In fairness that includes most people. We all have biases and often ignore facts. It’s unavoidable. As just one example your F-150 ownership probably biases your opinions on Lightning.
If we were all 100% rational and unbiased we wouldn’t disagree on anything. 😀
I believe they will if they can’t see a way for T3 to be profitable. Ford may be pivoting to the factory eventually building something else. Remember that Ford has already announced a delay in T3 production.
If memory serves correct AWD was a $2000 option so those XL and XLT ecoboost buyers that want AWD will see about a $1000 increase. I wonder if the article has correct pricing for the Lariat. Otherwise, as has been mentioned, there’s no way Ford is cutting prices that much without a commensurate cut in features.
The laws to go 100% EV were in progress and could have easily passed whether they made sense or not. And what you continually get wrong is that nobody wants EVs. EV sales continue to increase and they’ll increase more as next gen batteries arrive with faster charge times and lower costs.
What he described isn’t badge engineering though. Aviator and Navigator and the previous Nautilus all shared side profiles and doors. But everything else was different.
I think that it’s likely Ford soldiers on with Lightning the rest of the decade with the 2028 F150 improvements and T3 gets cancelled (if it hasn’t already).
I knew the EV craze wouldn't last even if the tax credits were still in place. The quickest charge is 20 minutes. I can fill my gas tank in 5. These electric school bus mfrs. are closing leaving municipalities with no parts or repairs. And if federal and state govts. can force mfrs. to make EV's and make consumers buy them, then we're on our way to socialism.