Wonder what this means as far as Fiat Powertrain or whatever they call the engine business.  And what does this mean to Ford Otosan??

But at what cost? And to how many people?  The big winner if it happened? Probably MultiMatic😎

Yeah, if it were a Tesla I’d say absolutely, but Nissan seems more straightforward and reliable with information. 😀   The Nissan Leaf has most recently been offered with a base 40 kWh standard battery and a 60 kWh on the “+” models, so the precedence for two battery packs has been around for a long time.  In early years the Leaf had as little as 24 kWh packs IIRC so Nissan apparently not afraid to push lower driving range limits.  The new S+ will have 75 kWh, so the future 52 kWh “late-availability” base model would be in line with their roughly 2/3 capacity.  Cost of a base model is what intrigues me most.  Using 2025 SV+ as reference it suggests a base 2026 could be as low as +/- $28k.  Just a rough guess though since we don’t know what else has changed.

You were right. Just talked to a guy from Louisville and they have SRI packages. Yawning though, because it’s only $50K again. Outta 4,500 only 69 took it. Of course only Ford and their local union knows how many were eligible. 

If it's like an actual supercar concept, it'll probably look pretty badass. If it's something that looks like a te1 racing truck, it'll look pretty goofy. I like the idea, I do not like how the TE1 looks, so hopefully it doesn't pull styling inspiration from that. 

Most supercars can drive over 200 mph, but most don't leave a garage. People buy it "because it can", and not actually do the thing it can do. I'll bet most Broncos don't leave the paved roads either.

I wonder if it’s a different “off road” trim than tremor. Solely based on every other tremor having the copper/yellow accents rather than blue.    Perhaps we’ll get a refreshed lightning sooner than later with the new model delayed. Updated interior and perhaps a slightly larger battery for the long range.    Does anyone know if there is room for additional battery capacity? 

Recalls by Manufacturer: 01 January - 21 August 2025 Data: NHTSA

I’ve been trying to tell people to remain level headed about CE1, that they only ever intended a pickup, an SUV and a van. The calendar year 2027 came about for the first vehicle (pickup) because of certain added complexities associated with both the plant layout and changing suppliers for the 48 volt system.   Before tariffs this year, Ford was looking to expand C2 that had been developed in China but the snag  is that importing is off the list now, reorganising suppliers for North American production is tricky and requires both negotiation years in advance and long term commitment- I’m sure that Ford was hoping for more leniency under USMCA but we’ll see how that pans out…   Much of what he says is out there on the net but clever detective piecing it together, I think it shows  us what was possible earlier this year but much has now changed to the point that Ford doesnt have as many options as it thought.   Building products in USA is expensive for Ford but the big pain still remains with supplier base being mostly external. This is a huge headache for Ford but also GM and Stellantis. How do they thread the needle?

Essentially, they just put their resources in the area that gives them the best ROI.  That's business.  Sometimes it sucks for us fans, but to remain in business in you gotta make money.