum1 said: The biggest hurdles for electric vehicles to overcome are short range, long charging times, and lack of infrastructure, i.e. charging stations. These problems will eventually be resolved, but I doubt if they will be fixed by 2030. Until then, consumers will be reluctant to buy electric. Well, as an only car, those are big hurdles. But as a second vehicle, not so much. Dang, many new homes now have three car garages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 7 hours ago, akirby said: How often do companies like Ford sell new shares? I thought that was relatively rare. Not shares but in March Ford was looking to raise $2 billion by selling convertible notes that are due in 2026. I know it’s not the same thing but those notes give them more cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 5 hours ago, twintornados said: What everyone is missing is the "special" Ford stock that is owned by the Ford family that gives it control of the company and no one can come in and buy a huge chunk of the "regular" stock and force a leveraged buy-out or force the board to give them a seat. I mentioned that about twenty posts up...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 2:00 AM, rmc523 said: The only "good position" Lordstown is in is one to wither and die before it's even started. Looks like Lordstown Motors won't be a F-150 Lightning competitor anymore unless it gets access to capital very soon. Lordstown Motors Says It Doesn’t Have Cash to Start Commercial Production - WSJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, rperez817 said: Looks like Lordstown Motors won't be a F-150 Lightning competitor anymore unless it gets access to capital very soon. Lordstown Motors Says It Doesn’t Have Cash to Start Commercial Production - WSJ Business 101: Don’t frighten off potential investors by implying that you’re already f____d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Mike Levine tweeted an outline of a midsize EV pickup... Image appears to came from the investor conference two weeks ago when they announced the TE1 and GE2 platforms and disclosed the Rivian based pickup truck. https://insideevs.com/news/512936/ford-confirms-second-electric-pickup/ Edited June 9, 2021 by bzcat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonj80 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 46 minutes ago, bzcat said: Mike Levine tweeted an outline of a midsize EV pickup... Image appears to came from the investor conference two weeks ago when they announced the TE1 and GE2 platforms and disclosed the Rivian based pickup truck. https://insideevs.com/news/512936/ford-confirms-second-electric-pickup/ Has a striking profile resemblance to a updated pickup that will be shown late this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonj80 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Ford snags 100,000 F-150 Lightning pre-orders in three weeks As far as what's next, after debuting a sporty crossover, full electric workhorse and cheaper hybrid utility vehicle, CEO Jim Farley said the Explorer SUV is next on the block for electrification. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 11 hours ago, jasonj80 said: Has a striking profile resemblance to a updated pickup that will be shown late this year. Ranger, cough ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 8 hours ago, jasonj80 said: CEO Jim Farley said the Explorer SUV is next on the block for electrification. Explorer Sport to replace the Edge?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 7 hours ago, silvrsvt said: Explorer Sport to replace the Edge?! I figured they could just call it an Explorer Edge . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, rmc523 said: I figured they could just call it an Explorer Edge . Or Edge Explorer LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Ranger Edge? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 3 hours ago, akirby said: Ranger Edge? My dad got some Edge stickers out of the plant when they where building the Ranger to put on his garage cabinets. I wonder how many nameplates have been harvested from trims of the Ranger and F-150 over the past 40 years. Biggest ones are Explorer and Edge, but I think I might be missing some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 28 minutes ago, silvrsvt said: My dad got some Edge stickers out of the plant when they where building the Ranger to put on his garage cabinets. I wonder how many nameplates have been harvested from trims of the Ranger and F-150 over the past 40 years. Biggest ones are Explorer and Edge, but I think I might be missing some. 1977 F100 Ranger XLT 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jniffen Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1 hour ago, akirby said: 1977 F100 Ranger XLT Now that's one Ford Ranger I and appreciate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 7:13 PM, akirby said: 1977 F100 Ranger XLT I used to own a '68 F100 Ranger. The Ranger was the top of the line in the F100s at the time. Not sure where it landed in the Edsel lineup, though. The guy who sold my dad and me a '37 Ford pickup also had a '68 F100 Ranger with a 427 and four on the floor, black with a vinyl roof. Holy cats, I had it bad for that truck, but being a broke high school student kept me from buying it. Considering how much trouble I managed to find with the gutless wonder I was driving at the time, being broke probably saved my life... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGR Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 6:45 PM, silvrsvt said: My dad got some Edge stickers out of the plant when they where building the Ranger to put on his garage cabinets. I wonder how many nameplates have been harvested from trims of the Ranger and F-150 over the past 40 years. Biggest ones are Explorer and Edge, but I think I might be missing some. Expedition was originally a trim level for the Explorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 10:01 PM, jniffen said: Now that's one Ford Ranger I and appreciate. My favorite year and model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Pity CD6 Edge was unviable, I wonder if a future next generation Everest could be renamed Edge…… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 1 hour ago, jpd80 said: Pity CD6 Edge was unviable, I wonder if a future next generation Everest could be renamed Edge…… Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 17 minutes ago, rmc523 said: Why? Another utility for Ford to sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 16 hours ago, jpd80 said: Another utility for Ford to sell My point was more that I don't understand why you'd need to give it the Edge name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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