Not much choice when Mustang is your only car.

I just read the EV Boxster has the battery behind the driver rather than in the floor which will make it easier to add an ICE engine since that’s where the engine sits currently.

My only issue with his decisions is he chose the wrong platforms for consolidation.   The European Mondeo, Focus and Kuga platforms were heavy, complicated and expensive compared to their North American counterparts.  But at the time it may have been the only feasible option.    They missed an opportunity by not doing C2 and CD6 a generation earlier.   Farley seems too focused on home runs and is ignoring solid doubles and singles.

I think this was VW's Mistake with MEB, which both GM and Hyundai were able to avoid.  I think many Automakers approached EV platforms the way they approached the Modular ICE platform with major issues as the technology and strategies matured.   

It could be normal in case there is ice.  

EV products are still growning...the Mach E has seen a 25% YTY increase and the Lightning is at 39%

Well you do have a major limitation of having to compensate for the battery pack taking up space in the middle of the car-which isn't exactly trivial in a sedan. 

Clearly Ford strayed from Mulally’s strategies, which I would argue was a poor decision.  Could some of Mulally’s approach use some tweaking, perhaps, but the general strategy was sound. Ford has a commitment problem.  

Volkswagen is learning that lesson in realtime.

My guess is the mach-e nose was added because Ford wanted to make sure people knew this version of the puma was electric. But here's the dealio, brands seem to think that electric car buyers want their cars to look drastically different, most buyers don't. Just use ev tech to make the car look better, you can do things like pushing the wheels to the corners more, giving more sculpture to the hood because there are no engine clearance issues, etc.   Just give us a better design, not some science project on wheels. Let's stop with the no grille, sea of blank metal look evs have, or the desire that designers have to push the a-pillar super far forward because there's no engine. It's like the lack of limitations EVs have provided has made designers forget how to make a good looking car.