Good morning,   Just wondering if there has been any solid, reliable update on whether there may be a 2026 Escape?   TIA!

Ram Adds 10-Year Warranty to Full-Size Trucks and Vans - Autoblog   Ram will now offer a 10-year / 100,000 mile warranty.

Which is still double what they cost new.  

The $45,000 EV That Could Change Everything: Latest Rivian R2 Details Unveiled - Autoblog   The powertrain test lab’s highlights featured a closer look at Maximus, Rivian’s in-house next-generation drive unit, primarily serving in its upcoming R2 and R3. Improvements from the last drive unit, Enduro, include Maximus’s smaller size, lighter weight, lower cost, and simpler manufacturing, achieved by reducing its fasteners by 30%. Maximus’s inverter, converting direct current (DC) energy to alternating current (AC) energy, is now side-mounted, providing additional clearance for the lower R2. Rivian noted that the R2’s drive unit uses a continuous winding e-machine, generating higher performance and further simplifying manufacturing by reducing the number of welds.  According to its manufacturer, Maximus is 40% more power-dense than its predecessor, much cheaper, and easier to build—all of which facilitate scaling, something Rivian struggled with while producing its R1T and R1S models. Rivian said the Enduro was its first drive unit to transition directly to hard tooling, meaning it went straight from digital designs and engineering to building production-ready manufacturing tools used for high-volume creation. Maximus is undergoing month-long testing in extreme high and low temperatures, along with simulated rainfall conditions. 

I guess only the top trim gets that setup, here's the look for the other trims, which looks cheap.  

Hm, guess there's a reason, but it doesn't look good...

Maybe I'll win the lotto sometime haha.

Yea, the big shots at Ford claim they're "leading the electric revolution" with BOC, but I'll believe it when that plant is operational and crankin' out next generation Lightnings at a much higher rate than REVC is doin' now with the current gen Lightning. It's the usual routine at Ford: lots of talk, not as much action.   I bought a 2025 MME GT for my wife last week and while we love the new car (just as I love my 2022 F-150 Lightning), it's disappointing that Ford still hasn't added a built-in NACS charge port for either 2025 MME or 2025 F-150 Lightning. Ford was the first automaker to announce their support for NACS back in 2023, yet Hyundai beat Ford to the punch in terms of actually building NACS equipped EV.  

Ford unveils refreshed Territory in Brazil. Slightly different front from the refreshed Equator Sport in China.

That’s today where we don’t have a robust fast charging network and prices are still high.  Prices will come down and charging will get better and when it does buyers will want EV pickups the same way they want ICE pickups.  Given Ford’s truck heritage and profit profile it would be suicide not to go after EV pickups.  But it might not pay off for a decade or more.