So if you don't believe it's a new halo supercar, what do you believe it is? All Ford said was it's an all new road performance car. Ford's been known to stretch the definition of all new quite a bit, so maybe it's a gt 500, or that modified GTD we saw running around. Most of us wouldn't considered a more extreme GTD all new, but ford might. 

I am getting whiplash from the annual change in company strategy at Ford...

I hope not. Ford can't even get the product planning fundamentals right at this moment in time. They don't need any other "passion" projects right now.

IMO it all boils down to affordability with EVs   If Ford can make the T3 and sell it for lets say $50-60K decently equipped with about 300 miles of range, I think a lot of the concerns that people have about EVs will go away or not have as much pressure with people buying them.    That is going to be the issue with EV adaption-pricing and being able to charge easily. Ford is providing chargers or what providing them with the Mach E and Lightning and I think they might have been subsidizing the installation costs to a point. As for the BOC plant, I'm sure that plan B or C is to add some sort of EREV production if needed to keep it busy

I seriously doubt...its people just reading into things to make news and get paid by idiots clicking adverts. 

It might also not even be the truck, but another model entirely. Time will tell. It didn't have lights, so I'm skeptical about that being a finished design. 

https://www.theautopian.com/is-ford-building-a-new-gt/   That's the theory people are running with in this article. Whatever it is, there's apparently some sort of all new sports car/ super car model that's gonna be revealed at their motorsports event on January 15th.    I don't want to get my hopes up too much, but if something is coming, be it a new mustang model, a gt, this off-road supercar, whatever it is, that's exciting. 

Yea, exactly. Sure, the Commies act like Commies in Red China. But the bottom line is what you mentioned: Chinese EV tech is world-class. Americans and Europeans can complain all we want about "subsidized by the CCP", but that ain't going to do jack shit to dent China's technological lead.   No tariff, export/import ban, or any other government action will prevent them Chinese from delivering products and services that fulfill American and European EV customer desires. If European and American automakers are to clinch those customers, there's no substitute for innovation and great design.   Ford's head honcho said about competition from BYD for example, The only way we can beat it was with innovation 

I guess I got mine just in time...

I think people will buy what's available; consumer choices are a myth. Buyers will buy what the automakers build.       Nope https://insideevs.com/news/778532/battery-capacity-outpacing-demand/ Capacity to build EV batteries far outstrips demand globally, a new report says. It's worst in China, but the overcapacity issue exists in every major market and poses financial risks for battery makers. Material and production costs are still high, which means EVs often aren't cheaper than gas cars, reducing demand. This is irrelevant; Chinese EV tech is world-class, and legacy makers can only make excuses for their uncompetitiveness for so long.