Spiked to 3.32 late last week, back to 2.99 this morning.  Raleigh, NC area. 

Interesting tidbit, there was a poster on the link in OP that claims to see what sounds like a Bronco Sport pickup at the Lara proving ground. Might be bull but willing to keep open mind.

My thoughts on this exactly.  I’ll wait to pass final judgment once all the details are available, but the pricing just doesn’t seem reasonable. Nothing against the dark horse name, but it doesn’t have the history behind it to try to push prices up, IMO.  

MachE was/is too small and too expensive to replace Edge plus the fact that the huge majority of Edge buyers aren’t interested in an EV. 

$3.50 here in Ohio 

https://www.autoweek.com/news/a70640835/byd-five-minute-ev-charging/    

Agreed. I'm not a huge fan of fox body styling, I'd much rather see the normal mustang coupe retain the 60s muscle car look because it's a lot more attractive and timeless imo. But with Ford expanding the mustang brand, I wouldn't mind an additional mustang model taking the form of a fox body inspired hatchback with 80s retro futuristic styling. That would be a neat way to do an affordable, yet aspirational hatchback.    I'll add such a model could be a always to revisit the original concept of the mustang. An aspirational model that most people could afford, that was good looking, sporty enough to be fun to drive, and offered a lot of opportunities to customize it. 

Does anyone know of a vendor that makes a hood bug/stone deflector fo a 26 aviator?

It's not either/or at this point.  Just a matter of priorities.  Mustang sedan commands higher ATPs.  An EV mustang inspired hot hatch or performance sedan makes the most sense.

Also just to clarify, I'm not saying make a sedan or hatchback that's super performance oriented right out of the box. That's too narrow of a niche. I'm just saying start by making an electric hatchback or sedan that was much better looking, higher quality inside, and higher tech than previous Ford hatchbacks and sedans were in their base forms. Those are attributes average buyers actually care about, and then go from there.    Start with something that has like 180-200 hp on the low end, and on the high end is the ultimate expression of a Ford hot hatch with like 500 hp.    Give people a special experience without charging premium prices. That seems doable with CE1.