This does validate Ford's strategy to an extent. I firmly believe that it's the brands that rely mostly on selling basic transportation that will suffer in the coming decades. Young people will always lust after the mustang, there will always be a market for it even if it changes in size.   By comparison, how many people who aren't invested emotionally in cars, and just see them as basic transportation, will buy them in 15-20 years when ride sharing, walkable communities, and public transit are more widespread? I can see the mustang being around in 50 years, the Corolla? I doubt it. 

Would a similar sized EV offset CAFE?

Holy misleading names Batman!   For a minute I thought Megazilla was a supercharged 2.0L.

Were you living down by the river?  

https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2025/new-megazilla--coyote-crate-engines-deliver-more-on--and-off-roa      

Not to mention the current administration is talking about walking back the 2030 requirements too   https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2025-01/Signed Secretarial Memo re Fixing the CAFE Program.pdf

The difference is only about an inch when it comes wheelbase between the two of them, overall the BS is shorter, but that doesn't count. 

I figure as far as a hybrid Super Duty is concerned, if no one is pushing the issue why bother.   The 6.8L would probably work well. 

It could be! I've been a while since I've had to deal with these type of issues! After thinking about it for a few minutes, I think it probably is 5 days.  

@bzcat, can it also be inferred that, if we assume Ford's supply of hybrid-specific parts has some sort of volume limitation, that Ford have made the determination based on your comments that those hybrid-specific parts would be better utilized on higher profit products, specifically Maverick and Bronco Sport?